Women's Community Clinic is Looking for Volunteers

VOLUNTEER AT THE WOMEN’S COMMUNITY CLINIC!

The Women's Community Clinic is currently recruiting for our SPRING 2006 volunteer training. Join an awesome, dedicated group of volunteers and be a part of providing free, quality healthcare for women, by women!

TIMELINE SPRING 2006
Applications Due: Monday, January 30th, 2006 at the latest
Notification of Interview: Monday, February 6th, 2006
Interviews: Tuesday February 14th, 2006 (evening)
Front Desk Training: All Day Saturday, February 25th or Sunday the 26th (choose one)
Start Volunteering: Week of February 27th (six month commitment required)

For more information and an application:
Visit our website http://www.thewomensclinic.org/get_involved/index.html or contact Barbara Finnin, Volunteer Coordinator at (415) 379-7802 x302 or barbfinnin [at] thewomensclinic.org

ABOUT THE WOMENS COMMUNITY CLINIC
The Women's Community Clinic (WCC) began with a small group of volunteers in early 1999. We have grown to over 100 women (primarily volunteers) who have provided over 10,000 appointments since opening.

Our mission is to improve health by providing free, respectful, quality care for women, by women. We believe that preventive, educational care is essential to lifelong health and is best achieved in a safe, welcoming environment that encourages women to seek the care they need. The WCC is a pro-choice and client-centered clinic.

All of our services are always free. We provide sexual and reproductive health care. We do not provide primary care or prenatal care. Our most frequently used services include screening for sexually transmitted infections, routine annual exams, birth control consultations, and diagnosis and treatment of common gynecological concerns. We see girls and women age 12 and up, from first pelvic exam to post-menopause. We also offer complementary health (acupuncture), HIV testing, Street Outreach and a database of referrals to other agencies.

WCC VOLUNTEER PROGRAM
All of our volunteers, both lay and clinical, play a central role in ensuring our mission to provide free, respectful, quality health care for women, by women. From a client's first contact with the clinic to her final conversation with a clinician, she will have interacted almost exclusively with our volunteer team. Therefore, by volunteering your time, you are creating an extraordinary impact on the lives of our clients.

When you volunteer, you:
o Help women who have limited access to health care receive excellent health care services.
o Gain experience working in a grassroots, community based clinic.
o Have opportunities to expand knowledge and experience with women's health.
o Work closely with a diverse community of clients; work closely with healthcare professionals.
o Are part of a fun volunteer environment with regular get-together and a great sense of community.
o Help shape the future of WCC and women's healthcare.

Women of color, LGBTQQI, multi-lingual women, differently-abled women and women who reflect the diversity of the community are encouraged to apply!

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

Front Desk Specialist: Volunteers on the phone are the first to establish the safe, non-judgmental atmosphere of the Women's Community Clinic. Aside from making appointments, these volunteers also answer many of our client's health-related questions and provide callers with a wide range of referrals. Volunteers are always needed to provide clerical support and computer skills, to update informational handouts and to perform other tasks vital to clinic operation. During clinic hours, the front desk specialist is responsible for assisting clients as they check in and fill out forms, and for overseeing the flow of the Clinic.

These positions require a 6 month commitment of 4 hours per week (you must be able to commit). Shifts are during business hours: M-F 9:00am-5:00pm or clinic hours: Wednesday 9:30am-1:30pm; Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday 5:00-9:00pm; Friday 11:00am-3:00pm; or two Saturdays per month 9:00am-1:00pm. Trainings for this position are held twice a year, as needed.

Health Education: After volunteering as a Front Desk Specialist for 6 months, volunteers are eligible to apply to be Health Educators, as volunteer positions are available. Selection is based on availability of positions, volunteer schedule, interview, and prior volunteer performance. Health Education Volunteers provide one-on-one counseling to clients regarding birth control, breast cancer, sexually transmitted infections, and women's health concerns. Health educators assist clinicians in the lab and also perform vital statistics on clients. After volunteering as a Health Educator for 6 months, volunteers are eligible to for training as Pregnancy Counselors, Street Outreach Workers and HIV Counselors.

These positions require a 6 month commitment of 4 hours per week (you must be able to commit). Shifts are during clinic hours: Wednesday 9:30am-1:30pm; Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday 5:00-9:00pm; Friday 11:00am-3:00pm; and two Saturdays per month 9:00am-1:00pm. Trainings for this position are held twice a year, as needed.