Sexual Assault Response Team Volunteer Support Worker

About SART

The purpose of SART is to provide survivors of recent sexualized assault with emotional support and information on the community resources available to them. This requires Support Worker volunteers to liaise with hospital and police staff (as requested by the survivor) to support the survivor in accessing the services of their choice. Support may be offered over the phone, or in person at the hospital, any of the local police departments, or at the Victoria Sexual Assault Clinic (operated by VSAC). The Victoria Sexual Assault Clinic is the only fully integrated sexualized assault clinic in western Canada, meaning that a survivor can access support, medical services, and police reporting all at the Clinic.

SART Volunteer Support Worker Responsibilities

• Provide an immediate support response at the Victoria Sexual Assault Centre’s Clinic, the Victoria General Hospital and/or a police station to recent (0-30 days) survivors (all genders, 13+) of a sexualized assault, 365 days a year, 24 hours a day
• Provide phone support to sexualized assault survivors
• Provide information regarding medical and forensic examination procedures
• Provide information on options for reporting to police
• Liaise and consult with the Forensic Nurse Examiners (FNE) and the police (if involved)
• Provide information and support to family and friends of the survivor
• Provide information on follow up support for survivor
• Provide links to counselling and victim services at VSAC
• For SART Volunteer Support Workers who are white it is your responsibility to take meaningful part in a monthly unlearning white supremacy group