We are looking for willing people to help provide others with meals during
needy times (ex. Birth of a Child or Death in the family).
If you are willing to be on a list of people who will be called into action when
there is a need, then please contact Ingrid Wilson at ingrid@ocfjax.com.
All meals will be organized through www.takethemameal.com
Thanks for your willingness.
We need volunteers to help staff our THRIVEtots rooms during our Weekly service. Theses rooms are divided by age. Please check the different room descriptions:
Blue Room: Volunteers serve once a month for our Sunday evening service. The responsibilities in the Blue Room include teaching 4 & 5 year olds simple, pre-scripted bible lessons and activities, teaching classroom rules and structure, serving snacks, singing & dancing (no talent or training required), general fun play, and cleaning up.
Green Room: Volunteers serve once a month for our Sunday evening service. The responsibilities in the Green Room include teaching 3 year olds simple, pre-scripted bible lessons and activities, assisting toddlers in the bathroom, serving snacks, singing & dancing (no talent or training required), blowing bubbles, general fun play, and cleaning up.
Red Room: Volunteers serve once a month for our Sunday evening service. The responsibilities in the Red Room include teaching 2 year olds simple, pre-scripted bible lessons and activities, changing diapers, assisting toddlers in the bathroom, serving snacks, singing & dancing (no talent or training required), blowing bubbles, general fun play, and cleaning up.
Nursery: Volunteers serve once a month for our Sunday evening service. The responsibilities in the Yellow Room include taking care of infants (from 6 weeks old) to toddlers (up to 2 years old), changing diapers, bottle feeding, serving snacks, singing songs, blowing bubbles, bouncing and swaying, general fun play, and cleaning up.
Time Commitment: Arrival time is 4:30 pm. Departure time is after all the children have been picked up and the room has been cleaned (7:00ish)
Skills Required: Patience, a smile, noise tolerance, and basic knowledge of little ones
Training: Reading the ThriveTots Handbook is the first step in the training process, then On-the-Job training will occur with the ThriveTots director 1-2 times. There are also occasional Volunteer Workshops/Training Meetings to attend.
NEXT STEPS:
Review:
THRIVEtots HANDBOOK
Sign Up:
THRIVE APPLICATION
Prep Squad volunteers serve once a month. The responsibilities include gathering all the supplies needed for the activities during a Sunday evening service for 4 Tots classrooms and placing them in the Supply Buckets. Most of the supplies are readily available in the OCF Ministry Center, but occasionally some shopping is required. Sometimes cutting, copying, coloring, etc. might be required depending on the planned activities. The Supply Buckets need to be prepped and in place by 4:00 pm each Sunday.
Time Commitment: Approximately 1 hour each month
Skills Required: Basic ability to read and understand lesson plans; ability to cut, color, and paste; basic copy machine skills
Training: One initial training is required after signing-up to go over responsibilities.
SIGN UP:
Gathering Kids Volunteers serve once every couple of months for our unique Wednesday night Gathering service. The responsibilities of the Gathering Kids Volunteer include taking care of infants (from 6 weeks old) to elementary aged children (up to 5th grade). Because attendance is usually light, the age range is vast, and the service is shorter, there are no lessons to teach. This time is generally a fun and social time for the children and can include games and other miscellaneous activities. Usually only one adult volunteer and one Youth Volunteer is needed for this service.
Time Commitment: Arrival time is 6:15 pm. Departure time is after all the children have been picked up and the room has been cleaned (7:45ish)
Skills Required: Patience, a smile, noise tolerance, and basic knowledge of little ones
Training:Reading the ThriveTots and ThriveKids Handbooks is the first step in the training process, then On-the-Job training will occur with the ThriveTots director.
NEXT STEPS:
Review:
THRIVEtots HANDBOOK
Sign Up:
THRIVE APPLICATION
Check In Crew volunteers serve once a month at the Check In Booth. The responsibilities include booting up the Check In computers, initiating the Fellowship One program, setting out Thrive information cards, greeting parents, using the computer to check in children, and a lot of smiling.
Time Commitment: Arrival at 4:30 pm before our Sunday evening service until ThriveKids begins (5:30ish)
Skills Required: Basic computer skills, friendly greeting skills
Training:One initial training is required after signing-up to go over responsibilities.
NEXT STEPS:
Review:
THRIVEtots HANDBOOK
Sign Up:
THRIVE APPLICATION
