About Rape Crisis North East
Rape Crisis North East is a unique and specialised counselling, advocacy, information and support service for women, men, boys and girls who have experienced any form of sexual violence and or sexual abuse. RCNE provides a range of intervention supports to survivors of sexual violence within Louth, Meath, Monaghan and Cavan. Based in Dundalk and with an outreach service in Drogheda and Castleblayney, supports available include a freephone confidential helpline support, advocacy, information, educational outreach, accompaniment to the courts, medical services and Gardaí, face to face counselling and crisis intervention. Rape Crisis North East is the only specialist service available to those who have been traumatised by Rape, Child Sexual Abuse, Sexual Harassment, and Sexual Assault within the entire North East Region of Ireland.
What's Involved
Rape Crisis North East is offering you the opportunity to attend a Helpline Training Programme which will commence on Wednesday 13th September 2017 and finish on Friday 19th October 2017.
The Helpline Training is funded by the Manuela Riedo Foundation. The training is free and in return, we will ask you to commit to four hours of your time per week to provide telephone counselling support to survivors of rape and sexual violence.
Venue: Cherrywood Counselling Centre, Great Northern Distillery Offices, Rape Crisis North East, Carrick Road, Dundalk.
12 Day Workshops over 6 Weeks (Wednesdays and Thursdays).
What's required for this position
Over 25
Phone Support
Helping people
Training provided by RCNE
- Phone Support/ Information Giver
Other Details
Location of volunteering opportunity:
Dundalk, Carrick Road
Screening details for this role:
- Formal Interview
- Garda Vetting
