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Donate! SCOT-PEP is a small community-based charity in Leith which relies on donations from the public to maintain essential support and services for sex workers. Cheques and postal orders can be sent to the address below, or you can donate by credit card. Every little bit helps!
Volunteer! We depend on volunteers for our outreach services.
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Volunteers
Did you know that SCOT-PEP was set up by working women and men?
SCOT-PEP are looking for volunteers to help run our drop-in and other services.
Our volunteers help provide a safe, friendly, confidential and relaxed atmosphere where service users can get practical support and information from our mobile drop-in. Volunteers will be required to give out information and support on a wide range of issues such as health, legal issues, welfare rights, safe sex (including condom provision) and drug harm reduction. Volunteers will also help provide our street outreach service. Our mobile and street outreach are normally undertaken two nights a week. We require volunteers to meet us at our office at 7.30pm and finish at 12.30 am (a contract taxi will be provided if required). SCOT-PEP expects a minimum commitment of two sessions a month with an induction period of 4 sessions on the mobile and 4 sessions on outreach. In-house training will be provided in these sessions as well as through the Essential Volunteer Training Programme which has eight sessions and is run twice a year. Additional training will be provided as needs are identified.
Required skills
Good communication and listening skills; a non-judgmental attitude; ability to accept everyone's right to self-determine and make their own choices; friendly, approachable and able to work within a team.
Training and support
8 session induction period; on the job training, an in-house training programme, and external training provided as identified. A named support and supervision worker will be provided for each volunteer.
What can SCOT-PEP expect from you as a volunteer?
- To respect the confidentiality of information received in SCOT-PEP
- To carry out your volunteer tasks in line with the philosophy and values of SCOT-PEP
- To work within agreed SCOT-PEP policies, procedures and guidelines
- To be reliable and honest
- To turn up at the agreed time for your volunteering sessions
- To inform us as soon as possible if you are unable to make a volunteering session
- To complete the Essential Training Programme within twelve months of starting to volunteer
- To attend volunteer meetings whenever possible
- To be available and attend support and supervision sessions as agreed
What can you expect from SCOT-PEP as a volunteer?
- To know what is expected of you
- To be free from discrimination
- To be provided with training
- To be provided with regular support and supervision by a named worker
- To be shown appreciation and respect
- To be insured
- To be paid out-of-pocket expenses
- To work in healthy and safe conditions
- To have personal information kept confidential
- To request a reference in relation to your voluntary work
- To develop personally through this experience
“SCOT-PEP is fully committed to opposing all forms of unfair discrimination on the grounds of present or past involvement in sex work, ethnic origin, gender, sexual orientation, HIV status, physical ability, age, present or past drug use, criminal record, marital status, responsibility for dependents, class or religious persuasion.”
For more information on volunteering with us contact Gill Rae at gill.rae at scot-pep.org.uk, or call the office.
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SCOT-PEP
70 Newhaven Road
Edinburgh EH6 5QG
Tel: 0131 622 7550
Fax: 0131 622 7551
E-mail: voice at scot-pep.org.uk
SCOT-PEP is a company limited by guarantee (Company No. 140511)
and is recognised as a charity by the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (Scottish Charity No. SC 020657).
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