Volunteer at Southeast Alternative Schools
Community Care Services’ Southeast Alternative Schools (SAS) serve highly capable, medically stable high school students who are challenged by learning and emotional disabilities. We offer students a comprehensive and supportive environment that addresses their diverse needs.
Our settings provide individualized academics, behavioral treatment, art, recreational and community experiences and individual and group counseling to help support academic achievement while developing and strengthening anger management, communication and social skills. The Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education approve license and monitor our schools. Students are referred to us by local school systems through the special education process
PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTIBILITIES/ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
General Duties and Responsibilities:
- Dress appropriately and be punctual.
- Notify your supervisor if you are unable to keep your schedule.
- Keep a record of your service hours on the posted form at SAS.
Specific Responsibilities:
You can choose to participate in a variety of activities, including:
- Vocational shadowing for a student in the landscaping, food service, cosmetology, plumbing, electrical work or other businesses (if applicable).
- Small group workshops in job preparedness, including resume writing, interview skills, including “dress for success” and table manners (if applicable).
- Coaching in peer mediation skills to help students resolve disputes peacefully. Volunteers who have completed the SCORE (Student Conflict Resolution Experts) training would be valuable candidates (if applicable).
- Present a program on your hobby, special interests, travels (if applicable).
- Tutoring in writing, reading, science or math (if applicable).
- Your ideas are always welcome!
Other Related Responsibilities:
All long-term volunteers (performing a total of more than 20 hours of service) at Southeast Alternative Schools complete an intake and orientation that includes Criminal Offender Record Information (CORI) clearance, reference check, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) training, Mantoux (tuberculosis) screening, information on Community Care Services’ mission, as well as the school's place in that mission, including its philosophy, goals and general policies. The OSHA training and Mantoux screening is repeated annually. Volunteers are encouraged to attend additional training, including First Aid and CPR, This training is our gift to you.
Qualifications (Education and Experience):
- There are no education requirements for volunteers. Sensitivity to the challenges of our students, and ability to relate to these service recipients.
- Ability to promote a caring and respectful attitude toward clients, staff and other volunteers, respecting privacy and confidentiality.
Because you have chosen to volunteer at one of Community Care Services’ programs, we recognize that you are a generous and caring person. We appreciate your contributions; and our staff is committed to providing excellent supervision and support for you. We sincerely feel that volunteers are members of our team; and we hope that you feel as we do.
CONTACT:
With the exception of job shadowing, volunteer service may be performed at any of our three schools:
| Traci Wyse, Director | John Bonin, Director | Tim Hurley, Director |
| Cape Cod | Middleboro | Berkley |
| 270 Communications Way, Unit 2G | 49 Plymouth Street | 132 South Main Street |
| Hyannis, MA 02601 | Middleboro, MA 02346 | Berkley, MA 02779 |
| 508.862.0288 | 508.947.0131 | 508.822.7728 |
Other:
Our Southeast Alternative Schools are programs of Community Care Services.
Community Care Services is a non-profit 501(c)(3) human services agency. Our mission is to provide the highest quality counseling, prevention, behavioral health, education, mediation, advocacy, community living and elderly services to all of our clients in a safe and caring environment in order to maximize the potential in all of us. The agency offers over 30 diverse programs throughout Southeastern Massachusetts and parts of Rhode Island, serving over 7,500 individuals each year.
Please visit our web site at www.communitycareservices.org.
Joan Keiper, Director of Volunteer & Intern Services
70 Main Street, Taunton, MA 02780
508.821.7777x451
