Volunteering

Volunteering at DSC

Thanks for your interest in volunteering! Our work depends on volunteer energy.

Before you consider volunteering at our Center, we strongly encourage you begin by taking one of our conflict resolution trainings, so that you have an understanding of the basis of what we do.

Many people want to volunteer as Community Mediators. Presently there are very limited opportunities for this position. However, we do need volunteers to help out in a variety of other areas (listed below). We attempt to match volunteers' interests with our Center's and our community's needs. Please read the list below of current needs and see if there is a match. If you have other creative ideas, let us know.

Divorce Mediators (must have completed an approved 40 hours training on Separation and Divorce; Spanish-speakers needed)
o Assist separating couples reach mutually agreeable resolutions about property division, parenting arrangements, etc.

Development Assistants
o Assist board of directors with parties and special events
o Help with fundraising appeals

Community Mediators - LIMITED (must have completed a 20-hour mediation training, have experience, and be available some Thursday mornings; Spanish-speakers needed.)
o Assist disputants in criminal district court reach agreement
o Assist community-referred disputants

DSC Advocates
o Distribute brochures to civic groups, religious organizations, schools, and businesses.
o Give brief presentations about our services
o Think of creative ways to get the word out about DSC

Training Supporters (experience with training and knowledge of conflict management theories required)
o Help with the creation of new training activities and materials
o Attend trainings as a support person

Youth Training Support (conflict resolution knowledge, and experience working with youth required)
o Assist in training groups of youth in effective conflict resolution skills
o Assist in training peer mediators at local elementary, middle and high schools

Facilitators (must have completed conflict resolution training and DSC's 16-hour facilitation training)
o Help groups in our community to plan and conduct collaborative meetings

Board Members (as elected by current Board of Directors)
o Act as a community advocate for DSC
o Set DSC policy
o Oversee DSC mission
o Fundraise to ensure sufficient resources for mission

Organizational Development Consultants
o Assist with our work in dispute resolution systems design with businesses and organizations

Special Projects Helpers
o Catalog our resource library
o Help with mailings
o Assist in the office with telephone intake, etc.

Technical Assistants
o Design brochures, flyers, training manuals
o Help improve our website

If you see what you think might be a match, download the form below and send it in. If there's a match with our needs then we will contact you for an interview with our staff. Thanks again for your interest!

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Current DSC volunteers:

Dispute Settlement Center (DSC) en Carrboro esta buscando personas bilingües - español/inglés - interesadas en recibir entrenamiento de mediación y prestar sus servicios como voluntarios para DSC. Candidatos a este entrenamiento deben de contar con la habilidad de escuchar activamente y estar disponibles para mediar, ocasionalmente, en Carrboro y Hillsborough por un periodo de dos años. El taller se ofrecerá a principios del 2003 y tendrá una duración de 2 días (16 horas). Personas interesadas por favor contactar a Will Dudenhausen a will@disputesettlement.org.

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