Volunteer at Children's Village
Children’s Village Child Care Center needs your helping hands and generous hearts. We depend on volunteers to help make Children’s Village a warm and welcoming place for young children. We have many volunteer opportunities, both short and long term.
Read a story, sing a song, write a poem- with our children. Volunteers work with our classroom teachers to provide instruction and play opportunities to the children enrolled. Volunteers who work with children must be a minimum age of 16. Other opportunities such as painting a classroom, administrative work, grant-writing and special event support are also available.
WHEN...Volunteers are needed year round who can donate their time during week days.
Contact...Eileen Flannery,
School Age Coordinator
(215) 931-0199
Email:
Eileen.F@cvchildcare.org
WHAT...
Specific volunteer opportunities include:
- Work in the after-school program helping students with homework and literacy activities any time from 4:00 to 6:00 PM, Monday through Friday.
- Work in the morning in a pre-school or toddler room with individual students or with a small group, any time from 9:30 am to 12 noon.
- Third bullet, change to: Volunteer in our library working with the librarian and the children, Wednesdays from 11:15 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. and on Fridays from 3 to 4:45 p.m.
- Weekend clean-ups to be determined.
- Demonstration of hobbies or interests to our school age students.
- Administrative and fund-raising support can be scheduled at your convenience.
WHERE...
125 N. 8TH Street
Philadelphia, Pa 19106
(Located on the edge of Chinatown at 8th and Arch Streets within close walking distance to SEPTA’s Market East station and convenient to other public transportation.)
Volunteer Orientation
Volunteers are given a program packet with forms to complete. Volunteers working within the classroom are required to have the following:
- Resume
- Data Sheet
- Emergency Contact Sheet
- Two letters of recommendation
- Child Abuse Clearance
- Police Check
- Proof of Age
- Two form of identification
- Medical form and TB screening
- Letter from referring school or agency (if applicable)
Volunteers are given a tour of the center and placement in a suitable classroom is discussed. Upon completion of paperwork and review by the Volunteer Coordinator, individuals will be scheduled and placed in a classroom.
Volunteer Expectations
Volunteers are a vital part of our classrooms at Children’s Village. They help to enhance the classroom setting by assisting students on a one-to-one basis or in a small group. To maximize your help, we ask that you please fulfill the following expectations:
- Be punctual.
- Perform duties in a professional manner.
- Be conscientious in fulfilling your duties.
- Call if you are unable to attend or are going to be late.
- Accept supervision from the classroom teachers.
- Engage in activities to build relationships with students.
- Participate in usual activities, encouraging children.
- Act as a role model, mentor, and caregiver.
- Provide warm and friendly attention with students through interaction and activities.
- Consider all information you may hear directly or indirectly concerning a student as confidential.
- Recognize that you are never to be fully responsible for children and should never be left alone with them.
- Volunteers are counted as an extra person and are not included in the child / staff ratio.
