There are many opportunities to volunteer with St. Joseph the Worker. Whether you are interested in a long-term commitment or a one-time activity, whether you are an individual or a group, St. Joseph the Worker is a great place to contribute your talents.
Volunteer roles vary from working directly with clients as a practice interviewer or Job/Life Skills class instructor to program support work such as writing resumes or sorting donations in the clothing closet. Below is a sample of volunteer needs.
Please call Blue Swadener at 602-417-9854 or e-mail bswadener@sjwjobs.org if you are interested in volunteering!
Clothing Closet: Organize and maintain the Clothing Closet and occassionally assist clients with finding appropriate attire for interviews, working, etc. (M-F 7:30-11:30am & 1:00-3:30pm; flexible hours, short or long-term commitment)
Front Desk Assistant: Responsible for assisting the Client Facilitator in directing all office activity. (M-F 7:30–11:00am & 1:00-3:00pm, 2-4 hours per week, long-term commitment)
Job/Life Skills Class Instructor: The Job/Life Skills Class is held every Tuesday and Thursday from 8:00am to 11:00am. Topics covered include attitude, applications, resumes and interviews. (3 hours per month, long-term commitment)
Practice Interviewer: Helps to prepare clients of St. Joseph the Worker for job interviews by creating as realistic an experience as possible. (M-F 8:00-11:00am &
1:00-3:00pm, 3-12 hours per month, long-term commitment)
Resume-writer: Responsible for aiding the successful job search of St. Joseph the Worker clients by creating resumes and locating job leads (M-F 7:30-11:30am & 1:00-3:30pm, 1-4 hours per week, Short or long-term commitment)
Job/Life Skills Instructors
St. Joseph the Worker is blessed with 8 dedicated instructors who are responsible for teaching clients essential skills for job searching including attitude, applications and interviewing. Special thanks to Jack, Greg, Wayne, Larry, Denise, Debra, Monica and Jim for providing a central role in St. Joseph the Worker services! Each of you have not only committed to teaching our clients once a month (some of you for the last 6 years!), but have also provided input that shapes the curriculum. You have had a postitive impact on hundreds of lives!
If you are interested in becoming an instructor, please contact Blue Swadener at 602-417-9854 ext.5 or bswadener@sjwjobs.org.
In Memoriam
Pat Noonan, 10/18/1926 – 9/16/2007
In September , St. Joseph the Worker was deeply saddened by the passing of our most long-standing volunteer, Pat Noonan. Since St. Joseph the Worker’s inception 19 years ago, Pat has been a regular part of the team, registering clients and staffing the front desk every Tuesday. Pat was passionate about St. Joseph the Worker’s mission and kept clients and staff on their toes at all times. We will miss Pat deeply but are comforted by the certainty that Pat’s life was full…full of love, people, activity and plenty of mischievous fun. Our thoughts and prayers are with Pat’s wife Nancy, his ten children and 16 grandchildren (and the two more on the way). The entire St. Joseph the Worker organization is grateful for Pat’s gift of friendship and service.
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