Love working with children? Join Jumpstart and make a difference!

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Corps members complete approximately 100 hours of service from January to May 2015. This intensive commitment will make a substantial impact in the life of a young child. During this time, Corps members participate in the following activities:

• Serve part-time, approximately 8 hours per week, during the school year, including:
  • Jumpstart sessions with team and small groups of children, 4 hours per week (two afternoons a week for two hours each)
  • Team planning meetings and session preparation, which includes planning, reflection, and/or training, 1-2 hours per week
  • 1-2 hours of individual planning and preparation for Jumpstart sessions
• Communicate with children’s families
• Participate in intensive pre-service and on-going trainings

Volunteers MUST be available for one of the following time slots:

• Monday and Wednesday 8:45am-11:15am
• Tuesday and Thursday 8:45am-11:15am

Additionally, volunteers must be available for a weekly staff meeting (TBD, but typically Friday afternoons). Volunteers will also participate in a pre-service training (1 Saturday traininng in January) and ongoing training (1 Saturday in March).

Please apply online at jstart.org. Select "The Jumpstart Family" then "jobs". Select "volunteer" on the left side and then scroll down to "College Students and Community Corps Members". A new window will open with the application. Select "Arizona" as the site.

***All applicants are subject to interview, background check, and fingerprinting***