Volunteer Opportunities

Your volunteer hours are greatly needed and appreciated.  Below you will find a brief summary of the job descriptions available for the scheduled events and activities during the school year. This job description sheet was developed to help as a guide in filling out the Volunteer Sign Up Form.  If you need additional information please contact the Volunteer Chair Lisa Scott.

FALL

Taking Care of Business Day – TCBD is the time scheduled for parents to pick up and turn in all the required documents for the new school year. Back to Business Day is scheduled for the week before the start of school in the fall.

·         Assist in the planning, set up, managing of information tables or clean up of TCBD.

·        Taking Care of Business Day Chair will lead the planning, scheduling and management of the TCBD volunteers.

Used Uniform Sale – Opportunity to sell or purchase gently worn school uniforms and accessories. The used uniform sale will take place at Back to Business Day and the last day of school in the spring.

·        Assist with planning, setup, help during the event or clean up of the Used Uniform Sale events.

·        Used Uniform Sales Chair will lead the planning, scheduling and management of the Used Uniform Sales Volunteers.

School Supply Delivery – Delivery of school supply kits purchased through school Supply Company to each classroom.

·        Assist with the distribution of school supplies kits previously ordered by students to each classroom. School Supply delivery will take place the week before school starts in the fall.

·        School Supply Chair will lead the management of the school supply volunteers for both the Issaquah and Snoqualmie campuses.

Parent Fun Night – A parent only social event designed for SJS parents to get to know each other. Event is tentatively scheduled for early October.

·         Assist in the planning, set up, help during the event or clean up of Parent Fun Night.

·        Parent Fun Night Chair will lead the planning and management of the Parent Fun Night Volunteers.

Book Fair – Issaquah – Sale of Scholastic Books.  Proceeds benefit St. Joseph School. Book Fair – Issaquah is tentatively scheduled for late October.

·        Assist with the planning, setup, help during the event or clean up of the Book Fair in Issaquah.  

·        Book Fair – Issaquah Chair will lead the planning, scheduling and management of the Book Club Issaquah Volunteers.

Book Fair – Snoqualmie - Sale of Scholastic Books.   Proceeds benefit St. Joseph School. Book Fair – Snoqualmie is tentatively scheduled for late October.

·        Assist with the planning, setup, help during the event or clean up of the Book Fair in Issaquah.

·        Book Fair Snoqualmie Chair will lead the planning scheduling and management of the Book Fair Snoqualmie Volunteers

WINTER

School Christmas Music Festival – Student Music Program held at Mary, Queen of Peace. The Christmas Music Festival is held in the evening the week before Christmas break.

·        Assist in the planning, setup, help during the event or clean up for the school’s Christmas Music Festival and Reception

Catholic School’s Week – Week of school related activities to celebrate our Catholic Community. CSW is typically held the last week of January.

·        Assist with the planning, setup, and help with one of the activities or clean up for one of the events planned during Catholic Schools Week. Catholic School’s Week Chair will work with the SJS Development Coordinator and the SJS Principal Staff in the planning, scheduling and Management of the CSW Volunteers.

Special Person’s Day – Day for each student to invite a special person in their lives to come to Mass and tour the School.  Special Person’s Day will be scheduled for the ½ day Friday at the end of Catholic Schools Week in January.

·        Assist with the planning, set up, help during the event or clean up for Special Person’s Reception following the Mass.  

·        Special Person’s Day Chair will lead the planning , scheduling and management of the Special Person’s Day Volunteers.

Spring

Walk-A-Thon – Saint Joseph School’s student lead fund raising event. Walk-A-Thon is tentatively scheduled for early May.

·      Assist with the planning, setup, help during the event or clean up for the Walk-A-Thon.

·        Walk-A-Thon Co-Chairs will lead the planning, scheduling and management of the Walk-A-Thon Volunteers. Two Chairs are needed.

Spring Music Festival – Student Music Program held at Mary Queen of Peace. The Spring Music Festival is typically held in May.

·      Assist in the planning, setup, help during the event or clean up for the school’s Spring Music Festival and Reception.

Art and Science Fair (Snoqualmie) – Opportunity for students to present a science project of their choice and to display the many art projects the students worked on throughout the year.  Event tentatively scheduled for mid May.

·      Assist with the planning, set up, help during the event or clean up for the Art and Science Fair.

·      The Art and Science Fair Chair will lead the planning, scheduling and management of the Art and Science Fair Volunteers.

Art and Authors Fair (Issaquah) – Opportunity for students to display and read a published work from the school year and display the many art projects the students worked on throughout the year.   Event tentatively scheduled for mid May.

·      Assist with the planning, set up, help during the event or clean up for the Art and Authors Fair.

·      The Art and Science Fair Chair will lead the planning, scheduling and management of the Art and Authors Fair Volunteers.

Field Day – Day of outdoor activities planned for our SJS students. Assigned groups work as a team to demonstrate sportsmanship. Event tentatively scheduled for last week of school in June.

·      Assist with the planning, set up, help during the event or clean up for Field Day.

·      The Field Day Chair will lead the planning, scheduling and management of the Field Day Volunteers.

School Supply Kit Orders – Opportunity to purchase school supplies assigned by each teacher through a school supply company.   Orders are taken in late spring.

·      Assist with the planning and ordering of the school supply kits.

·      School Supply Kit Chair will lead the planning and management of the School Supply Kit Order Volunteers.  Ideally the School Supply Kit Chair will also chair the School Supply Kit Delivery in the fall.

YEAR ROUND

Volunteer Co-Chairs – Provide list of volunteers to each event chair, manage volunteer sign ups in the spring and fall, fill any open positions during the school year and work with Parent Club to host Volunteer Appreciation reception in late spring.

Room Parent – Work with teacher to coordinate events and activities planned during the year.

·      Assist in the planning, communication and management of class assigned activities with class parents.

·      Room Parent Chair will lead the planning, scheduling and management of the schools room parents for all Class Assigned events throughout the school year.

Mentor for New Families – Inform new families on how various events and procedures work at St. Joseph School.  

·      Assist new families by providing answers to any questions a new family might have. Participate in the planning, set up, help during any getting to know you events scheduled for new families.

·      Mentor for New Family Chair will be responsible for the planning, scheduling and management of the Mentor for New Family Volunteers.

Scholastic Book Orders – Opportunity to order books though Scholastic Books.

·      Assist with the collation and distribution of Scholastic Book order forms in the Thursday Envelope. Collect book money and place orders with Scholastic Books, deliver books to students.

·      Scholastic Book Order Chair will lead the planning, scheduling and management of the Scholastic Book Order Volunteers.

Year Book – St. Joseph School's annual book of pictures documenting events throughout the year.

·      Assist with photography, gather pictures, publish the book or manage sales of the year book.

·      Year Book Chair will work with the seventh grade class teacher and both campuses year book volunteers to help produce and sale the book.

Spirit Items – Sale of St. Joseph School logo items.

·      Assist with the sales and delivery of spirit items.

·      Spirit Items Chair will coordinate the spirit item orders and sales and work with Spirit Item Volunteers.

TLC Tender Loving Care – Help organize meals for Parish families who have newborns or sick family members

·      TLC Chair will be responsible for the scheduling of meals for the TLC families.

Drop Off Attendant – Help students get out of cars safely in the drop off line each morning.

Collate Weekly Folders – Help prepare and distribute schools weekly communications folders.

Gardening and Mowing – work with parish to beautify the church and school grounds.

·      Work in the gardens and mow the lawn at either Issaquah or Snoqualmie campus.

·      Gardening Chair will work with the parish to schedule and manage the Garden and Mowing Volunteers.

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