Volunteer Opportunities

Description

WATCH D.O.G.S. Dads of Great Students

• Includes fathers, grandfathers, uncles or other positive father figures that spend time volunteering at their child’s Head Start site.
• Positively impact their child’s life, have fun and become a HERO.
• Please let your child’s site staff know TODAY and we can get you started.

Email Matt Haviland at mhaviland@hs4kc.org

WATCH D.O.G.S. Dads of Great Students (Papás de Estudiantes Maravillosos)

• Incluye a los padres, abuelos, tíos u otras figuras paternas positivas que pasan tiempo como voluntarios en el sitio Head Start de sus niños.
• Estos voluntarios tienen un impacto positivo en la vida de los niños, se divierten y son HÉROES.
• Por favor, hable con el personal de su escuela HOY si usted está interesado, y podemos ayudar a usted a empezar en este programa.

Envíe un correo electrónico a Matt Haviland a mhaviland@hs4kc.org

Description

Title: Parent Policy Council Represent from your Head Start site

Objective: To be a liaison between the Policy Council and your Head Start site

Qualifications:

• Parent or guardian of a currently enrolled child at Springhill Head Start.
• Want to be a leader at your child’s site and be involved in your child’s education.
• Be able to attend the Policy Council meeting regularly
• Be able to follow through with commitments
• Have an interest in making decisions about Head Start
• You can not have a relative that works for Head Start for Kent County.

Major Responsibilities:

• Attend the monthly Policy Council meetings and the monthly Parent Meetings.
• Report the Policy Council activities at the monthly parent meetings.
• If unable to unable to attend the Policy Council meetings, contact alternate to
  attend.
• Serve as a link between the Policy Council and your Head Start.

Description

• Reading to children
• Helping with classroom projects
• Helping cut out laminated items
• Sorting and/or cutting items

Description

Key Responsibilities:

• Assists the bus driver in assuring that children are accounted for and transported in a safe and orderly fashion.
• Maintains positive manner by and communicating and maintaining a positive relationship with parents, children and staff.
• Regular attendance and punctuality are required in order to meet minimum volunteer performance standards.

Essential Functions (as needed to perform specific volunteer assignment):

• Able to lift up to fifty pounds.
• Requires ability to sit, stand bend/stoop and reach and turn and be able to walk, run and keep up with children, including off-loading in an emergency situation.
• Able to provide visual and auditory supervision of children while on school bus.
• Good oral and written communication skills.
• Able to manually open and close passenger door of school bus.