Victim Services of Sarnia Lambton offers support to victims of crime and tragic circumstance 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Volunteers are an integral part of the team and essential in delivery of service to all clients. Volunteers contribute their unique talents, skills, and knowledge of our community to provide personalized attention and assistance to victims of crime or tragic circumstance.

Benefits

• Contribute to your community
• Positively impact someone in need
• Develop practical skills
• Learning and professional growth opportunities

Responsibilities

• Respond immediately to a call throughout the duration of your shift
• Provide short-term emotional support and practical assistance including answering questions and providing information that will help lessen the impact of victimization
• Identify long-term needs by responding to victim’s concerns and supply the victim with appropriate options and referrals to services
• Report to the staff on-call
• Complete an occurrence report following the completion of the call
• Attend regularly scheduled training meetings
• Commitment of a minimum one (1) year volunteering
• Schedule a minimum of 2 shifts per month in advance through an online database
• Complete a total of 40 hours mandated government training