Opportunities From: United Way of Yellowstone County

Join our Youth Program! This is a great opportunity to hang out with teens and make a difference in their lives.

Contact the Volunteer Coordinator to get started.

(406) 247-0140 ext. 1121

volunteercoordinator@billingslf.org

*All participants must fill out a quick volunteer application form before volunteering*

Volunteer classroom aides support our certified teachers in provide caring, one-on-one supervision to our many students during the after-school program. Under the guidance of full-time classroom leaders, classroom aides make sure that each and every student receives personalized attention and care.

Duties/ Major Tasks:

Hours: Classroom Aides can work anywhere from two hour a week to several hours a day, depending on the volunteer's interests and availability. During the school year, volunteer positions are available from Monday through Friday between 1:30 PM and 5:30 PM.

During both our After School and Summer Enrichment programs, all of our students receive academic instruction and support in vital subjects like Reading and Math. As a volunteer tutor, you will assist our classroom teachers in providing targeted one-on-one instruction to students.

Duties/ Major Tasks: 

During the School year lessons take place, Monday through Friday from 2:30pm to 5:30pm

The Montana Audubon Center is looking for dedicated, enthusiastic, nature-loving individuals to help with our outdoor education programs. 

Program Areas:

Work with children by helping them stay safe while a swim instructor is teaching life skills in a swim lesson class. Watch them progress through stroke development to possibly swim team! Safety in the water is our main goal. Having extra sets of hands in the pool with these kiddos helps the instructor focus on teaching these life skills!

Help assist with after school programs including: STEM, CATCH, rock climbing, swim lessons, games, arts and crafts, sports, tutoring and much more! (offsite locations also available)

Assist teachers with a creative and educational curriculum built for ages 3-5 year old children. Preschoolers will focus on Kindergarten readiness while also being active by participating in swimming lessons and other fun activities. It is always nice to have a few extra hands to help with projects and organization of the room.

Volunteers will facilitate activities that build off of STEM educational exhibits. These activities may include, but are not limited to, programs, workshops, and camps, where leads are expected to be knowledgeable on the content they are teaching and possess general knowledge of Wise Wonders. Volunteers must be legally able to engage and interact with school groups, children, and families. Volunteers must be able to adjust material to fit the demographic of participants.

Play Support Volunteers will assist staff during our operating hours by interacting with patrons. Patrons have expressed the desire that Wise Wonders staff interact more with children as they play in the Museum. Being short-staffed, Wise Wonders is seeking volunteers interested in this position. We need support primarily for our rotating science experiments and art projects. Whether you are helping a child make elephant toothpaste, leading a group in an experiment, or painting a cloud, play support volunteers are here to be a big kid.

The Billings Family YMCA has a wonderful ChildWatch Center within its walls. Members are able to drop off their children at ChildWatch while they take some time for themselves. Be a positive influence to children ages 6 weeks to 11 years of age by rocking babies, reading books, and playing games. 
ChildWatch is open Monday through Thursday from 8:30 am to 1:30 pm and 4:00 pm to 7:30 pm, Friday from 8:30 am to 1:30 pm and 4:30 pm to 6:30 pm, and Saturday from 8:00 am to 12:00 pm. 

Enjoy time sharing experience and knowledge with youth by serving as a positive role model by teaching the fundamental basics and sportsmanship of a sport. Coaches are responsible for all aspects of directing the teams practice and play in games.

Coaches meetings with limited training is provided. It would be beneficial to have some knowledge of the sport you would like to coach. Depending on sport it may be required to have First Aid/CPR training and concussion training. We provide all of the above training for our volunteer coaches!

Volunteer will be in charge of managing Wise Wonders website, literature and the Museum’s weekly newsletter. Responsibilities would include, but are not limited to, ensuring that the newsletter is accurate and goes out in a timely fashion; that wisewonders.org is regularly and accurately updated; editing informational videos about Wise Wonders for wisewonders.org, YouTube and Facebook; and updating and designing new Wise Wonders flyers, coupons, pamphlets and/or rat cards for distribution to patrons.