North Wasco County School District Volunteer Program.

North Wasco County School District Volunteer Program

Volunteer Orientation Includes: Volunteer Handbook Volunteer

Expectations Procedures Job-specific training

Be sure to communicate often with your school and mentor teacher to ask questions or give feedback!

Please sign in and out every time you enter or leave the building

Wear an identification badge while on campus

If you are going to be absent, please call the office and ask that the message gets passed on to the teacher

Be prepared to encounter emergency situations

Schools practice fire, earthquake, and lock-down drills regularly

Always follow the lead of the teacher

Help students stay calm and quiet

Wait for further instructions

Get help on the way! Send a student if

needed Follow the lead of staff Model calmness to

students Avoid contact with

bodily fluids Do not move a child

with a suspected back or neck injury

Only perform first aid if you are appropriately

trained and a staff member is not available

Children benefit from healthy relationships with adult role models

Relationships must be kept appropriate at all times

Volunteer-student relationships may not be extended outside of the school setting

You can be a positive influence in the life

of a student!

Handshakes, High-Fives, and Side Hugs are great ways to show students you care!

The child’s comfort level should be your guide

Redirect overly affectionate children to a different gesture

Report inappropriate touching immediately

Conversations with staff and students should demonstrate respect for others

Everyone should be treated the same regardless of differences

At school, volunteers may not encourage or promote religious beliefs to students , including invitations to their place of worship

Any personal information you learn about a student or family at school should be kept confidential

Report any concerns of abuse, neglect, sexual harassment, and illegal or dangerous activities

School staff members are mandatory reporters of suspected abuse and will follow up on this information

Redirect misbehaving students back to the task at hand

Follow classroom procedures

Be firm, fair, and friendly

Physical punishment or verbal abuse is never permitted Refer behavior

challenges to a staff member

Follow the teacher’s lead and keep children headed in the right direction

Learn names and use them often

Set a relaxed, friendly climate for learning

Allow students to be themselves

Be a positive role model Keep your commitments Communicate often