Truth Be Told Volunteer Application

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Truth Be Told is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.

Truth Be Told offers trauma-informed, gender-responsive curriculum both behind and beyond bars. The curriculum includes modalities like storytelling, expressive arts, writing, and speaking. Participants learn about life skills and self-care tools. Truth Be Told empowers women to break free from the imprisoning cycle of abuse, addiction and incarceration.

Thank you for your interest in Truth Be Told. If you have any questions, please email us at volunteering@truth-be-told.org or call 512-292-6200.

Volunteer Opportunities Available: In-person facilitation at prison facilities, virtual facilitation to released participants, facilitation through mail correspondence

Volunteer Description: Responsible for the facilitating or co-facilitating of Truth Be Told programming

Requested Commitment: Minimum of 1-year commitment.

Qualifications:
• Dedication to the mission, vision, and core values of Truth Be Told (TBT)
• Experience in leading and/or co-leading groups, understanding group dynamics and process is preferred
• Experience in restorative justice and trauma-informed work preferred
• Able to work in collaboration with staff, other volunteers, and the Board of Directors
• Able to demonstrate professionalism, integrity, respect, openness, honesty, and adaptability
• Able to establish and maintain healthy, professional boundaries
• Able to practice active listening, patience, understanding, empathy, and non-judgement
• Able to work with individuals from diverse backgrounds
• Able to respect and maintain confidentiality
• Able to discern when it is appropriate to disclose personal information
• Able to follow through on commitments
• Able to travel to facilities by self or with others if facilitating in person (requires having dependable transportation and auto insurance)
• Able to facilitate or participate virtually in trainings or meetings related to virtual/mail facilitation opportunities
• Experience in self-care practices

Requirements:

Training Preparation
• Interview with Program Staff Member and experienced facilitator
• Learn from and collaborate with experienced facilitator
• If you train as a facilitator in the classroom, there will be a second interview upon completion of your training to discuss whether we all would like to move forward
• Attend TBT training, as well as county, state, or federal volunteer trainings and submit required paperwork
Facilitating
• Be prepared for each class/mailing deadline ahead of time; be punctual, dependable, and reliable
• Work collaboratively with point of contacts at the facility, program staff and fellow volunteers
• Communicate with program staff, in a timely manner, any needs and/or changes for the program and facility
• Participate in weekly 30 minute planning calls with co-facilitators
• Submit required classroom documents to program staff and/or prison facility (i.e. attendance record sign-in sheets).

Supervisor: Program Staff

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How did you hear about Truth Be Told? *

How would you describe your time management? *

How would you rate your ability to...ask for help? *

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...accept help from others? *

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...be compassionate? *

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...maintain confidentiality? *

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...adhere to established organizational policies & procedures? *

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...communicate clearly? *

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...accept others for who they are? *

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...work with diverse populations? *

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...receive critical feedback? *

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...learn from others? *

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...work cooperatively as a team? *

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Rate the following statements: I like helping people. *

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I always consider others' feelings. *

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I conceal my feelings. *

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I am comfortable when others express their feelings. *

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I am easily disappointed. *

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I engage in self-care practices regularly. *

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I am generally trusting. *

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I forgive easily. *

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I have an assertive personality. *

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I have high self-esteem. *

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I am easily distracted. *

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I am able to admit my mistakes. *

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I am comfortable being vulnerable. *

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I try out new activities. *

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I value artistic expression. *

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I prefer work that is routine. *

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I am organized. *

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I follow through on my responsibilities. *

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I am focused on the impact of my work. *

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I am comfortable facilitating a secular program. *

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I am comfortable not applying a religious/faith-based framework to stories shared in program. *

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1. If you have group facilitation experience, how would you describe yourself as a facilitator? What qualities do you believe make a person an effective facilitator? *

2. What work have you done for your own emotional and/or spiritual growth? *

3. Because we are a service organization, not a faith-based program, we request that there be no evangelizing. This means that we ask facilitators to withhold from inserting a religious framework into class discussion. Program participants may often bring up their belief systems, and the facilitator may hold space for that, but as a figure in the room with more power, she should not provide a faith-based response to a woman's story, nor introduce an activity from a faith-based perspective. She should also refrain from celebrating a particular religious belief brought up by a participant, in order to not reinforce one belief system, and to create space in the classroom for all beliefs to coexist. Instead, she should focus on teaching TBT values: communication, community-building, creativity, and care for self. Can you meet this request whole-heartedly? What, if any, concerns do you have? *

4. Please explain your experience with restorative justice and trauma-informed work if any.

5. As a TBT facilitator, you will complete every activity alongside the women. Are you comfortable with examining your life in the classroom? *

6. How do you experience your feelings differently when you are in the role of a student/learner versus a teacher/leader? *

7. How do you respond to feeling vulnerable? *

8. Facilitators listen to a deep level of personal experience from a wide variety of people who represent different cultures, races, religions, sexualities, genders, socio-economic levels, etc. They also work with some who have committed crimes they may find disturbing. Please think of a hypothetical scenario in which you might encounter a personal bias while working with the participants and how you would handle the situation. *

9. Emotional expressions, such as crying, are common in TBT classes. How would you respond as a facilitator and/or facilitator in training if someone were crying in your class? *

10. What tools/practices/knowledge have you used that you want to share with women in prison? Please give examples. *

11. What do you think will be the most difficult thing for you in working with incarcerated women? *

12. What do you think will be the most rewarding thing for you in working with incarcerated women? *

13. What else do you think would be helpful for us to know about you? *

14. Please provide at least two references we may contact by email, and/or by phone and your relationship to the reference. *

15. Please provide at least three opportunities that include dates and times for a virtual interview within the next 2 weeks. *

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