Volunteer
Volunteers are a tremendous asset to Alpha Women’s Center. They help the director in many ways and allow the center to function smoothly. This type of atmosphere welcomes and comforts clients who come to us with different areas of need.
If you are interested in becoming a volunteer, please download the volunteer application at the bottom of this page. Upon completion, please return it to Alpha Women’s Center.
Those who apply to be volunteers must sign the Statement of Faith and Lifestyle Statement.
Volunteer Opportunities:
- Client Advocate - When clients visit Alpha Women’s Center, lasting impression is made by the client advocate. Our advocates are the face of Alpha. They mentor these women through the challenges, difficulties, and exciting experiences of parenting.Advocates mentor once a week for three and a half hours. They see up to three different women during this time. Client advocates walk through our Earn While You Learn program, help women learn valuable skills and gain insight, and shop for needed items in our store.All of our advocates complete training with Alpha Women’s Center. They also job shadow current client advocates to gain knowledge and understanding of their role.An advocate must be a mature, Christian female, at least 18 years old, who can make a one-year commitment.
- Office Assistant - Our office assistants at Alpha Women’s Center help us to serve our clients to the best of our ability.They have the initial contact with clients who call or walk in to the center.Organizational skills and a courteous manner are extremely important to the function of the ministry of Alpha and its effectiveness in the community.General office work is accomplished by the office assistant including, but not limited to, filing, copying, data entry, sorting, stocking, etc.Office assistants volunteer at least once a week for three and a half hours. Training for this position will be provided.The office assistant must be a mature, Christian female, at least 18 years old.
- Bilingual Assistant - Mature Christian female, at least 18 years old, to translate for clients during consultation sessions.
- Material Aid Assistant - Sorting material donations and making sure that they are in good condition for our clients. This requires a time commitment of at least once a month (Once a week is preferable).
- Building and Maintenance - Volunteers with special skills such as plumbing, carpentry, decorating, gardening, computer/technology, etc.
- Church Liaison - The liaison is an individual, or a group of people such as a Sunday school class that helps with spreading the word about Alpha’s events and acting as a liaison in a church.The Church Liaison is very important to this ministry. Without a voice in the church, Alpha would not be able to function as effectively. It is vital to have these individuals or classes involved with our organization to provide updates and information to the larger church body. This type of volunteer relationship allows people to spread enthusiasm in their own communities of worship, not always requiring a stranger from Alpha to come and present the ministry. We believe face-to-face contacts are the most influential and powerful ways to get others excited and involved in what we are trying to accomplish.
Donna Wood LPN and Ruth Gillesse, Client Services Manager are looking forward to training new volunteers and interns at Alpha. Please contact Ruth at the Center by phone at 616-459-9955 to reserve a spot. Training involves 4 classes with 2-3 hours sessions.
Next Training Beginning Date: March 31, 2009 from 6-8pm at Alpha Women’s Center.