A private, nonprofit agency founded in 1969, SERVE recruits and involves diversely talented volunteers from the community to serve the Hillsborough County public schools by enriching the curriculum, assisting school administrators, and meeting the needs of individual students.
WHO IS A VOLUNTEER?
- Parents and community members
- Retirees
- Corporate and business representatives
- College students
- High school students
- Individuals with special expertise
WHAT ARE THE QUALIFICATIONS?
- A positive attitude
- Enthusiasm for working with students
- The ability to work cooperatively with school personnel
- Good communication skills
- Good health and moral character
- Regular attendance
- Commitment to the student and the program
WHAT TRAINING IS REQUIRED?
- Attendance to a one-time orientation session, which:
- Presents the purpose of volunteerism
- Describes the role of the volunteer
- Explains the policies and procedures
- Additional and continued training as required
WHY ARE VOLUNTEERS NEEDED?
- To serve as a positive role model for students
- To encourage and give individual help to students and staff
- To help students develop a more positive attitude toward academic achievement
HOW CAN VOLUNTEERS HELP?
- Tell stories to children
- Listen to children read
- Conduct flash card drills
- Help with cooking projects
- Provide individual help
- Assist in learning centers
- Set up learning centers
- Help contact parents
- Reproduce materials
- Work in clinic or Media Center
- Work with non-English speaking children
- Make instructional games
- Assist with visual tests
- Prepare visual materials
- Develop programmed materials
- Grade papers
- Help children with arts and crafts
- Prepare bulletin boards
- Help with special events
- Work with underachievers
- Gather resource materials
- Make props for plays
- Discuss current events
- Prepare teaching materials
- Record grades
- Discuss careers or hobbies
- Work with small groups of students
- Help children with gross motor activities
- Reinforce recognition of alphabet or numbers
- Talk/listen to children
- Help with a foreign language
- Make puppets
- Dramatize a story
- Drill spelling words
- Organize a book fair
- Help reinforce concepts
- Sponsor a club or organization
- Discuss special knowledge
- Assist in science and/or math laboratories
- Contribute to special units
- Show films or slides
- Assist with special needs children
- Tutor students in basic academics
- Serve as a mentor for a creative student
- Be a School Improvement Team member
- Help children who may be separated from their families
Become a partner with SERVE and the Hillsborough County School System and let the children use your life experience as both a resource and a source of inspiration for their future. Click here for an application.
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