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Refugee Childcare

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ORGANIZATION: Utah Refugee Center

  • 41 people are interested

Volunteer Opportunity Title: Childcare Volunteer

Start and End Date: As soon as possible! Ongoing opportunity.

Description: The Refugee Education and Training Center (RETC) is recruiting groups of dedicated childcare volunteers to engage and entertain refugee youth while their mothers take important classes (English, sewing, etc). Volunteers are needed on Monday and Wednesday evenings from 5pm - 8pm and Saturday afternoons from 2pm - 5pm. Ideal candidates are patient, work well with others, have a positive attitude, and could sign up for two shifts per month between January 2020 and December 2020! Read on for more details!

QUALIFICATIONS

  • Comfortable engaging and entertaining young children, ages 1-10
  • Patient, positive, and playful
  • Works well with others
  • Adaptable
  • Responsible!!!

TIME FRAME (Inquire for most up to date needs)

Mondays, January 2020 - April 2020: 5pm-8pm
Mondays, January 2020 - June 2020: 12pm-3pm
Tuesday, January 2020 - June 2020: 2pm-5pm
Wednesdays, January 2020 - June 2020: 3pm-7pm


We do not expect volunteers to commit to ALL sessions, but an ideal candidate has availability for 2 shifts per month.

SUPPORT PROVIDED

  • RETC will recruit with the intention of having 3 childcare volunteers per class session
  • RETC will provide a structure for classroom activities
  • RETC will provide classroom materials
  • RETC staff will be consistently available (either in person or by phone) for feedback and questions

BENEFITS

Volunteers will have the opportunity to learn more about refugees and develop skills such as youth development, classroom management, cross-cultural communication, and teaching.


Number of Volunteers Needed: 1

Staff Point of Contact: Sunni Ryan

Volunteer Point of Contact: Megan McLaws; slcrefugees@gmail.com

All interested volunteers must register at:
  1. https://volunteer.samaritan. com/custom/525/#/volunteer_ registration
  2. After you create your account, search for the opportunity you are interested in!
  3. Click "Sign Up"

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About Utah Refugee Center

Location:

150 N 1950 W, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, US

Mission Statement

The Utah Refugee Center serves two purposes: to foster opportunities for refugees to access family-sustaining employment, and to support refugee communities’ efforts to find appropriate solutions towards integration.

Description

As part of the Department of Workforce Service, the Utah Refugee Center offers employment, intake, and program services to assist refugees in Salt Lake City with their integration journey. We serve as a hub that offers commonly needed services such as job search assistance, ESL, citizenship preparation, and basic computer skills. We also leverage skill-based volunteerism as well as targeted in-kind and financial donations to provide free trainings and programs for adults and youth with interests ranging from I.T. and computer programming to leadership and public speaking to sewing and product development. If you are interested in serving your local refugee community, we have an opportunity for you!

CAUSE AREAS

Children & Youth
Immigrants & Refugees
Women
Children & Youth, Immigrants & Refugees, Women

WHEN

We'll work with your schedule.

WHERE

250 W 3900 SBuilding BSalt Lake City, UT 84107

(40.687782,-111.89807)
 

SKILLS

  • Child Care
  • People Skills
  • Relationship Building
  • English as a Secondary Language (ESL)
  • Youth Services
  • Child Development

GOOD FOR

N/A

REQUIREMENTS

  • Background Check
  • 3 hour volunteer shifts; ideal candidates will have availability for 2 shifts per month
  • Volunteers are required to fill out an application which includes a background check, a photo release, and a Code of Conduct. Additionally, volunteers are required to be interviewed by a Refugee Center staff, either in-person or via phone.

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