Volunteer Positions at Mission Empower
Thank you for your interest with helping Mission Empower fulfill our mission and achieve our vision. We have several volunteer areas for you to consider. Please review the description and qualifications for each one below. You can apply by clicking the link in each box below.
Fundraiser
If you are a social butterfly with great, creative ideas, we would love to have you plan and organize these events for us!Event Planner
Help Mission Empower discover new ways to diversify and increase its funding streams!Organizing Czar
The most efficient organizations have people behind the scenes who keeps things going by maintaining order.Youth Mentor
Give a young person (8th-12th grader) in need of social, developmental and emotional support the companionship of a caring adult.Office Assistant
Provide administrative support in our Mission Empower office by answering phones, filing special education resources and data, and managing our resource library.Volunteer Description:
Some knowledge of the special education process (IEP’s, 504 Plans, etc.). Knowledge of and commitment to the organizations mission of empowerment of youth with disabilities. Good written and oral communication skills. Knowledge of Microsoft Office products. WordPress knowledge a plus!
Community Story-Teller
We are seeking members of and people with disabilities who are passionate about changing their community to include everyone.Volunteer Description:
Mission Empower will train volunteers to tell their story so that the community is enriched to understand the need for inclusion. Volunteers will have the opportunity to participate in school assemblies and community presentations that will include skits, panel discussions or activities used to demonstrate disability.
Dyslexia Reading Tutor
Serve children who struggle with reading and have dyslexia or exhibit dyslexic tendencies. Tutors will receive free training in the renowned Barton Reading and Spelling System.Volunteer Description:
Tutors will work one-on-one with the same student twice per week; use a proven, successful, evidence-based program; learn the structure of the English language and, most importantly, help children learn to succeed in reading and school; make at least 1 year commitment to tutor one student.
Parent Partner
Do you have experience navigating the education system? Or a desire to learn more about it, so you can help others? You may be a great parent partner!Volunteer Description:
Assist us in helping families become self-sustaining and self-advocating. Essentially, we want to create a school+family environment where our clients will no longer need our advocacy skills or policy knowledge, because we have successfully educated, mentored, and empowered them to independence. Join our team, and help be the difference.