Volunteering
An excellent Catholic school provides opportunities for building and experiencing community and serving others in a faith-filled environment.
St. John Bosco Catholic School embraces the active involvement of parents in supporting the education of the students, their safety, and participation in extracurricular activities. Students experience a vast variety of opportunities supported by the dedication of parents and grandparents.
Without parent, grandparent, and family volunteers, many of our events could not occur. Faculty, staff, and club chairs work with parents to find opportunities that best fit skills, interests, and schedules.
A completed Safe Environment Training certificate is required before volunteering. It is imperative that all visitors and volunteers are signed in and out with accurate times.
Required Volunteer Hours
Each family is expected to complete 25 volunteer hours each school year. Remember to log your volunteer hours in RenWeb.
Please Note: The family volunteer obligation is separate from the family fundraising obligation. Volunteering is giving of one's time and talent. However, we do understand that some families are limited on time and may instead choose to donate monetarily. In that case, every $10 = 1 hour of volunteer service.
** Purchasing auction/raffle items, parking spaces, or sponsoring an event are not eligible for the $10= 1 hour of service policy.
Types of Volunteer Opportunities
Contact the school office for more information about any of the volunteer positions.
Adoration
Adoration is held the first Wednesday of every month. Parents are welcome to attend anytime between 8:30sm and 2:30pm, and there are a few times each month that need coverage because of the student schedules. Please contact Miss Josilyn Tan if you are interested.
Classroom Workers
Every teacher has different needs for working directly with students. The teachers will circulate information through their weekly newsletters to recruit parents for guest speakers, special events, field trips, center leaders, and bulletin boards (just to name a few). Please contact your child’s teacher if you are interested.
Coaches
The Athletic Department seeks volunteer coaches for the upcoming school year. Coaches are needed for boys flag football, basketball and baseball and girls volleyball, basketball and softball, grades 5 through 8.
Coaching a team is a guarantee you will achieve the 25-hour volunteer obligation AND your child’s sports fee will be waived. Please contact Mr. Brett Caradonna if you are interested.
Events
The school’s primary events include the Back-to-School BBQ (August), The Bosco Gala (September), Harvest Fest ( October), Running with Rosco (November), Pancakes with Santa (December), Field Day (January), Father-Daughter Dance (February), Mother-Son Kickball (April), Birdies for Bosco and End-of-Year Bash (May). Information for volunteers will be sent to parents via the organization hosting the event as well as through administration. See the weekly Bulldog Bite for more information.
Extraordinary Ministers for School Mass
Training provided before school starts, rotating schedule for all school Masses. Please contact Miss Josilyn Tan if you are interested.
Hospitality
The PTO Hospitality committee is a great, easy way to earn hours behind the scenes. PTO will include Sign Up Genius via the Bulldog Bite as to needed food items that may be homemade or easily purchased at any grocery store or restaurant for school events (such as staff lunches, information nights, etc.). You may sign up for items as often or as little as you would like. It allows for the most flexibility and is a very easy way to fulfill service hours.
Icepacks
The nurses’ and PE office use ice packs that can be assembled for service hours.
Library
Mrs. Harvey needs workers to help with the Library classes (check in, check out) to Library maintenance- sorting and shelving books, dusting, repairing books, covering books, and helping with special projects (book fairs, All Saints Projects, Liturgy and service projects). Please contact Mrs. Theresa Harvey if you are interested.
Sacristans for School Mass
Our students, faculty and staff attend Mass every Friday as well as Holy Days of Obligation. St. Benedict is happy to have SJB parents serve as a Sacristan. Training is provided, and a rotating schedule is possible depending on the amount of volunteers. Please contact Phil Arkfeld at St. Benedict if you are interested.
Snack Shack Coordinator
This individual will oversee the “business” of running the snack shop including purchasing, inventory maintenance, supervising student “employees”, and training students in the following areas customer service, janitorial, financial (cash register, making change, balancing, and deposits).