Group Leaders/Activities Volunteers

We are currently recruiting volunteers for our Young Queens Passage program. These volunteers will be working as Group leaders with young women 17-24 years of age. The volunteers will be responsible for leading groups and modules, on self-development, self-esteem, career and educational goals. Hours: 11:30am - 4:30pm the 1st and 2nd saturday of every month, concluding in June 2010. Skills Needed: Friendly, approachable attitude and ability to remain open minded when encountering diversity in gender, culture, language and behavior. Co-faciliate group workshop sessions for single and/or parenting teens. Work with program staff to develop events and programming of interest to the young women. Ability to faciliatate and engage youth at divergent levels of skills, attention, development and interest. Good verbal and written communication skills, bi-lingual spanish/english useful but not required. The Activities volunteers will be responsible for assisting in developing a community project aspect of the program. The community project will be a group event, that the young women will participate in during the program. Facilitate and attend community outreach events as needed. Implement creative educational approaches with young women (dance, drama, music, step dancing) Prepare and submit group notes and evaluation of each module and/or workshop.