Senior teen role
The aim of the senior teen role is to add some responsibility and offer some development for the teen. It isn’t a role that’s appropriate for all teens and we make this judgement on a case-by-case basis. Typically, we would expect the teen to be at least 15 years old, as the role requires a fair degree of maturity.
They essentially become part of the Adult Volunteer team, and need to arrive and leave at the relevant times.
Milford on Saturdays:
- Arrival time: 9:45am or 12.15pm
- Departure: 11.45am or 2.15pm
Hydons on Thursdays:
- Arrival time: 9:45am or 12.45pm
- Departure: 12.15am or 3.15pm
Duties
- To assist with the following sorts of tasks to help with the smooth running of a session:
- To review the attendance list and find all the lanyards in the green box required for the session
- Check that the iPad is charged, if not put it on to charge
- Remove the covers from the picnic tables – weather permitting
- Assist with setting up any craft activities either on the picnic tables or in the shelter
- Help teens find tools or other items if needed
- Buddy up with any teens the AVs think might be anxious or need a little bit of companionship eg. if they haven’t finished a craft project/gardening task and other teens have moved on
- Assist the teens with gardening tasks that the teen is already familiar with
- Assist and encourage the teens to tidy up at the end of the session
- Tick of the task list the jobs completed (especially in the morning session to let the afternoon session team know)
- Collect in the lanyards at the end of the session
