Volunteer: Community Circle Program (Youth Social Emotional Learning)

Maple Counseling Center; Canada; On-site; Full time

Job summary

A community support organization is seeking volunteers for their Community Circle Program focused on youth social emotional learning. Volunteers will conduct engaging lessons in collaboration with local schools, helping students develop vital life skills such as emotional awareness and conflict resolution. A background check is required, and no prior experience is necessary. This is an excellent opportunity to make a difference in the lives of young individuals.

Qualifications

• No prior experience necessary but beneficial for the program.
• Must complete a background check and TB test.
• Preferred skills include teaching or facilitating group activities.

Responsibilities

• Conduct engaging and interactive lessons.
• Collaborate with schools to build social and emotional skills.
• Facilitate lessons adapting to your style.

Skills

Empathy

Conflict resolution

Responsible decision-making

Teaching experience

Bilingual in Spanish

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Volunteer: Community Circle Program (Youth Social Emotional Learning)

Thank you for your interest in volunteering with Community Circle - the Social Emotional Learning Program at Maple Counseling!

For over 50 years, this vital program has played an important role in helping the community by partnering with elementary and middle schools to develop essential life skills for the whole family. Such skills include: emotional awareness, empathy, conflict resolution, healthy communication, responsible decision-making, and more.

The program volunteers are people from the larger community who care genuinely about the well-being of others and have the time to help (2-3 hours/week). They are of varying ages, backgrounds, and professions: retired doctors, retired teachers, retired nurses, other retirees, parents, recent college graduates, and more.

About the Role:

As a volunteer, you will work directly with the schools to conduct engaging and interactive lessons designed to help students, parents, teachers, and staff build social and emotional skills.

These lessons have been taught by Maple for 50 years and come alive with engaging exercises. Your role is primarily to facilitate these experiences and your creativity is welcome as you adapt the lessons to your own style.

Opportunities & Time Commitment:

We have a weekly supervision meeting on Tuesdays from 12:15 pm to 1:30 pm for each volunteer in our in-person LAUSD and BHUSD program (550 students enrolled) to report on their lesson and share best practices. The meeting is hybrid (held in person at Maple Counseling and also via Zoom) and open to all Community Circle volunteers.

We are also recruiting for one-time trainers to teach 30-minute Behavioral Health Basics courses to students, teachers, parents, and staff.

Additional Requirements:

A background check is required for all volunteers who will be working directly with children. Schools require a TB test and Live Scan (fingerprints). If working in a LAUSD school, you are required to apply as an LAUSD Volunteer by filling out an online application and submitting proof of the TB test results and Live Scan.

Next Steps:

Please answer the following questions as best as you can. You will have the opportunity to elaborate more in the interview.

Once you have submitted this application, a member of our team will be in touch to set up an interview. Thank you so much for your enthusiasm and interest in making a difference in the lives of children!

Apply for this position

• First Name*
• Last Name*
• Email Address*
• Phone*
• Address*
• Please describe your motivation for getting involved in this type of work right now in your life.*
• Do you have any skills that you feel could be beneficial to the program?*
• Are you bilingual in Spanish and feel comfortable leading a class in Spanish for at least 30 – 50% of the session?*
• No prior experience is necessary; however, we would like to get an idea of your background.
  Please describe your experience working with children (age range, setting, etc.).*
• Do you have any prior experience teaching or facilitating group activities?*
• Have you worked or volunteered in a similar role before? If so, please elaborate.*
• Please list your highest level of education attained and your major field of study (if applicable).*
• Please indicate if you prefer working with a specific age range. Do you feel more comfortable working with younger students (grades pre-K to 3rd), older elementary school children (grades 4th and 5th) or middle school students (grades 6th to 8th)?*
• Please indicate your preferred day(s) of the week and time(s).*
• Please indicate where you will be commuting from and how far you are willing to travel (in minutes).*