Volunteer at King County

Position: Religious Service Provider

Goal of the Position: To develop relationships with youth that are involved with incarceration that will promote positive relationships, development, and decision-making through a religious and spiritual lens.

Role: The Religious Service Provider's role is to support a variety of youth by:

• Empowering them to resolve current issues and to develop coping strategies for the future, through a religious and spiritual lens.
• Provide a model for a healthy, trusting relationship through clear communication and setting appropriate boundaries, through a religious and spiritual lens.
• Acknowledging their strengths, talents and gifts and encouraging them to find ways to use them, through a religious and spiritual lens.
• Be an active listener and offer support and encouragement when appropriate, through a religious and spiritual lens.
• Provide appropriate religious and spiritual education.

Responsibilities:

• Complete application process, consisting of application, references, interview, background checks and volunteer training.
• Monthly supervision reports to the Program Coordinator.
• Maintain confidentiality of participants.
• Clear communication with the youth, staff and Program Coordinator.
• Meet a variety of youth and provide a listening presence focused on co-creating a session together.

Qualifications:

• Willingness to provide emotional, social, and practical support within limits.
• Knowledge of one’s boundaries and ability to set limits with others.
• Recognition that all people have strengths and they need to discover and use them.
• Completed background check and training.

Time Commitment:

• One year commitment
• 4-6 hours a month of dependable,
  
  weekly contact including learning and playful activities

Site:

• King County Detention Center
• A Religious Service Provider is not to bring a youth to their home. 

Supervision/Training:

• Monthly supervision reports provided to the Program Coordinator.
• Monthly trainings provided by the Program Coordinator (both synchronous and asynchronous and allowing for summer vacation)
• Individual meetings with Program Coordinator when necessary.

Benefits:

• Make a difference in the life of youth.
• Learn about yourself, personal growth.
• Give back and contribute to the community.
• Have fun!