Hilltop’s Fatherhood Program offers comprehensive support to fathers and male caregivers, fostering positive parenting, healthy relationships, economic stability and peer leadership. The goal is to empower fathers to be active, nurturing participants in their children’s lives.
Do you have a passion for creating meaningful, age-suitable activities that foster children's emotional, physical, and intellectual development, while also ensuring their safety? Do you delight in seeing the world through children's perspectives as they engage in play, enjoy music, create art, and partake in singing and dancing. If so, join us as a Child Care Support volunteer at upcoming Fatherhood group meetings.
This volunteer works under the supervision/direction of Hilltop's Fatherhood Group Facilitator, in conjunction with the Volunteer Services Department.
Basic Requirements:
- Must be at least 18 years old or 14 years old with adult supervision.
- Completion of volunteer application and interview.
- Successful completion of background checks conducted by Hilltop: Criminal Background Check with Sex Offender Registry, Non-Facility Fingerprints and Non-Facility TRAILS (Child Abuse Registry).
- CPR certification
- Completes Hilltop Volunteer Onboarding, program orientation and position specific training.
- Ability to function as part of a team
- This can be a physically demanding position working with multiple children of various ages. Must be able to walk, lift, carry, push, and pull up to 20 lbs.
- Dependable and responsible.
- Maintain client confidentiality.
- Ability to be nonjudgmental and empathetic.
- Good organizational and communication skills.
- Completes and submits volunteer hours to position supervisor monthly.
- Abide by all Hilltop policies/procedures, Code of Conduct and values.
Performance Responsibility
- Plan group child activities according to developmental age and interests
- Assure children are engaged in planned activities crafts, games, and free play.
- Develops relationships with each child, acting as a positive role model.
- Keeps room clean and organized
- Notify parent / guardian/caregiver/ staff of need for diapering, behaviors not manageable, and bathroom breaks.
- Dress Code: Comfortable clothes that can get dirty, close-toed shoes
- Maintains open communication with other team members, reporting all concerns to supervisor.
- Notifies supervisor if not able to make scheduled shift. Participation may vary with each group. Be prepared for any change
- Assists staff with parent or guardian sign-in.
