VOLUNTEER JOB DESCRIPTION
Title: Valley Friendship Club Volunteer to help with Trunk or Treat
Purpose: Provides social engagement opportunities for adolescent, teens and young adults with special needs, in a safe and inclusive environment.
Location: Valley Friendship Club Hub, 5620 Memorial Ave No. Parking lot, Stillwater, Social Distancing and Masks required.
Activity Areas: Recreation, Youth Development and/or Human Services
Commitment: One time 10/24/2020 - 1:30 -4:15pm
Primary Responsibilities:
- Participants will pack up the back of there trunk with some candy and decorations
- Volunteers will and help trick or treat around the parking lot and the costume parade! Decorating your car and dressing up is encouraged!
- Provide a safe, welcoming and inclusive environment for individuals with special needs.
- Identify and support teaching opportunities for members, so that they may enhance their social skills.
- Encourage, with respect for individual needs, members to engage with each other, and experience new things.
- Have a willingness to get to know each member personally, through the development of appropriate, interest-based friendships.
- Embody a person-first attitude with regards to individuals with special needs.
- Have fun!! This is a social activities club after all, and our volunteers must be ready to play games and video games, work on art projects, joke and be silly!
Other Notes:
Our members are awesome people with amazing gifts, and talents who are looking to make friends that like to do the same things they like to do. VFC welcomes any and all activity ideas to share with our members, but don’t feel any pressure to be “on”. Our members know what they like and are excited to share that with you, so ask!
Additional Requirements:
Almost anyone is able to volunteer! If you can be counted on to be on time and present, to play and engage with respect of person and boundaries, then you can volunteer. Unaccompanied volunteers must be at least 15 years old, but younger children are welcome with an adult. All over 18 must have a background ck completed at Valley Friendship Club’s expense.
Contact Us: https://www.valleyfriendshipclub.org/volunteers/
