Love kids? Spend your time hanging out with the most adventurous youth in Dayton! The after-school program at Adventure Central promotes positive youth development, education, and leadership skills using an environmental foundation in a welcoming, safe, fun, active setting. These kids are just bursting with energy and excitement! The Program Assistant spends most of his or her time outdoors monitoring outdoor play and getting roped into all sorts of shenanigans from playing in the creek to jumping rope, to gaga ball!
Impact
Volunteers will build trusting and positive relationships that strengthen values, build lasting life skills and encourage an eagerness to explore life’s possibilities.
Tasks
- Interact with the kids - play, joke, chat!
- Monitor play for safety and harmony
- Assist staff in set-up and clean-up of program materials and equipment
- Support staff or lead designated activities during the program
Additional Information
- Be ready to have fun and get messy!
- Please review Five Rivers MetroParks latest COVID-19 Updates.
- This is a Long-Term, Short-Term, and Youth Volunteer Opportunity.
- This opportunity is for ages 14 and older. Volunteers ages 14-17 must first be approved by a Volunteer Coordinator to Respond to this opportunity. Contact volunteer.services@metroparks.org to request approval.
Visit the Adventure Central Training Resources page in our Training Library to see what training is required for this opportunity.
See the Programming Volunteer Position Description for more detailed information.
