Classroom volunteers support teaching staff in a pre-school setting that focuses on therapeutic care for abused, neglected and at-risk infants and children.
Classroom volunteers are responsible to the Program Supervisor, Therapeutic Child Care Workers
Responsibilities
- Cooperate with Therapeutic Child Care Workers to maintain the scheduled curriculum in the classroom.
- Be a positive role model for the children.
- Give children one-on-one attention in a supervised setting, never being alone with a child.
- Participate in the planned classroom activities.
- Follow Childhaven policies and procedures.
- Perform other related tasks as assigned.
Qualifications
- Flexibility, patience, ability to work with young children.
- Must be a minimum of 18 years old. Exceptions are made for students who are participating in an ongoing Social Service/Community Service Program (one semester or more).
- Commit to at least one 2 hour time block a week—Monday-Friday, 9:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. for a minimum period of 6 months. Childhaven strives to provide a stable environment in the classrooms for children who have experienced trauma, making a long-term commitment from the Classroom Volunteers imperative.
- Attend a Volunteer Orientation and complete all of the required paperwork
- Proof of a TB test, within the last year.
- Pass a criminal background check. Typically, licensing requires volunteers to have lived in WA State for a minimum of three consecutive years; however, we can make exceptions on a case by case basis.
Training and Supervision
- Volunteer orientation
- Supervision in classroom
Benefits
- Learn about childhood development from a hands-on approach.
- Appropriate Social Service/Community Service credit as needed.
If you have questions or are interested in becoming a classroom volunteer, identify which branch you would like to volunteer at. A list of all the branches can be found here. Next email the branch contact listed below:
Broadway Branch - Miranda Gerwein
Auburn Branch - Shelly McCormack
Creekmore (Burien) Branch - Maria Berndt
Lake City Branch - Lynette Paco
Please allow for up to 5 business for a response as we receive a large volume of volunteer inquiries.