Volunteer & Employment Opportunities
Thank you for your interest in The Women's Center.
As a non profit organization, The Womens Center relies on volunteer support! The Women's Center offers a variety of short- and long-term opportunities to become involved with our programs, services and operations.
If you are interested in volunteering, complete a Volunteer Application (Word version or pdf version). You can email an online version of the the application to the volunteer coordinator or mail the printed version of the application to:
The Women's Center
210 Henderson St.
P.O. Box 1057
Chapel Hill, NC 27514For more information, you can call us at 919-968-4610.
Featured Volunteer Opportunity!Want to help low- to middle-income clients with their taxes and make a difference in their lives? The Women's Center and our partnering organizations invites you to help with the IRS Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA). VITA is a FREE IRS service for eligible clients and depends on direct service volunteers (tax preparers, quality reviewers, site leaders, tax room managers) and administrative volunteers (intake managers, appointment schedulers, Spanish interpreters, return transmitters, site administrative assistants, computer and software support).
Training for direct service volunteers will be held January 4-8, 2010. Half-day training sessions will be scheduled for administrative volunteers. Please call 919-968-4610 or email the program coordinator for an application and details!The following volunteer postions are currently available:
- Committee Member: Help with public relations, marketing, program evaluation, or program advisory committees.
Career Programs Volunteer: Provide one-on-one assistance to help clients develop job search skills. This opportunity requires a 1-year commitment and 3-5 years experience providing career advising in a formal setting.
- First Response Volunteer: Provide information, support and community referrals to Triangle area women who call or walk into The Women's Center. This position requires a 6-hour training and a 6-month commitment of 2-3 hours per week. Next training date: Saturday, January 23!
- Program Attorney: Answer 15-minute phone calls from clients with questions about a variety of legal issues, primarily in the area of family law (requires a committment of 2 hours once a month). Phone calls are fielded from your office or home, so no travel is required.
- Financial Counselor: Help clients with budgeting, financial skills, and credit issues. This opportunity requires a 1 year commitment and at least 1 year of professional experience such as banking, investing, asset management, business, real estate and/or accounting. Experience requirements for students: finance and accounting coursework.
- Special Events Committee Member: Help plan and coordinate events surrounding The Women's Center's annual fundraisers.
- Short-Term Project Volunteer: Assist with projects, including bulk mailings, data entry, copying, filing and special events.
- Workshop Facilitator: Facilitate a workshop for the community on a topic related to career, legal, or financial issues.
- Spanish Translator: Translate written materials from English into Spanish.
The Women's Center is currently seeking a Communications Intern. Tasks will include maintaining media lists, writing press releases, assisting with graphic design, revising written materials and assisting with visual presentations. This position requires a 2-4 hour per week commitment and is unpaid. Please return your completed internship application and cover letter to everywoman@womenspace.org.
The Women's Center has no current staff openings.
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