Volunteers are an essential part of a successful program. Take Charge of Your Body (TCOYB) volunteers provide hundreds of hours annually to implement programming in the classroom.
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 fifteen hours of training is required prior to a volunteer entering the classroom and includes the following:
· Initial interview with program coordinator one hour
· Classroom instruction (includes SOC) three hours
· Observe five classrooms five hours
· Practice presentation with program coordinator six hours
o Additional observation may be needed, depending on the comfort level of the volunteer and program coordinator
A minimum of three presentations per week (about six hours total per week) is required to maintain a volunteer position with Family and Children’s Council.
Volunteers present the TCOYB 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.
