Volunteer Positions
Internships (Academic and Community). Interns at Inside/Out Youth Services get involved in our direct services, from program development to implementation and evaluation. We will customize internships to benefit your need for experience with our mission’s need for help.
Volunteer Facilitators
We are seeking supportive, outgoing individuals to supervise and facilitate our youth programming hours at both our downtown location and our satellite program at Library 21C in northern Colorado Springs. Youth hours occur Monday, Wednesday, and Friday beginning at 3:30 pm and ending at 7 pm (7:30pm on Fridays). Programming during these hours includes unstructured free time (Chill Out hours), as well as structured programming hours and recreation night. For detailed descriptions of these program hours, browse our calendar.
Communication Specialist Intern – Fall 2017
Inside/Out Youth Services is seeking an intern to manage our communications needs, including weekly emails to volunteers, donor communications, event promotions, and curation of our social media. Students entering a Spring 2017 semester at a local college, with versatile tech skills and experience, would be well-suited to this task.
Event Assistance
Help us host and organize events for youth and Inside/Out fundraising events throughout the year! Volunteers can be involved in every aspect of events from planning committee to marketing to being present at the event. Whether you love to throw parties and you know everyone who’s anyone, or you enjoy quietly helping out from behind the scenes, we will always have a role for you to play.
Application
Thank you for your interest in volunteering for the Inside/Out Program. Please review and complete the materials: copy and paste the application into a new document; scan, print, and complete it. When you are finished please email your application to priscilla@insideoutys.org/backup or print and mail to 223 N Wahsatch Ave. Suite 101 Colorado Springs, CO 80903.
Date: ______________________
DOB: ______________________
Name: __________________________________________________________
Address: _________________________________________________________
Phone(s): ____________________________________________
Email: _______________________________________________
Best way to contact you? (phone/email) __________________
Occupation/Duties: __________________________________________________________
Employer & Address: _________________________________________________________
Please answer the following questions on a separate piece of paper:
1. Why are you interested in volunteering for Inside/Out Youth Services
2. What are your areas of interest in Inside/Out? (i.e. facilitating youth groups, board participation, administrative assistance, outreach or recreation supervision?)
3. List any of your skills, abilities, areas of interest that could benefit the Inside/Out program.
4. How has your life been touched by issues relating to sexual orientation?
5. Have you been or are you now, involved with a “coming out” process of any kind (yourself or others)?
6. Law requires that you report to social services that a minor was being abused by a parent. What would you do in this scenario: A youth reveals that her parents have been hitting her. She has bruises on her arms and legs. She begs you not to tell anyone.
7. Describe your response to a youth who tells you that he doesn’t use any form of protection during sex, and he wouldn’t care if he contracted or spread HIV?
8. How would you handle a situation if a youth said s/he was attracted to you?
9. How do you work within a team, and what role do you most often see yourself taking in a team-oriented situation?
10. Have you ever been convicted of any felony, child abuse, or unlawful sexual offense?
Yes ________ No__________
11. Please list any current or past volunteer experience:
Please list three (3) references you have know for at least one year, not related to you and not your partner.
Name: ____________________________ Phone: ___________________ Relationship: ________________
Name: ____________________________ Phone: ___________________ Relationship: ________________
Name: ____________________________ Phone: ___________________ Relationship: ________________
Emergency Notification
Name: ____________________________ Phone: ___________________ Relationship: ________________
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Background checks are required and cost $20 annually, which you pay.
Volunteer time slots for working with youth are typically as follows:
Monday: 3:30 to 5:30 and 5:30 to 7:00 – drop-in/art/crafts/projects/support group
Tuesday: 6:00 to 7:30 -TransFormation Support Group
Wednesday: 3:30 to 5:30 and 5:30 to 7:00 – drop-in/cooking program/movie night
Friday: 3:30 to 5:30 and 5:30 to 7:30 –drop-in/projects/games/special speakers/Glitter Wars
PLUS: Satellite Location Programs will happen twice a month at Library 21C beginning January 27, 2017
PLUS: Special activities noted below
My preferred volunteer time slots: _______________________________________________________________________________
Additional Youth Activities Include:
Lock-In Sleepovers
Hiking
Queer Prom
Gay Day at Elitches
Quarterly work days to improve the space
Camping Trip
Denver LGBTQ Lobby Day
Conferences
Youth Leadership Team
BBQ’s, Picnics, Other events happening around the city/area
Other Volunteer Needs:
Website support
Data entry/grant management
Office support
Sponsorship solicitations
AllyUp Breakfast Event
Table Captain for AllyUp
When We Knew Everything Event
Safe@School Coalition
Maintenance/Repair/Cleaning
Thank you for your interest in volunteering for the Inside/Out Program. Please review and complete the materials: copy and paste the application into a new document; scan, print, and complete it. When you are finished please email your application to priscilla@insideoutys.org/backup or print and mail to 223 N Wahsatch Ave. Suite 101 Colorado Springs, CO 80903.
Date:
DOB:
Name:
Address:
Phone(s):
Email:
Best way to contact you? (phone/email)
Occupation/Duties:
Employer & Address:
Please answer the following questions on a separate piece of paper:
1. Why are you interested in volunteering for Inside/Out Youth Services
2. What are your areas of interest in Inside/Out? (i.e. facilitating youth groups, board participation, administrative assistance, outreach or recreation supervision?)
3. List any of your skills, abilities, areas of interest that could benefit the Inside/Out program.
4. How has your life been touched by issues relating to sexual orientation?
5. Have you been or are you now, involved with a “coming out” process of any kind (yourself or others)?
6. Law requires that you report to social services that a minor was being abused by a parent. What would you do in this scenario: A youth reveals that her parents have been hitting her. She has bruises on her arms and legs. She begs you not to tell anyone.
7. Describe your response to a youth who tells you that he doesn’t use any form of protection during sex, and he wouldn’t care if he contracted or spread HIV?
8. How would you handle a situation if a youth said s/he was attracted to you?
9. How do you work within a team, and what role do you most often see yourself taking in a team-oriented situation?
10. Have you ever been convicted of any felony, child abuse, or unlawful sexual offense? Yes / No
11. Please list any current or past volunteer experience:
Please list three (3) references you have know for at least one year, not related to you and not your partner.
Name:
Phone:
Relationship:
Name:
Phone:
Relationship:
Name:
Phone:
Relationship:
Emergency Notification
Name:
Phone:
Relationship:
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Background checks are required and cost $20 annually, which you pay.
Volunteer time slots for working with youth are typically as follows:
Monday: 3:30 to 5:30 and 5:30 to 7:00 – drop-in/art/crafts/projects/support group
Tuesday: 6:00 to 7:30 -TransFormation Support Group
Wednesday: 3:30 to 5:30 and 5:30 to 7:00 – drop-in/cooking program/movie night
Friday: 3:30 to 5:30 and 5:30 to 7:30 –drop-in/projects/games/special speakers/Glitter Wars
PLUS: Satellite Location Programs will happen twice a month at Library 21C beginning January 27, 2017
PLUS: Special activities noted below
My preferred volunteer time slots:
Additional Youth Activities Include:
Lock-In Sleepovers
Hiking
Queer Prom
Gay Day at Elitches
Quarterly work days to improve the space
Camping Trip
Denver LGBTQ Lobby Day
Conferences
Youth Leadership Team
BBQ’s, Picnics, Other events happening around the city/area
Other Volunteer Needs:
Website support
Data entry/grant management
Office support
Sponsorship solicitations
AllyUp Breakfast Event
Table Captain for AllyUp
When We Knew Everything Event
Safe@School Coalition
Maintenance/Repair/Cleaning