Children's Advocate Assistant - Lynnwood

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Do you enjoy working with children? We are looking for a volunteer to assist the Children's Advocate at YWCA's Pathways for Women housing program and at Trinity Place Apartments, both located within minutes of each other in Lynnwood.

The Children's Advocate Assistants will help provide childcare, create activity groups, and special events for children of all ages while their parents attend required classes. These activity groups will help to enhance the child's interpersonal, educational, social skills, creative ability, and physical health.

A volunteer will also assist the advocate in providing childcare for other YWCA events when available. These include themed or YWCA hosted sponsor events. Groups and events are for the children in our programs and at times their parents. Some examples of this include birthday celebrations, back to school events and holiday events. Volunteers will need to be outgoing and feel comfortable interacting with the shelter families, YWCA sponsors and community members. Children of all ages participate in these groups (from infant to 17 yrs.)

Schedule:

• First Wednesday of every month, 3:00-5:00pm, at Trinity Place

• Thursdays, 5:00-6:30pm, at Pathways for Women

• Implementation of various types of children's activities, age-appropriate games, craft projects and involvement in special events
• Providing childcare and social activities for children of all ages
• Helping to maintain a safe and clean classroom environment
• Helping in preparing healthy snacks and beverages for children

• Experience working with children
• Engaging and outgoing personality
• Ability to assist children with homework
• Able to volunteer for at least one entire shift from the schedule above
• Must be at least 16 years of age (or volunteer with a parent or guardian)
• Be able to make a minimum of a six month commitment