Arlington — For more details, contact Volunteer Arlington at 703-228-1760 or volunteer@arlingtonva.us.
CURRENT OPPORTUNITIES
Audio-visual Shelving Support at Columbia Pike Branch Library
Sponsor: Arlington Public Library
Location: Arlington, VA 22201
Help make sure the library has the items you want on the shelf as soon as possible. Sort AV items by call number or genre, shelve them, and straighten the shelves to make it easier to find what you want.
Contact: Barbara Dean, 703-228-7688
Computer Lab (CyberCenter) coaches at Columbia Pike Branch Library
Sponsor: Arlington Public Library
Location: Arlington, VA 22204
Do you like working with computers? Columbia Pike Branch Library is looking for people to staff our computer help desk near the computers available to the public for Internet, and, Microsoft Word, Excel, and Powerpoint.
Contact: Barbara Dean, 703-228-7688
Volunteer ESL Teacher
Sponsor: ESL & Immigrant Ministries
Location: Arlington, VA 22204
Volunteers are needed to teach English in small classroom settings to adult immigrants starting in September 2012. Commitment is one 2-hour class a week for 10 weeks. Prior teaching experience is not required. Second language skill is not necessary.
Contact: Dorothy Hettmann, 703-841-0292
ESL Computer Lab Volunteer
Sponsor: ESL & Immigrant Ministries
Location: Arlington, VA 22204
Volunteer needed to assist in computer lab in an ESL program. Volunteer must be comfortable using a PC; specialized computer knowledge and technical expertise are not required. ESL students rotate through the computer lab to reinforce the English.
Contact: Dorothy Hettmann, 703-841-0292
Summer Reading Program
Sponsor: Nauck Community Services Center, BAJCDC | Location: Arlington, VA 22206
We are looking for volunteers to read to our youth in the community each Wednesday evening in shifts of 30 minutes. The time starts at 5 p.m. and ends at 8 p.m. The children range from Pre-K level to 5th grade.
Contact: Brayani Sheffey, 703-229-5650
Hotline Crisis Counselors Needed: Weekdays
Sponsor: CrisisLink
Location: Arlington, VA 22204
CrisisLink is looking for empathetic, non-judgmental and caring volunteers to answer our suicide and crisis prevention hotline calls during the weekday daytime hours. Our volunteers are committed to saving lives and preventing tragedies.
Contact: Michelle Short, 703-516-6778
Hotline Crisis Counselors Needed: Evenings and Weekends
Sponsor: CrisisLink
Location: Arlington, VA 22204
CrisisLink is looking for empathetic, non-judgmental and caring volunteers to answer our suicide and crisis prevention hotline calls during high-volume evening and weekends hours. Our volunteers are committed to saving lives and preventing tragedies. Last
Contact: Michelle Short, 703-516-6778
Arlington Villages Project Team
Sponsor: Department Of Parks & Recreation
Location: Arlington, VA 22207
The Arlington Villages Project Team is working to create a network of villages in Arlington. Members of these neighborhood-based villages work together with the goal of staying in their own homes as they age, while enjoying active, healthy and safe lifestyle.
Contact: Milada Weaver, 703-228-4730
Vertical Villages Activity Leaders
Sponsor: Department Of Parks & Recreation
Location: Arlington, VA 22207
Arlington Wisdom Works needs volunteers to assist in planning a program to provide recreational and social opportunities to seniors in a high rise apartment building setting.
Contact: Milada Weaver, 703-228-4730
Library Service Desk at Columbia Pike Branch Library
Sponsor: Arlington Public Library
Location: Arlington, VA 22204
Would you like to provide a welcoming presence for customers on Columbia Pike Library’s second floor? Greet customers and help them find items they want, assist and train customers to check their library accounts and perform related functions.
Contact: Barbara Dean, 703-228-7688
Arlington Wisdom Works Core Team
Sponsor: Department Of Parks & Recreation
Location: Arlington, VA 22207
Retired people represent an untapped reservoir of training, experience and energy. The Arlington Wisdom Works (AWW) initiative will tap the talents of experienced adults (50+), ready for a new challenge.
Contact: Milada Weaver, 703-228-4730
Circulation Support at Columbia Pike Library
Sponsor: Arlington Public Library
Location: Arlington, VA 22204
Help make sure the library has the items you want on the shelf as soon as possible. The job may include any of the following: checking materials in, sorting items by call number, shelving them, pulling items.
Contact: Barbara Dean, 703-228-7688
Self Checkout-Machine Assistant at Central Library
Sponsor: Arlington Public Library
Location: Arlington, VA 22201
Help people check out their materials and pay fines faster by showing them how to use the self-checkout machines. We'd like people their l monitor their use, show others how to use them and resolve minor problems.
Contact: Barbara Dean, 703-228-7688.