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Ambassador
ORGANIZATION: Crisis Services
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1 person is interested
The Crisis Services Ambassador attends community outreach events to represent Crisis Services throughout Erie County. The events can be tabling/informational booths, fundraisers for Crisis Services and more! The Ambassador will be able to speak comfortably about the important work of Crisis Services as well as empathetically listen to community members share their stories of working with Crisis Services. Our Ambassadors may serve as the face of Crisis Services to the community.
We offer an extensive training program for our Ambassadors to be ready to be in the community and represent Crisis Services to the public. This training includes basics of Crisis Services programs, suicide prevention skills, basics of domestic and sexual violence and mental health awareness. This training will prepare you to speak comfortably about these topics to community members at public events. You will also have the opportunity to shadow the Community Education and Outreach Coordinator at an event to help you learn the skills of setting up our materials and engaging with the public.
Requirements for Applicants and Ambassadors:
· Applicants must be 18 years of age or older.
· Applicants must provide personal transportation to and from field assignments.
· Applicants must pass a background and DMV check.
· Applicants must commit to at least 6 months of service and attend at least 5 community events per year
· Ambassadors must meet with the Community Education & Outreach Coordinator once per quarter for supervision
· Ambassadors must complete a Tabling Feedback form within 4 days of an event
More opportunities with Crisis Services
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About Crisis Services
Location:
100 River Rock Drive, Suite 300, Buffalo, NY 14207, US
Mission Statement
Thank you for your interest in becoming a volunteer for Crisis Services! To provide the community with our services 24 hours a day and 365 days a year we rely on our staff as well as our wonderful group of volunteers. Our volunteers are a very important part of our services which we could not offer if it were not for the hard work and devotion of our volunteers!! We thank you for your interest and hope you will join the Crisis Services Team. Crisis Services is dedicated to promoting the health, safety and well being of the community through prevention, education, immediate intervention and access to community-wide resources 24 hours a day.
Description
Suicide Prevention and Crisis Service, Inc. began operation in November of 1968 after two years of strategic planning by the Mental Health Association, the Psychological Association of WNY, the Community Welfare Council, and the Erie County Department of Mental Health. It was developed to have broader purposes and concerns in the area of emergency mental health services than currently available by offering a 24/7 response.
Crisis Services of Erie County is the most comprehensive crisis center in upstate New York. Crisis Services fulfills community needs by providing:
* Crisis Phone Counseling Center
* Emergency Outreach
* Trauma Response
* Rape and Domestic Violence Advocacy
* Crisis Intervention Training
* Police Mental Health Coordination
Crisis Services is certified by the American Association of Suicidology, we are the NYS Department of Health Designated Rape Crisis Center, and the NYS Approved Non-Residential Domestic Violence Service Provider. We are also a United Way Member Agency.
The credit for our success goes to our excellent staff and volunteers who work long and difficult hours to provide these services. This comprehensive care is provided by 70 full and part-time staff with the support of 125 professionally trained volunteers. We are fortunate to have people dedicated to this work and who demonstrate commitment to improving the quality of life in Erie County.
CAUSE AREAS
Advocacy & Human Rights,
Community,
Crisis Support
WHEN
We'll work with your schedule.
WHERE
100 River Rock DriveSuite 300Buffalo, NY 14207
(42.94759 ,-78.898575 )
DATE POSTED
October 1, 2024
SKILLS
- Mental Health
- Counseling / Mental Health
- Crisis Counseling
- Psychology
- Social Work
GOOD FOR
- People 55+
REQUIREMENTS
- Driver's License Needed
- Background Check
- Must be at least 18
- Orientation or Training
- 5 events/year
- • Applicants must be 18 years of age or older. Applicants must provide personal transportation to and from field assignments. Applicants must pass a background and DMV check. Applicants must commit to at least 6 months of service and attend