Duration: Multiple Days
First Day : Feb 1, 2018
Last Day: Jul 1, 2018
Centinela Youth Services is a Restorative Justice and juvenile diversion non-profit based in Hawthorne, CA. We offer mediation services for juveniles and their families throughout LA county and the Valley, and have recently opened up a new volunteer opportunity, Mediation Translator/ Interpreter. and Surrogate Victim
We are looking to expand our volunteer pool specifically with bilingual Spanish/ English volunteers to help increase our capacity to serve youth, their families, and our communities.
We have two different opportunities available:
Mediation Translator
• Serve as a translator to put families at ease during the process
by interpreting/ translating communications between two parties who speak different languages, translate some documents, accurately portray emotion emotion and feeling from one party to another.
Victim Advocate
• Represent victims of crime in your community
by assuming the role of a person, community, or entity who has experienced harm and represents their interests during a mediation.
Time Details
Volunteers are added to a database of scheduled mediations. Based on your availability, you are able to select which mediations you translate/ interpret.
Tags: at-risk youth, education, health, international, mentoring, youth, mediation, bilingual, translate, interpret, advocate
Contact Person: Caitlin Bartlett
Contact Email: cbartlett@cys-la.org
Contact Phone Number: 310-970-7734
Organization: Centinela Youth Services