Volunteer at Aurora

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Learn, advocate, and educate

The Aurora Center offers volunteer opportunities focused on providing support to survivors and education around campus. All positions are designed to foster leadership and professional skill development for volunteers.

Volunteer Positions

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Volunteer Positions

Direct Service Advocate

  • Direct Service Advocates (DSAs) are trained as confidential crisis counselors to listen, provide support, and explain options to victim/survivors and concerned folks on our 24-hour helpline outside of regular business hours. DSAs also respond to campus hospitals to provide support during medical forensic exams. 
  • Applications are open in late August to early November. 
  • This position requires volunteers to participate in 40 hours of training, which is provided by Aurora staff December through February.
  • Learn about requirements and how to apply in the Volunteer Informational Packet.

Violence Prevention Educator

  • Violence Prevention Educators (VPEs) facilitate prevention education workshops on campus about sexual assault, relationship violence, stalking, and other related topics. VPEs are confidential advocates trained to provide peer education from Aurora's [Power of Respect] curriculum. 
  • Applications are open in late August to early November. 
  • This position requires volunteers to participate in 40 hours of training, which is provided by Aurora staff December through February.
  • Learn about requirements and how to apply in the Volunteer Informational Packet.

Aurora Ambassadors

  • Aurora Ambassadors represent and help build awareness about the Aurora Center by staffing campus events. These primarily include new student orientation and Welcome Week during the summer, and may also include the Homecoming Parade and DVAM events in fall and SAAM events in the spring.
  • Many incoming students and their families learn about Aurora's services at these summer events from our Ambassadors. 
  • Applicants must be available for training on Friday, May 29, and to volunteer during mornings in the summer.
  • Applications for this role are open now until Monday, May 18th. Apply today!

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