• Volunteer at Collinswood!

    If you are 18 years or older, we invite you to volunteer in a wide variety of capacities at school or from the comfort of your home, during the school day or outside of the school day.  We welcome Spanish or English speakers, but it is not necessary to be bilingual to volunteer.  All community members are invited to register as volunteers at cmsvolunteers.com.  Once your background check is complete, you will be notified by email of your clearance status.  Working with students requires an unsupervised clearance status.  If you have questions about your clearance status, please contact Ms. Cabral at lizbethe.cabral@cms.k12.nc.us.

    Steps to Get Started:

    1. Register to volunteer at Collinswood at cmsvolunteers.com.  Register with the same first and last name as it appears on your driver's license and/or passport.

    2. After 48 hours, receive your volunteer clearance status by email or call 980-343-5820 to speak with Ms. Cabral.

    3. Review the volunteer roles that interest you below.  Match your interest and your clearance status.

    3. Complete this survey to get started!  The volunteer contact for the area you selected will be in touch with you to schedule your orientation and start date.

    Volunteer Needs

    Area of Need

    Contact Email

    Tasks

    Learn More

    Time

    Clearance Needed

    Media Center Assistant

    leslie1.ray@cms.k12.nc.us

    • Shelve books

    • Help students locate books

    • Straighten shelves

    • Unbox orders

    Learn about the Media Center Assistant Volunteer Role

    8:00-8:45 AM; Other times available throughout the week.

    Unsupervised

    Cafeteria Assistant

    javier1.cely@cms.k12.nc.us

    • Monitor and redirect student behavior to be consistent with Cafeteria expectations.

    • Assist students with opening food materials

    • Provide utensils, napkins, condiments upon request.

    • Assist cafeteria staff with maintaining schedule.

    Learn about the Cafeteria Assistant Volunteer Role

    10:45 AM to 1:30 PM Daily

     

    Helping Hands (PTA)

    kym@collinswoodpta.com

    • Copying, stapling, cutting, hole punching, and other tasks teachers leave in the workroom.

    • Helping Hands is a great way to meet other volunteers and get connected at Collinswood!

    Learn about the Helping Hands Role  

    9:15 AM - 11:30 AM Fridays

    Supervised or Unsupervised

    Interior Beautification (PTA)

    dominique@collinswoodpta.com

    • Complete projects outside of regular school hours

    • Painting (general & murals)

    • Hardware Installation

    • Assist in creation/ installation of pieces

    • Connect with local artists

    • Interior Design

     

    Varies

    Unsupervised

    School Events (PTA)

    volunteers@collinswoodpta.com

    • Book Fairs 

    • Dad Supporters

    • Extra-curricular Activities

    • Fall Festival

    • Field Day

    • Jaguar VIP Dance

    • K-3 Parent Socials

    • Middle School Events

    • Outdoor School Beautification

    • Taste of Collinswood Potluck

     

    Varies

    Unsupervised if students are present.

    Mentor

    lillian.burgess@cms.k12.nc.us

    • Serve as an extra support for student.

    • Lunch Buddy

    • Assist in building skills to ensure success in school community

    • Build Relationships

    • Positive Role model

    • Dad’s on Duty Fridays 8:45-9:15

    Learn about Mentoring

    Varies

    Unsupervised

    Math buddy

    javier1.cely@cms.k12.nc.us
    • Communicate with the Math teacher to determine support needed.
    • Monitor and encourage student to do/complete assigned work.
    • Work with the student on the topic to reinforce/enrich.
    • Report to the teacher the changes you see in the student.

    Learn about being a Math Buddy

    Varies November to April

    Unsupervised

    Reading buddy - English

    caitlinn.bower@cms.k12.nc.us

    • Completing Phonics and Phonological Awareness Routines and Activities

    • Reading Fluency Partners

    • Reading Comprehension Partners (Text-Dependent Questions, Graphic Organizers)

    Learn about being an English Reading Buddy

    Varies

    Unsupervised

    Reading buddy - Spanish

    griselda1.perez@cms.k12.nc.us

    • Comprensión de lectura. - Reading Comprehension.

    • Trabajo con vocabulario

    Vocabulary work

    • Fonetica/Phonics.

    Learn about being a Spanish Reading Buddy

    Varies

    Unsupervised

    Testing Proctor

    javier1.cely@cms.k12.nc.us
    • Attend in-person training (same testing day).
    • Watch the NC training video for proctor.
    • Sign NC Testing Code of Ethics.
    • Sign NC Proctor Agreement.
    • Supervise that tests are performed in fairly manner.
    • Report any incident to the School Testing Coordinator.

    Learn about begin a Testing Proctor

    Varies

    Unsupervised