How to Become a Volunteer

LifeLine Ekurhuleni has three categories of Volunteers:

  • 24 Hour Crisis Line Volunteer
  • Victim Support Volunteer (based at police stations)
  • Stipend paid project volunteers

Requirement to become a Volunteer at LifeLine Ekurhuleni 24Hour Crisis Line Volunteer:

  • You need to complete the required training programme consisting of  a 13 session Personal Growth Course and a 10 session Counselling Course.
  • You must be 21 years old and older.
  • Please note that attendance of LifeLine’s training programme is not a guarantee that  you will become a LifeLine Counsellor.  Attendance of the Counselling Course is by invitation only.  There is also an assessment process post completion of the counselling skills training and the practical component of the counselling course (titled the co-pilot programme).

VEP Volunteer:

You need to drop off your C.V. at the LifeLine office or at the local police station where you want to volunteer.  When dropping your C.V. off at the police station please address it to the SAPS VEP-coordinator.  Upon receipt of your C.V. you will be invited to a screening interview.
LifeLine is currently involved in victim support centres at the following police stations:

  • Actonville
  • Dawn Park
  • Daveyton
  • Etwatwa
  • Kempton Park
  • Kwa-Thema
  • Tsakane
  • Springs
  • Tembisa
  • Vosloorus

Application criteria:

  • You need to be 18 Years or older
  • You must not have experienced a recent trauma or major life change (within the last 6 months)
  • You must not have a history of substance abuse
  • You must not have a Criminal record

Training:

  • 2 Day Victim Support training
  • 5 Day Personal Growth Course Training
  • 3 Day Communication and listening Skills Training.

Stipend paid Project Volunteer:

LifeLine has a number of stipend paid volunteer positions in the following projects:

  • Outreach volunteers based at satellite service points (9 positions)
  • Duduza Regional Victims Office (8 positions)
  • Ikhaya Lethemba Residential Services (15 positions)

Application criteria:

  • You need to be 18 Years or older
  • You must not have experienced a recent trauma or major life change (within the last 6 months)
  • You must not have a history of substance abuse
  • You must not have a Criminal record

There are currently no vacant stipend volunteer positions!  Vacancies will be advertised in the local media and on this website!

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