Volunteer Roles

To help our cooperative reflect its membership, one adult member from each family must commit to volunteering to help run the cooperative, whether by serving on its board, helping with the daily set up and clean up of our leased facility, or advising a student club. Student members may also register for a volunteer position. SCLP will provide documentation for those needing proof of community service hours.

You will register for a volunteer position when submitting a membership application by choosing your top two preferred tasks. We will do our best to give you your first preference, but must ensure the cooperative’s primary needs are met. Please consider your physical and practical capabilities in choosing a volunteer position. By selecting a volunteer position, you are affirming that you are willing and able to perform it safely and consistently.

While we ask that you commit to performing this one task, know that your help and involvement are always welcome!

club advisor

  • Complete a background check and submit a copy to the Executive Board to keep on file.

  • Organize and supervise a student club with at least four (4) members.

  • Clubs that may have interested students:

    • Chess

    • Yearbook

    • Intermural Sports

    • Arts-n-Crafts

    • Teen

  • Feel free to suggest other ideas for a club.

Steering committee

  • Assist the Executive Board with planning, organizing, and executing ideas to further enhance the cooperatives ability to meet the needs of the homeschool community.

  • Roles may include but are not limited to:

    • Fundraising

    • Hospitality

    • Volunteer Recruitment: Lemonade Stand; Tinker Table; Story Time

    • Teacher Recruitment & Support

    • Special Needs Liaison

    • Parent Liaison

    • Special Event/Field Trip Planning: Open House; Trunk-or-Treat; End-of-Semester Picnic; Valentine Exchange; Spring Egg Hunt


Teacher Assistant

  • This volunteer role will vary based on the individual teacher and their specific needs.

  • Expedite transitions between periods by helping teachers set up before class and clean up after class.

  • Assist preschool/primary teachers with young students during class time as needed including escorting a child to and from the bathroom.

  • Assist science/art or other teachers with handing out materials and students with tasks as needed.

Openers (Sarasota only)

  • Must arrive by 9:40am.

  • Verify that all items on the checklist are in each sanitation basket, and refill items as needed.

  • Set out a sanitation basket in each of the group areas: Room A, Room B, Room C, Room D, Fellowship Hall, and Gazebo.

  • Turn on lights and set air conditioner levels as needed.

  • Set up classrooms according to 1st period layouts.

  • Set up Lemonade Stand, Tinker Table, and layout StoryTime blanket.

  • Assist teachers in getting materials to and from their vehicles as needed.

  • Get garbage can from the pavilion and bring to the picnic area. Place a bag in the garbage can.

closers (Sarasota only)

  • Begins at 2:50 pm, and finishes around 3:15 pm.

  • Assist teachers in getting materials to and from their vehicles as needed.

  • Return classrooms to their original layouts.

  • Put away Lemonade Stand, Tinker Table, and StoryTime blanket.

  • Sweep/vacuum rooms as needed. Wipe down tables/chairs as needed. Empty small classroom garbage cans into large garbage can in picnic area.

  • Check Fellowship Hall, kitchen, lounge, and nursery to ensure orderliness. Pick up and dispose of trash and report any problems to a board member.

  • Check bathroom to ensure orderliness. Pick up and dispose of trash and report any problems to a board member. Ensure that toilets have been flushed. Wipe down counter and mirror as needed.

  • Collect the sanitation baskets in each of the group areas: Room A, Room B, Room C, Room D, Fellowship Hall, and Gazebo.

  • Verify that all items on the checklist are in each sanitation basket, and refill items as needed.

  • Turn off lights in all rooms including the bathrooms. Reset air conditioner levels as needed.

  • Check grounds for any trash or potential hazards. Pick up and dispose of trash and report any problems to a board member.

  • Put garbage can from the picnic area back under the pavilion. Place garbage bag in the dumpster.

Hall monitor (sarasota only)

  • Must arrive 10 minutes before the start of your shift.

  • Set up camp in the Fellowship Hall and monitor the area to ensure that students are using the facility appropriately and not vandalizing church property. Please alert a board member if you have any issues or concerns.

  • Check bathrooms, hallway, lounge, and nursery to ensure orderliness. Use sanitation supplies to wipe down areas as needed.

  • Direct and assist children leaving classrooms to go to the bathrooms or find guardians. No children under the age of 10 should be in the building unsupervised.

  • Remind students to put on a mask, flush the toilet, and wash their hands before entering the bathroom; offer hand sanitizer upon exiting the bathroom.

Closers

  • Begins at 2:50pm, and finishes around 3:15pm.

  • Collect a sanitation basket from each of the community areas: Pavilion 4; Pavilion 5; Pavilion 6; the bathroom; and the Stage.

  • Verify that all items on the checklist are in each sanitation basket, and refill items as needed. Alert a board member to any items that need to be restocked.

  • Put away Lemonade Stand and collect StoryTime blanket.

  • Check each area (Pavilions, Bathroom, Playground, and the Stage) and ensure that they are clean and in working order. Alert a board member if you notice any issues or have any concerns.

  • Supervise and assist students in picking up and disposing of any trash that is in the area.

  • Assist teachers returning materials to their vehicle as needed.