Play. Eat. Learn.

Hours:
50 - 59 Hours

Availabilities:
Evening

Seasons:
Year Round

Skills:
Coaching and mentoring
Community partnerships

Competencies:
Community insight
Cultural competency
Emotional intelligence and interpersonal skills
Meeting facilitation 

Community Issue Area (if applicable):
Children’s Health

Community Partners (if applicable):
Mississippi Children’s Museum (MCM)
UMMC’s Center for Advancement of Youth (CAY)

Specific Job Responsibilities of Placement:
Volunteers will make arrangements for dinner, assist with set-up and takedown of the meal, serve dinner, and interact with families.  Volunteers will be responsible for compiling supplemental activities, sensory play, and books for playtime.  After dinner, volunteers will serve as learning guides during the structured museum playtime, lead supplemental activities, and facilitate meaningful, hands-on play while caregivers attend the program.  Other responsibilities may include compiling/logging registration information, tabulating survey results and reporting needed adjustments, promoting each month’s programs, and contacting community calendars.

Insights and experience members will gain:
Play. Eat. Learn. is a meaningful, fulfilling project where members will help to positively address children’s health and social development for families in the Jackson area through education and community collaboration in a safe, fun environment.

Committee Meeting Details:
As a volunteer on the Play. Eat. Learn. Project, you must meet the following requirements in order to complete your project placement and receive project credit for the year.  If you have any questions or cannot meet the requirements as described, please contact the Placement Chair at placement@jljackson.org further direction.

Note:  The following list is an outline of the project requirements.  As needs arise, this list may be modified or expounded upon in order to properly complete the project for the Community Partner.

1. Attend project orientation.*
2. Attend cultural competency training.*
3. Complete your online project evaluation and online placement evaluation upon project conclusion.*
4. New volunteers: Attend orientation and training prior to the start of the project, likely in August, at JLJ Headquarters. Complete volunteer application, confidentiality statement, and background check.
5. Project meets one Tuesday evening a month from 5:30-8:30 pm, during the months of August-May. 
6. Plan, provide, and serve dinner to families and program attendees. 
7. Engage and supervise children of family attendees while caregivers attend the program (dates TBA).
8. Coordinate and develop supplemental activities that promote health and well-being for children to participate in.
9. Complete the online Serv Safe Food Training session. This training lasts approximately one hour.

Orientation or Training Details:

• Project Orientation (date, time, and location TBA).
• Complete the online Serv Safe Food Training session. This training lasts approximately one hour.

Important Information:
This project will meet at the Mississippi Children’s Museum at 2145 Museum Blvd, Jackson, MS, 39202.

This is a great placement for those who work during the day.