clubGEN adult Volunteer

We are currently recruiting clubGEN Adult Volunteers for the 2011-2012 school year, and we want your help. We are happy to announce that some changes have been made to the volunteer position which will allow volunteers to take a deeper and more integrated role in club. Next year, each club will be lead by one adult clubGEN Coordinator with the support of one clubGEN Volunteer. High school girls will attend meetings once a month and serve as peer role models to the middle school girls.

As a clubGEN Volunteer during the 2011-2012 school year, you will attend clubGEN meetings at a local middle school and act as an aide to the club leader, while forming encouraging and caring relationships with the middle school girls in club. Clubs are held after school from approximately 3:30 - 5 pm. You will be assigned to a specific club, and will be required to commit to the same time and day every week for the duration of the school year.

clubGEN Volunteer responsibilities include:

• Establish trusting relationships with girls in clubGEN
• Commit to attending the same club on a weekly basis (unless serving as a substitute)
• Assist with behavior management at club
• Assist with general flow of club
• Debrief with Club Coordinators and share ideas for improving clubs
• Familiarize self with curriculum
• Assist with curriculum implementation when appropriate
• Lead club if Club Coordinator is unable to do so
• Help with reminder calls/texts/emails to club members
• Assist with recruitment of girls for club
• Be dependable and on-time
• Alert GENaustin as soon as possible when unable to attend club
• Attend Saturday workshops to help plan high school girl involvement in club (optional)
• Assist with other club-related tasks as appropriate

If you want to be a clubGEN Volunteer, please fill out our volunteer form.

Girl Talk Workshops Volunteer

Are you a natural born leader? GENaustin is looking for dynamic, outgoing women who would like to lead workshops with girls in grades 4-12 at local schools. If you are interested in making an impact on girls and enjoy discussing body image, the media, healthy relationships, or friendships, please fill out our volunteer form.

Conference Volunteer Leaders

Purpose: Conference Volunteers will assist with all the tasks at the We Are Girls Conference on Saturday November 12th at Austin High School. Conference Volunteers fill a variety of roles at We Are Girls, including helping attendees check-in, assisting speakers with their presentations, A/V troubleshooting, answering questions, and serving lunch.

Requirements:
• Must be available the day of the conference, November 12th (flexible shifts are available.)
• Must be committed to the goals/mission of GENaustin.
• Must be team oriented, flexible, and positive.

If you want to be a Conference Volunteer, please fill out our volunteer form.

GENthusiasts! Recruitment Volunteer

Location: Middle Schools in AISD, Round Rock and Manor

GENaustin is looking for strong female recruiters to assist with membership recruitment for clubGEN, a weekly, after-school program that utilizes high school girls and adults to lead a girl-specific curriculum with middle school girls to address the issues pre-teen and teen girls face today.

Volunteers will be visiting middle schools during lunch and after-school hours to spread their enthusiasm about clubGEN and get young women excited about joining.

Time commitment:
Minimum: 1-2 hours, once a month. Maximum: as often as you’d like!
We need volunteers who can be available at lunch time and after school times during our big recruitment weeks throughout the year.

If you want to be a Recruitment Volunteer, please fill out our volunteer form.