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Currently, we have approximately 70 volunteers who take part in a variety of activities including casework; committees; the VRJS board; projects and programs like Girls’ Circle, the Youth Restorative Practices Certificate, the Restorative Justice Club at Camosun College; a peacemaking circles program for people in recovery from addiction; and the VRJS display case at Vic PD. VRJS volunteers come from backgrounds in law, facilitation, mediation, counseling, psychology and social work, among others.
If you have a passion that isn’t reflected in any of these and are interested in getting involved with us, we are very flexible and enjoy creating new positions for volunteers who want to use and develop skills they already have. For example, we recently created a political liaison position for a volunteer with a background in political science and strong interpersonal skills. We also created a grant researcher position for a volunteer who has experience in this field, as well as in mediation. All VRJS volunteers must give a minimum commitment of one year, and caseworkers are required to volunteer for (but not necessarily take on) at least six cases per year.
For more information on VRJS volunteering opportunities, please contact Shanna Grant, the VRJS Volunteer Coordinator and Program Assistant, at office@vrjs.org or (250) 383-5801.
Feature Volunteer Bio – Dr. Ney
Dr. Ney holds a BA (Hons) and Ph.D. in Psychology from Southampton University, and an M.A in Dispute Resolution from the University of Victoria. She is currently full-time faculty at the School of Public Administration,
where she teaches about public policy issues and dispute resolution, including
restorative practices. Her current research focuses on exploring more inclusive but effective ways to do our policy arguments. She was one of the founders of Restorative Justice Oak Bay, and continues to facilitate conferences. In 2008 she was elected to political office as a municipal counselor in Oak Bay.
