Support GRCB Volunteers and Youth!

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What is SAVY? The SAVY (Supporting All Volunteers and Youth) Volunteer Team is made up of mental health professionals, teachers and youth workers. This group's focus is supporting GRCB’s volunteers to expand their skills and tools so they can, in turn, support all GRCB youth. GRCB youth have a wide range of needs, identities, and barriers, SAVY members bring their professional skills to help build support systems to meet the specific needs of all GRCB youth.

SAVY meets (virtually) between 4-5 times a year to plan and evaluate volunteer and youth support systems. Time spent designing and creating supports for summer and spring sessions increases in the months leading up to the Spring and Summer GRCB sessions.

SAVY members evaluate and determine where volunteers need additional training, tools, or support, and create supportive materials and training tools for volunteers, and design and facilitate elements of the session volunteer orientation training.

SAVY Team Member GRCB is seeking volunteers with professional experience working with youth in mental health, education, or out-of-school settings to join the Supporting All Volunteers and Youth (SAVY) Team. SAVY Team members collaborate to evaluate and build support tools, trainings, and systems for GRCB volunteers. This is an excellent opportunity to be a part of a team and to help an organization you care about increase its impact on the lives of youth and adults in Greater Boston.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
-Meet with SAVY and work collaboratively to evaluate existing support materials and determine updates and new materials needed
-Work independently to create assigned support materials/systems envisioned by the SAVY Team
-Support GRCB orientations and volunteer trainings
-Identify possible resources (organizations, trainings, etc.) that could benefit GRCB youth or volunteers, update a database of these resources on the google drive

TIME COMMITMENT: 20-30 hours / year
-4-5 (1 to 2 hour) meetings a year with the SAVY Team (made up of 5-10 volunteers and the Year-Round Program Director), virtually or in person when conditions permit.
-Up to 15 hours of independent work creating support materials/systems envisioned by the SAVY Team (most of these hours will fall in late winter and late spring, prepping for spring and summer sessions)
-Up to 5 hours providing support at GRCB orientations and/or trainings (based on your availability and capacity)

QULAIFICATIONS
-Interest in improving the GRCB youth and volunteer support materials/systems
-Professional experience working with youth (experience in fields of mental health, education, or non-profit youth work a plus)
-Strong contributor in team environments
-Proficiency in Google Drive, including Google Calendar, Google Docs and Google Sheets, a plus but not required

SUPPORT
Onboarding will include an orientation to GRCB and to the SAVY Team. Ongoing support will be provided via regular communications with the SAVY Team Lead and fellow SAVY Team Members, and participation in SAVY Team Meetings. GRCB is committed to providing ongoing training and support needed to help volunteers be successful in their roles.

BENEFITS
The SAVY Team is a unique opportunity to collaborate with a diverse team of youth-serving professionals while helping GRCB increase our ability to impact girls, women and youth and adults with marginalized gender identities! As a volunteer in this role, you will have opportunities to expand your understanding of youth supporting practices and techniques, build your training/facilitation skills, and build connections with other professionals passionate about supporting young people. Access to ongoing training and resources will be available throughout your time on the SAVY Team.