Become an Outreach and Education Volunteer

Sexual violence affects so many people, but unfortunately many people are suffering in silence and isolation. I hope that by volunteering with an organization like BARCC I can do my part to shed light on this issue.

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The Community Awareness and Prevention Services (CAPS) program’s priority is to be the “advocating for change” part of BARCC’s mission. We deliver training on supporting survivors and bystander intervention, and facilitate discussions with our Survivor Speakers Bureau.

We are looking for volunteers with flexible availability. We are currently delivering all training virtually and are looking for volunteers who would be willing and able to lead webinars. We accept volunteers of all genders. Bilingual in English and Spanish a plus. This volunteer position requires our 40-hour training; see application for dates.

What CAPS volunteers do

  • Attend mandatory peer supervision meeting on the second and fourth Mondays of each month, 6:30–8:00 p.m. (currently on Zoom)
  • Constantly develop training and facilitation skills, including giving and receiving feedback; volunteers are trained on BARCC’s approach to facilitation and have opportunities to practice with the curriculum
  • Have conversations about equity and inclusion in our work as trainers and facilitators
  • Staff an average of one to two engagements a month (currently all virtual, lasting one to two hours)
    • BARCC trainings on supporting survivors and bystander intervention
    • Facilitating Survivor Speakers Bureau volunteer speaking engagements
    • Participating in outreach events when needed
  • As members of the program, volunteers are expected to do the following:
    • Discuss volunteer commitment as needed with coordinator, including taking leaves of absence
    • Abide by BARCC policies and protocols
    • Complete necessary data on our Salesforce database after completing a training

What we’re looking for

  • Someone who is comfortable with public speaking in front of a variety of audiences and engaging people in conversation; CAPS volunteers must be committed to constant learning and growth as facilitators
  • Someone who is committed to social justice and inclusion; this includes the following:
    • Having and building awareness of their identity and culture and how that informs their work as trainers and facilitators
    • Learning about and discussing sexual violence’s intersection with sexism, racism, homophobia, transphobia, ableism, and classism
  • Someone who is interested and able to deliver online training, which means the following:
    • Having a stable internet connection
    • Access to a computer
    • Having a private space to lead training sessions
  • Someone who has flexible availability

Additional training

Because the focus of the 40-hour training is crisis intervention skills, CAPS volunteers go through additional training on facilitation skills and the BARCC curriculum. This includes the following:

  • Shadowing workshops
  • Time outside of peer supervision spent on training of trainers
  • Practice sessions facilitating the trainings and getting feedback