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6 people are interested
Do you love mentoring girls? Do you want to connect with your community? Do you want to lead girls
ORGANIZATION: Girl Scouts of Central California South
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6 people are interested
GIRL SCOUT CONNECT (Series) VOLUNTEER
Let us guide you while you help girls. Girl Scouts of Central California South is looking for individuals who want to be positive role models in the lives of girls. With the guidance of Council staff for the first 8 weeks, we will help you provide programs and activities at specific sites and schools to girls from Kindergarten to 12 th grade. With your help we can bring opportunities to girls that have not yet had the chance to experience Girl Scouting and reach their full potential.
Major Accountabilities:
- Coordinate and help Council Staff deliver Girl Scout Connect programs and activities
- Act as a positive role model and be sensitive to the needs of girls and families of all backgrounds
- Be reliable by attending all weekly Girl Scout meetings
- Work to recruit girls and parents to be involved with Girl Scout activities.
- Attend training as needed
- Maintain records and submit reports required by Council Staff
Time: 8 weeks - one hour per work with one hour prep time - with Council staff support; then transition into a troop leader
Qualifications and Core Competencies:
- Flexible, Patient and Fun! Adapt to the situation to make Girl Scouting easy, meaningful and FUN!
- Girl Focus: Empower girls to lead activities, learn by doing, and cooperate with others on current issues that involve their interests and needs, while having fun.
- Adaptability: Adjusts own behavior and remains flexible and tolerant in response to changing situations and environments, unexpected obstacles, or diverse people expressing different perspectives, needs, or demands.
- Fostering Diversity: Understand, respect, and embrace differences.
- Oral Communication: Expresses ideas and facts clearly and accurately.
- Personal Integrity: Demonstrate dependability, honesty, and credibility.
Requirements
- Adults 18
- Complete a volunteer application, background check and references
- Willing to register as a Girl Scout member ($15/year).
- Willing to take training for volunteer position.
More opportunities with Girl Scouts of Central California South
No additional volunteer opportunities at this time.
About Girl Scouts of Central California South
Location:
1377 West Shaw Avenue, Fresno, CA 93711, US
Mission Statement
Mission: Girl Scouting builds girls of courage, confidence and character who make the world a better place. Mision: Girl Scouts ayuda a nias desarrollar la confianza en si mismas, el valor y los principios para hacer del mundo un mejor lugar.
Description
Founded in 1912, Girl Scouts of the USA is the preeminent organization for girls with a current membership of 3.6 million girls and adults. Girl Scouts of Central California South serves more than 12,000 girls, grades Kindergarten through 12th grade, in Fresno, Kern, Kings, Madera and Tulare Counties.
Girls gain leadership knowledge and skills through experiences led by a group of dedicated Volunteers.
Girl Scouts volunteers influence girls' lives by sharing their talents, gifts, expertise, skills, interests, and life experience to shape fun and enriching leadership experiences for girls, and inspire them to reach their personal best. Volunteers can choose from several flexible opportunities that fit their lifestyles, including short-term or long-term service working either directly or indirectly with girls. Volunteers enter an extensive network of men and women who have developed girls as leaders for the last 100 years and will continue to grow our future!
Girl Scouts can't do it without you! Become a volunteer and impact girls in your community!
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
1377 W Shaw AveFresno, CA 93711
DATE POSTED
January 27, 2017
SKILLS
GOOD FOR
N/A
REQUIREMENTS
- Driver's License Needed
- Background Check
- Must be at least 18
- Orientation or Training
- 8 weeks plus