Friendship Day Care needs Assistant Teachers and Lead Teachers to work with preschool and school-aged children. Responsibilities include: assisting the head teacher in general supervision and management of the center; direct indoor and outdoor play; helping to train basic self-help skills; becoming acquainted with each child’s family; attending staff meetings and helping with housekeeping duties. Other responsibilities may include: attending training courses; opening and closing the center; doing minor maintenance/repairs; driving the van and doing basic cooking. Requirements: High school diploma or equivalent; love for and ability to work with children, personal emotional maturity and strong work ethic, a minimum of seven college hours in early childhood and three months teaching experience for lead teacher position. Must be able to speak distinctly, stoop, bend, squat, kneel and lift in caring for the children.

Casa de Esperanza de los Niños - The House of Hope for Children - seeks a Child Care Volunteer or Foster parent Volunteer. Casa is a safe place for children in crisis due to abuse, neglect or HIV/AIDS. Casa provides residential, medical and psychological care to meet the individual needs of each child Children are cared for in homes with six or fewer children per house. Duties include: feeding babies, planning and cooking meals, bathing the children, getting them dressed, giving oral medications, taking children to doctor appointments, transporting children to school, grocery shopping, picking up medications at the pharmacy, managing behavior and providing safe boundaries. More than anything else, volunteers will be asked to give these children their time, attention, patience and love. Requirements: Must be 21 years of age, have a clear criminal history, high school diploma or G.E.D. Foster Parent Volunteer Couples should be at least 25 years of age and have been married for more than two years. Volunteers must also be able to lift and carry small children, willing to live simply, work hard and help create a supportive and cohesive team with other staff members and Foster Parents in the houses. Other characteristics that are needed are flexibility, patience, a positive attitude, a love for children, and an ability to communicate appropriately with supervisors, volunteers, other staff, and housemates.
www.casahope.org

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Harrisonburg-Rockingham County needs a friendly, organized Volunteer to support and encourage potential volunteers interested in becoming Big Brothers and Big Sisters and to respond to requests from parents/guardians who would like their children matched. The volunteer will explain the various mentoring programs available, arrange interviews, check references, and enter information in the agencies database. Duties may include helping with mentoring programs in the community and assisting with fundraising events. Requirements: College degree, excellent organizational and communications skills, basic computer skills, and valid driver’s license.
www.bbbshr.org