If you are a compassionate person looking for a rewarding volunteer opportunity that will truly make a difference in people’s lives – click HERE and apply to be a WARVSS Volunteer Advocate today!

​Role Description

Advocates provide non-judgmental, practical, and emotional assistance. They provide information, support, and referrals to available services for people undergoing loss and tragic circumstances.

​Essential Functions

• Volunteer Advocates provide direct crisis intervention, court support, and organize community engagement events
• Advocates must be able to maintain strict confidentiality
• Advocates take turns being on call for a regular rotation
• All required training is provided
• Minimum 2-year commitment required
• Volunteer Advocates must pass and maintain RCMP enhanced security clearance

​Training

We provide our volunteers with extensive training and professional development opportunities throughout the year. Our training program includes topics such as victimization, suicide prevention and intervention, assault, bias crimes, domestic violence, elder abuse, property crimes, robbery, sexual assault, stalking and harassment, and sudden death.

Further training is also provided on the criminal justice system, financial assistance program, restitution, restorative justice, legal remedies for victims of crime, as well as court orientation/support accompaniment, and crisis intervention skills and communication.