Safe Place Volunteer

JOB TITLE:  Project Safe Place

 

JOB SUMMARY:  Assist with Project Safe Place throughout Brevard County.  Project Safe Place is a national youth outreach program that educates thousands of young people every year about the dangers of running away or trying to resolve difficult, threatening situations on their own. Safe Place creates a network of "Safe Place locations" - youth friendly businesses, like Wendy’s, local fire stations, YMCAs and other appropriate public buildings that display the distinctive yellow and black Safe Place sign.  These Safe Place sites extend the doors of the youth emergency shelter or youth service agency throughout the community. Youth are easily able to access immediate help wherever they are.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES: Maintain and provide site-checks to Safe Place locations in your area at least once a year.  The areas are:  Mims-Titusville, The Beaches, Palm Bay, Cocoa-Rockledge-Merritt Island, Melbourne.

              

QUALIFICATIONS/REQUIREMENTS:  Good organizational skills, good interpersonal skills with the ability to interact and converse with others freely.  Dependable and good listening skills.   Complete and pass a background screening.

 

Number of Volunteers Needed: 6

 

Minimum Time Commitment:  Will vary depending on volunteer’s schedule.