Needs From: United Way of Rock River Valley

Many kids who come to Rock House Kids live in areas prone to crime and other unsafe activities. Our drivers must be able and willing to pick up in inner-city areas and housing projects. We use large passenger vans to pick up and drop off kids each night.

You will need a current driver’s license to be one of our van drivers. A firm, influential approach is ideal.

As with our other Rock House Kids volunteers, our drivers share our vision of providing a safe place, in this case, transportation, while being a positive and godly role model for the children.

Drivers:

Arrive at RHK no later than 4:45 PM for pick-up and finish around 8:30-8:45 PM after drop-offs, Monday through Thursday. Drivers are needed all four nights. We will work with you to determine the night/nights that work best with your schedule. If possible, we ask our drivers to plan to come back to RHK between pick-ups and drop-offs just to hang out with the kids. This will help in building trust-based relationships with them.

All Rock House Kids Volunteers:

Provide a consistent & strong presence for our kids Build trust-based relationships Demonstrate a strong faith walk

A large part of our mission at Rock House Kids is to provide a safe place for inner-city kids. Security volunteers share in this mission and play a vital role in our evening programming.

Security Volunteers:

Serve as crossing guards and eyes for any unsafe activity around the building as kids leave and arriveAre provided with a walkie-talkie to communicate with RHK staff.If possible, plan to hang out and share a meal with the kids. This will help in building trust-based relationships with them.

All Rock House Kids Volunteers:

Provide a consistent & strong presence for our kids Build trust-based relationships Demonstrate a strong faith walk

Programming Info:

Arrive at RHK at 4:55pm and finish by 8:15pm, Monday through Thursday. Security Volunteers are needed all four nights. We will work with you to determine the night/nights that work best with your schedule.

At the beginning of each evening program, we feed the kids a hot meal. Meals are often provided by an outside group, church, or individual.

Meal Servers:

·         Arrive by 5:15 p.m. and help set up the meal service counters if needed

·         Serve the kids as they go through the food lines

·         Help clean up after

·         Can choose to serve weekly or monthly

All Rock House Kids Volunteers:

·         Provide a consistent & strong presence for our kids

·         Build trust-based relationships

·         Demonstrate a strong faith walk

Our Boulders (Teens) small groups are structured with volunteers who serve as Co-Leads (multiple leaders who share the lead responsibilities) and Assistants. The Co-Leads play a vital role at Rock House Kids.

Boulders Co-Leads:

·         Share a meal with the teens

·         Sit with the teens during chapel & the Bible lesson

·         Keep the teens engaged

·         Lead discussions in the small group setting, using the provided curriculum

·         Help the teens apply the Bible lesson to their lives

·         Create a safe and manageable small group environment

All Rock House Kids Volunteers:

·         Provide a consistent & strong presence for our kids

·         Build trust-based relationships

·         Demonstrate a strong faith walk

Programming Info:

·         The Teen Program runs from 5:00 p.m.- 8:00 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays

·         Boulders Mentors can choose either Tuesdays or Thursdays to volunteer.

·         Teaching experience is not required. 

Our Boulders (Teens) small groups are structured with volunteers who serve as Co-Leads (multiple leaders who share the lead responsibilities) and Assistants. The Assistants play a vital role at Rock House Kids.

Boulders Assistants:

·         Share a meal with the teens

·         Sit with and help the teens engage during chapel & the Bible lesson  

·         Participate in the small group setting

·         Help the teens apply the Bible lesson to their lives

·         Assist the Co-Leads with classroom management and engagement

All Rock House Kids Volunteers:

·         Provide a consistent & strong presence for our kids

·         Build trust-based relationships

·         Demonstrate a strong faith walk

Programming Info:

·         The Teen Program runs from 5:00 p.m.- 8:00 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays

·         Boulders Mentors can choose either Tuesdays or Thursdays to volunteer.

·         Teaching experience is not required. 

Rocks Station Leaders play a vital role at Rock House Kids by helping our program nights run smoothly.

Rocks Station Leaders:

·         Share a meal with the kids

·         Lead one of four stations: Bible Story, Scripture Memory, Craft, or Game using the provided curriculum.

o   Children are divided into small groups that rotate every 15 minutes through the four stations.

All Rock House Kids Volunteers:

·         Provide a consistent & strong presence for our kids

·         Build trust-based relationships

·         Demonstrate a strong faith walk

Programming Info:

·         Rocks, 3rd through 5th grade-grade program runs from 5:00 p.m.- 8:00 p.m. on Mondays and Wednesdays

·         Rocks Station leaders can choose either Mondays or Wednesdays to volunteer.

·         Teaching experience is not required.

Our Rocks small groups are structured with volunteers who serve as Co-Leads (multiple leaders who share the lead responsibilities). The Co-Leads play a vital role at Rock House Kids. environment.

Rocks Co-Leads:

·         Share a meal with the kids

·         Lead the children through four interactive activity stations: Bible Story, Memory Verse, Craft, and Game

·         Encourage and support the kids through each station

·         Lead the small group time

·         Keep the children engaged during chapel, small group, and activity stations

·         Create a safe and manageable classroom environment

All Rock House Kids Volunteers:

·         Provide a consistent & strong presence for our kids

·         Build trust-based relationships

·         Demonstrate a strong faith walk

Programming Info

·         Rocks, 3rd through 5th grade program runs from 5:00 p.m.- 8:00 p.m. on Mondays and Wednesdays. 

·         Rocks volunteers can choose either Mondays or Wednesdays to volunteer.

·         Teaching experience is not required.

Our Pebbles small groups are structured with volunteers who serve as Co-Leads (multiple leaders who share the lead responsibilities) and Assistants. The Co-Leads play a vital role at Rock House Kids.

Pebbles Co-Leads:

·         Share a meal with the kids

·         Introduce the Bible lesson through multimedia and other interactive activities

·         Lead the kids craft/other hands-on activities to help reinforce the Bible lesson

·         Keep the kids engaged during Bible lesson, chapel, and craft time

·         Create a safe and manageable classroom environment

All Rock House Kids Volunteers:

·         Provide a consistent & strong presence for our kids

·         Build trust-based relationships

·         Demonstrate a strong faith walk

Programming Info:

·         Pebbles, 1st through 2nd-grade program runs from 5:00 p.m.- 8:00 p.m. on Mondays and Wednesdays

·         Pebbles volunteers can choose either Mondays or Wednesdays to volunteer.

·         Teaching experience is not required. 

Our Pebbles small groups are structured with volunteers who serve as Co-Leads (multiple leaders who share the lead responsibilities) and Assistants. Pebbles Assistants play a vital role at Rock House Kids.

Pebbles Assistants:

·         Share a meal with the kids

·         Help keep the kids engaged during the Bible lesson, chapel, and craft time

·         Assist the kids with craft/other hands-on activities

·         Assist the Co-Leads with classroom management and engagement

All Rock House Kids Volunteers:

·         Provide a consistent & strong presence for our kids

·         Build trust-based relationships

·         Demonstrate a strong faith walk

Programming Info:

·         Pebbles, 1st through 2nd-grade program runs from 5:00 p.m.- 8:00 p.m. on Mondays and Wednesdays 

·         Pebbles volunteers can choose either Mondays or Wednesdays to volunteer.

·         Teaching experience is not required.