Volunteers help present safety lessons to students in kindergarten through fifth grade. Individuals must be comfortable speaking to children in their classrooms about topics such as: all kinds of abuse, bullying, cyberbullying, digital dangers, and digital safety.
Volunteers who have experience working with children in the classroom setting are preferred, though volunteers of all backgrounds are accepted. Volunteers should be available Monday-Friday from 8AM-3PM (some point during that time frame). Access to video recording & sharing is preferred as well but not required.
Training is comprehensive and vigorous due to the nature of the subject matter. Volunteers are requested to commit to programming for a minimum of one year because of the extensive training and staff time involved. Volunteers for shorter duration (i.e.- university students needing thirty hours field experience) are accepted on a case by case basis.
A minimum of three presentations per week (about six hours total per week) is required to maintain a volunteer position. They can present the curriculum to individual classrooms at a time of their choosing. The program coordinator sends out a school schedule the week before via email, then the volunteer may select the time frames they desire to observe or present.
Volunteers report to the program coordinator, Megan Lumetta.
