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18 people are interested
Child care volunteers needed
ORGANIZATION: Sarah's Inn
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18 people are interested
Sarah's Inn offers comprehensive services to victims of domestic violence.
Childcare volunteers help watch younger children while their mothers attend support groups, promoting a safe and family-friendly environment. Responsibilities:
- Provide developmentally appropriate activities and interactions for children.
- Responsible for children ages 5 and under while children’s mothers are in women’s group; group size varies from week to week.
- Conduct her/his duties independently in a separate room, without the support a staff member during the group meeting time. (Staff is available for support in the event of emergencies.)
- Responsible for clean-up of the service area after group.
- On-going, consistent communication with staff supervisor, including verbal and written reporting of childcare group.
- If no childcare is needed for group, willingness to perform other critical tasks - such as organizing and sanitizing toys, organizing book shelves, etc.
This volunteer position is on-going, weekly for 6 months. The positions are locations in our Oak Park location, Wednesdays from 9:45 to 11:45 a.m. or Thursdays from 4:15 to 6:15 PM or 6:15 to 8:15 PM (or both Thursday shifts if willing). A completed application, two references and an interview is required. All child care volunteers need to complete a 40-hour domestic violence training. The next training class begins Tuesday January 30th and is every Tuesday night from 6-9 pm and Saturday from 9am-4pm thru Saturday March 3rd. Please visit www.sarahsinn.org for more details or email Mark Tisdahl at markt@sarahsinn.org
More opportunities with Sarah's Inn
No additional volunteer opportunities at this time.
About Sarah's Inn
Location:
1547 Circle Ave, Forest Park, IL 60130, US
Mission Statement
The mission of Sarah's Inn is to improve the lives of those affected by domestic violence and to break the cycle of violence for future generations.
Description
For 40 years, Sarah’s Inn has been successful in providing community-driven services, and has grown to become the largest and most comprehensive domestic violence agency in its service area. Sarah's Inn, as a comprehensive domestic violence agency, approaches domestic violence as a societal issue that demands a holistic response. We are committed to programming that responds appropriately to the needs of those families already impacted by violence, as well as working proactively to prevent violence for future generations.
Sarah’s Inn has three core program areas. The Intervention Program provides services for families affected by domestic violence in order to safely navigate crisis, effectively process trauma and ensure self-sufficiency. The Prevention Program provides school-based educational programming for youth in order to prevent future relationship violence by giving them tools to lead healthy lives and empowering them to make a difference in their community. The Training and Education Program maximizes reach by creating a network of skilled bystanders to appropriately intervene as first responders and community advocates.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
309 Harrison St.Oak Park, IL 60304
DATE POSTED
January 11, 2018
SKILLS
- Child Care
- Crisis Intervention
- Youth Services
GOOD FOR
- People 55+
REQUIREMENTS
- Background Check
- Must be at least 18
- Orientation or Training
- 40 hour training, then 4 hours monthly for 6 month