Position Title: Volunteer Children’s Instructor – Arts, Crafts, and Music
Department: Youth and Family Services / Enrichment Programs
Reports To: Designated Program Supervisor
Position Type: Volunteer

Position Summary

The Volunteer Children’s Instructor – Arts, Crafts, and Music plans and facilitates creative, educational, and recreational activities for children in a supportive and engaging environment. This position encourages creativity, self-expression, exploration, and skill development through age-appropriate arts, crafts, and music activities. The volunteer helps create positive learning experiences that promote children’s confidence, social interaction, and overall development.

Essential Functions

• Plan and facilitate age-appropriate arts, crafts, and music activities based on children’s developmental levels, interests, and abilities.
• Introduce children to various creative activities, including drawing, painting, crafting, singing, rhythm exercises, movement, and basic musical concepts.
• Prepare lesson plans, activity instructions, materials, and supplies for scheduled sessions.
• Demonstrate creative techniques and provide guidance to help children participate and complete activities.
• Encourage imagination, creativity, self-expression, and exploration in a positive, nonjudgmental environment.
• Incorporate interactive activities that promote listening, coordination, cooperation, and social skills.
• Adapt activities to accommodate different learning styles, developmental needs, and abilities.
• Encourage children to participate at their own pace while recognizing individual interests, strengths, and accomplishments.
• Maintain an organized and safe activity space before, during, and after each session.
• Follow established safety procedures when using art supplies, craft materials, musical instruments, and other activity equipment.
• Monitor children’s participation and interactions and promote respectful behavior and positive peer relationships.
• Communicate supply needs, activity concerns, and relevant observations to the designated supervisor.
• Follow organizational procedures regarding child supervision, confidentiality, incident reporting, and appropriate interactions with minors.
• Perform other related volunteer duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Interest in working with children through arts, crafts, music, or creative enrichment activities.
• Creativity, patience, dependability, and strong interpersonal skills.
• Ability to engage children in fun, structured, and developmentally appropriate activities.
• Ability to communicate instructions clearly and adapt activities to children’s needs.
• Experience in art, music, teaching, childcare, recreation, or youth programming is preferred but not required.
• Basic knowledge of arts, crafts, music, or creative instruction sufficient to facilitate assigned activities.

Volunteer Expectations

• Complete required volunteer application, screening, orientation, and training.
• Follow all organizational policies, procedures, safety requirements, and applicable laws.
• Maintain confidentiality regarding participants, families, staff, and organizational information.
• Treat all participants with dignity and respect, regardless of background or circumstances.
• Maintain appropriate professional boundaries and avoid conflicts of interest.
• Report safety concerns, incidents, suspected abuse or neglect, and other required disclosures in accordance with organizational policy and applicable law.
• Work within the assigned volunteer role and seek guidance from the designated supervisor when questions or concerns arise.
• Notify the supervisor of absences, scheduling changes, or inability to fulfill assigned responsibilities.

Volunteer Status

• This is an unpaid volunteer position. Volunteers do not have authority to make organizational commitments, provide services outside their assigned responsibilities, or represent themselves as licensed or credentialed professionals unless appropriately authorized.

Equal Opportunity

• The organization welcomes qualified volunteers and is committed to providing a respectful and inclusive environment consistent with applicable law and organizational policy.