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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