Counselling Volunteers

It's a challenging role and not everyone can do it. The Road Victims Trust usually recruits new counselling volunteers each year and we would like to hear from anyone interested in finding out more.

There is a stringent recruitment and training process, which takes 40 hours spread over a two month period.

It's an emotionally demanding role and, although the service offers support rather than counselling, most volunteers have had training in both disciplines.

Volunteers need to be able to support people who are very distressed by traumatic bereavement and life-changing injuries, and the training is designed to help them find out if they will be able to do this.

Volunteers receive one to one support themselves and attend regular group meetings. When travel time and support meetings are taken into consideration volunteers need to be able to offer six to eight hours a week to the task.

Are you ready for the challenge... contact us!

Telephone: 01234 843345 or Email: enquiries@rvtrust.co.uk

We have two training courses planned for later this year. Each will last for a total of 40 hours and will be open to fully or part trained counsellors.

The first will be held in Huntingdon running from 12th September to 17th October on 5 Saturdays and 4 Thursday evenings. Closing date for applications is 15th July.

The second will be held in Welwyn Garden City running from 9th October to 13th November on 5 Saturdays and 4 Wednesday evenings. Closing date for applications is 12th August.

Click on each of the links below to download all the information about the courses and what is required for our Volunteer Training Programme including how to apply to become a Counselling Volunteer.