Saturday Academy Outreach and Events Volunteer
ORGANIZATION: Saturday Academy
Please visit the new page to apply.
Position Summary: An Outreach Volunteer would attend community events and tabling opportunities on behalf of Saturday Academy. Event time and places vary, volunteer is responsible for their own transportation to events. Outreach Volunteers would visit local establishments to deliver outreach materials, volunteer is responsible for own transportation to and from the location. Outreach volunteers may be asked to take on administrative tasks directly related to outreach.
Responsibilities:
- Promote and market Saturday Academy to event attendees
- Pass out marketing materials to event attendees
- If applicable, help facilitate small activity for kids
- Aid in set-up and take-down
Qualifications:
- Effective communication skills
- Refined active listening skills
- Comfortable speaking to people and or crowds
- A positive attitude
- Access to working transportation and has valid licensing and current insurance
- Bi-lingual is a plus
Benefits:
- Networking and connecting with people
- Working alongside our passionate staff and engage with Portland's vibrant communities
- Practice and implement communication techniques
- Obtain insightful knowledge about the inner workings of an educational non-profit
- Mileage would be compensated
If you are interested in getting involved, to apply please follow this link:
https://saturdayacademy.formstack.com/forms/volunteer_onboarding_survey
More opportunities with Saturday Academy
No additional volunteer opportunities at this time.
About Saturday Academy
Location:
5000 N Willamette Blvd., Portland, OR 97203, US
Mission Statement
Saturday Academy strives to engage all motivated young people, including those from under-represented communities, in hands-on, in-depth learning by connecting them to community experts as educators and mentors.
Description
The mission of Saturday Academy is to engage children through in-depth learning so they may become life-long learners. We provide hands-on classes and camps, afterschool programs, accelerated learning programs for talented and gifted students, and a high school apprenticeship program in science and engineering (ASE). Since it was founded in 1983, SA has served over 165,000 students and currently serves approximately 6,000 students each year. SA is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization affiliated with the University of Portland (UP). Instructors need to be experts in their fields so that children see adults as guides to learning and careers.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
5000 N. Willamette Blvd.Portland, OR 97203
DATE POSTED
January 23, 2019
SKILLS
- Community Outreach
GOOD FOR
N/A
REQUIREMENTS
- Schedule varies, approx 3 hrs. per event