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Easter Seals Volunteers

Posted April 20, 2018

Starting June 7th we will need 2-3 volunteers for our Leonardo site. This will be every Thursday for three hours for 9 weeks, and we need the volunteers to commit to all 9 weeks. The time will be 11:00-2:00. Volunteers will need to fill out an application and meet for a quick interview/orientation, which will be held at our Sandy office. Volunteers will be mentoring teens and young adults with high functioning autism. They will be responsible for supporting the student they are paired with in goals that focus on social and work skills, as well as helping guests at the Leo with hands-on activities. They must model appropriate behavior and can NOT be on their phones while volunteering. The Leonardo is a really fun museum and so is the volunteer position, we just need to make sure that they are mature enough to mentor. Ideal volunteers are interested in the following: - disabilities - mentoring - at risk youth - teaching - autism - working with young adults - behavioral intervention - goal setting - social skills If interested, contact Madison Pope (208) 340-9322 or madisong@esgw.org

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Easter Seals-Goodwill
9035 S 700 E Sandy, UT 84070
385-215-6601

callic@esgw.org
www.esgw-nrm.easterseals.com

Category: Disability
County: Salt Lake Valley

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Easter Seals has an occupational therapy clinic as well as the Peer Connections program. The OT clinic helps children with disabilities. They provide parent education and work with the children in both groups and with individual children. Peer Connections serves students 16-24 who need peers to model appropriate social communication skills in a work setting. We volunteer at places like the Leonardo, Aquarium and Thanksgiving point to provide them opportunities to work on the unwritten rules of work.
Volunteers assist with activities, set up and put down events, clean toys, help with office needs, and supervise children during parent education. Individuals between the ages of 16-24 can participate in the Peer Connection where they mentor an individual with social communication skills in a work setting.
I valued everything and appreciated everything at this main service site. I valued most watching the children learn and grow and get better at the tasks that they are struggling with. It is such a joy to see this. -Haley Brock, Salt Lake City, Utah