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Volunteer Qualifications
Regardless of education and experience, all hotline volunteers should have the following characteristics:
- Empathy for others.
- Genuine desire and willingness to help people in need.
- Openness to learning new skills, philosophies, ways of communication.
- A desire to receive and give positive and constructive feedback before, during, and after training and throughout all experiences with CrisisLink.
- A willingness to maintain high levels of skills and performance after training.
- Ability to maintain confidentiality.
- Ability to accept supervision.
- Ability to speak clearly and be easily understood over the telephone.
- At least 21 years old before staffing the hotline.
If you meet these qualifications and can make the commitment required, the next step is to apply.