Volunteer Sexual Assault Response Team (VSART)

Why Volunteer?

Volunteering with the SAS program and CVTS offers volunteers a chance to help make a difference for survivors of sexualized violence in our community.

VSART volunteers participate in supporting survivors of sexualized violence during some of their darkest days.

Volunteering with the Sexual Assault Services Program provides you with the opportunity to:

Support and empower survivors of sexualized violence.
Contribute to and connect with our community.
Develop new skills.
Gain career-related experience.

These positions require trauma-informed and anti-oppressive approaches to supporting survivors. Volunteers will be supporting and witnessing survivors experiencing some of the worst days in their lives. Volunteers must hold space and act professionally in the best interest of each survivor and remember that each survivor is the expert of their own life.

Our objective is to inform and support.

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Requirements for VSART

Must be over 19 years old.
Commit to volunteering for 1 full year.
Commit to 30 hours of training over an 8 week period.
Live in the Comox Valley area.
Be available for on-call one full week (5:00 pm – 10:00 pm) and/or one full weekend (8:00 am – 10:00 pm) bi-monthly.
This volunteer opportunity is open to Cis-women, Trans-women, Two-Spirit, and gender non-conforming people.

Please see the Volunteer Job Description.

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Volunteer selection process

Initial interview
Criminal Record Check/reference check
Secondary interview
Applicant must pass training.

Download Volunteer Job Description

Enquiry Form

Applicant Details

Name(Required)

First Last Preferred Pronouns

Date of Birth(Required)

Phone(Required)

Email(Required)

Address(Required)

Street Address Address Line 2 City Province Postal Code

How did you hear about this program?(Required)

Have you volunteered with us before?(Required)

Yes

No

Have you used any of CVT's services in the last two years?(Required)

Yes

No

On-call availability: Weekdays(Required)

Yes

No

On-call availability: Weekends(Required)

Yes

No

Relevant Experience(Required)

Why do you want to volunteer with us?(Required)

References

Please provide us with references for to contact.

Personal Reference

Name(Required)

First Last

Relationship to You(Required)

Phone(Required)

Email(Required)

Address(Required)

Street Address Address Line 2 City Province Postal Code

Professional / Volunteer Reference

Name(Required)

First Last

Relationship to You(Required)

Phone(Required)

Email(Required)

Address(Required)

Street Address Address Line 2 City Province Postal Code

Additional Reference (Optional)

Name

First Last

Relationship to You

Phone

Email

Address

Street Address Address Line 2 City Province Postal Code

Sexual Assault Crisis Line: 778-225-0039

CONTACT SAS:

Coordinator’s Line:
250-650-5488

Coordinator’s Email: SAS@cvts.ca

Lilli House Transition House

250-338-1227

RCMP Comox Valley Non-Emerg

250-338-1321

Vancouver Island 911 Crisis Line

1-888-494-3888

Kuu-uus Crisis Line

1-800-588-8717

Victim Link BC

1-800-563-0808

Volunteer Sexual Assault Response Team (VSART)

Requirements for VSART

Volunteer selection process

Enquiry Form

Applicant Details

References

Personal Reference

Professional / Volunteer Reference

Additional Reference (Optional)

Lilli House Transition House

RCMP Comox Valley Non-Emerg

Vancouver Island 911 Crisis Line

Kuu-uus Crisis Line

Victim Link BC

Contact Us

250-897-0511

625 England Ave,

info@cvts.ca

Message Us

Volunteer Sexual Assault Response Team (VSART)

Requirements for VSART

Volunteer selection process

Enquiry Form

Applicant Details

References

Personal Reference

Professional / Volunteer Reference

Additional Reference (Optional)

Lilli House Transition House

RCMP Comox Valley Non-Emerg

Vancouver Island 911 Crisis Line

Kuu-uus Crisis Line

Victim Link BC

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