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Volunteer Kids Group Facilitator Role & Responsibilities

This is a volunteer position. Under general supervision of the Kids Group Supervisor, Kids Group Facilitators will provide care to children ages infancy to 11 years old while their parent or guardian is receiving domestic violence services at Walnut Avenue. Tasks often include:

• Setting up activities for Kids Group children including activities related to the "A Window Between Worlds" curriculum
• Interacting with the parent/guardian
• Interacting with children through communication, play, or activitie
• Collect sign-in/out sheets and any other necessary paperwork from parent/guardian
• Clean up space after group

Requirements & Qualifications

• Please wait at least 2 years after receiving support services at Walnut Avenue to apply as a volunteer
• Complete Walnut Avenue Volunteer Orientation
• Complete Walnut Avenue’s Kids Group Facilitator Training
• Criminal background check/fingerprinting and complete application process
• Commit to intern for 3 consecutive months with Walnut Avenue once training is complete
• Make a weekly 2-4 hour time commitment to care for children (depends on weekly shift selected)
• Attend weekly 30 minute Kids Group team meetings for ongoing training and supervision
• Completion of monthly timesheets and submit it along with other internship paperwork when due
• Strong communication skills, welcoming demeanor and the ability to maintain clear boundaries
• Ability to represent the agency with integrity
• Comfortable supporting participants in crisis
• Access to internet to communicate via email
• Passion for working with at-risk children
• Over the age of 18
• Bilingual helpful but not required
• Complete an exit survey upon completion of volunteer program

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

• Utilize the strength-based empowerment model to provide trauma informed services
• Knowledge of and ability to adhere to agency, program and component protocols
• Capacity to assess, prioritize and manage multiple tasks simultaneously in a time-sensitive, emotionally stressful, fast paced and ever changing environment with minimal supervision
• Strong professional communication skills: ability to respond to program communications within 24-hours
• Ability to communicate effectively with participants from diverse socio-economic, cultural and educational backgrounds to gain rapport, maintain confidence, and obtain confidential information in a tactful and courteous manner
• Detail-oriented and effective organizational skills
• Capable of working collaboratively and independently
• Commitment to maintain a mutually respectful & supportive work environment that values and empowers team members to collectively accomplish program goals
• Strong interpersonal skills: commitment to uphold agency Code of Conduct and confidentiality, and maintain a mutually respectful, professional work environment that values and empowers team members.

Getting Started
The first step is to attend a general volunteer orientation, which happen approximately twice a month/every two weeks. For upcoming orientation dates and times, please call our front office at (831) 426-3062 and ask the receptionist to register you for one that fits your schedule.