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5 people are interested
Children's Program Volunteer
ORGANIZATION: Circles Indianapolis (sponsored by BRiCKs Alliance, Inc.)
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5 people are interested
Role Summary: Children’s Program Volunteers are part of the Community Team and are responsible for the preparation and delivery of the Circles Children’s Program. This is a hands-on role that involves attending weekly Circles meetings. The role may be rotated among several volunteers.
Essential Functions:
Children’s Program Volunteers are responsible for supporting and executing the overall Circles Children’s program. Key responsibilities include:
- Support the Children’s Program Coordinator in the care, safety, and education of children as part of the Community Team
- Assist with the planning and implementation of the Circles USA children’s programming and activities
- Maintain an environment that is clean, safe, and promotes children’s development at all levels
- Arrange classroom environment to meet program goals
- Assist with the routine cleaning in the classroom
- Maintain communication with parents
- Maintain confidentiality
- Attend Community Team meetings, as needed
- Assist the Children’s Program Coordinator with other duties as needed
Example of Activities:
- Build relationships with children and their families through dinner and interaction each week at the Circles Weekly Meeting
- Ensure children are participating and listening during lesson time, often providing one-on-one attention
- Engage the children by reading a book, helping with homework, or providing positive attention during free time
Benefits:
- Opportunity to make a difference in the lives of children
- Opportunity to build friendships within volunteer circle
- Free weekly meal
More opportunities with Circles Indianapolis (sponsored by BRiCKs Alliance, Inc.)
No additional volunteer opportunities at this time.
About Circles Indianapolis (sponsored by BRiCKs Alliance, Inc.)
Location:
418 East 34th Street, INDIANAPOLIS, IN 46220, US
Mission Statement
Circles Indy is the local chapter of a successful national movement (www.circlesusa.org) working towards ending poverty. Circles has been active in Indianapolis since 2010 and is active in more than 70 communities across North America. Circles is helping to inspire and equip communities to reduce poverty and remove the barriers that stand in the way. We want to cut the poverty rate by 10% - enough of a change to tip the scale toward a prosperous and strong community.
Description
Previously sponsored by The Julian Center up through 2015, BRiCKs Alliance, Inc. now sponsors the Circles Indianapolis chapter of Circles USA as a successful example of a relationship-based movement that is working toward ending poverty. Circles works by harnessing the power of community through new volunteering approaches that focus on building social connectedness across diverse groups.
BRiCKs was founded in 2016 with the belief that Building Relationships in Community is Key for systemic change and sustainable development...because we are better together. By building relationships in community, we believe we can achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goal #1: No Poverty (www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment).
In the Circles model, people working to overcome poverty in their own lives are matched with middle- and upper-income cross-community friends who support them in their plan to become self-sufficient. At weekly community meetings, Circles helps to build social capital and a community that supports each other along with other educational offerings. We remove barriers for participation in our weekly meetings by providing a meal and childcare at no cost.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
Tabernacle Presbyterian Church418 East 34th StreetIndianapolis, IN 46205
DATE POSTED
March 19, 2020
SKILLS
- General Education
- Child Care
- Child Development
- People Skills
- Problem Solving
GOOD FOR
- Teens
REQUIREMENTS
- Background Check
- Must be at least 16
- Every Thursday from 6:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
- We prefer at least a 3 month commitment.