Immaculate Conception Volunteer Job Descriptions

For the safety of our children, the Diocese of Baton Rouge mandates that anyone who works with or around children fill out paperwork, watch a short video about child protection, and submit to a background check. All of the positions listed below would have to meet these criteria.

Catechist

Lead the students to a belief and understanding of the Catholic faith through prayer and study.

• In the week before class, read the lesson and lesson plans to prepare for class.
• During the week, pray for your students that they feel the love of Christ and begin to receive an understanding of the Catholic faith.
• Arrive about 20 minutes before class begins to set up the classroom and get materials ready.
• Use the teacher’s manual and student books to present the lesson.
• Pray with the students. Build a relationship with the students.
• Show students the love of Jesus and the Church.
• After class is dismissed, tidy the room.

The religious education staff writes all of the lesson plans. We also provide all of the supplies and materials used in class. We are here to answer questions and provide support throughout the year.

Catechist Aide

Assist the Catechist in the classroom. Each Catechist and Aide can work out how much involvement the Aide has in the classroom. Each Catechist and Aide brings their own gifts and talents to the classroom and the Holy Spirit will help you to utilize the gifts of both.

Duties can vary but some of these will be present:

• During the week, pray for your students that they feel the love of Christ and begin to receive an understanding of the Catholic faith.
• Arrive about 10 to 20 minutes before class begins to set up the classroom and get materials ready.

• Help to keep the students’ attention focused on the lesson being taught by monitoring behavior. Sometimes just standing near the “talkers” or knowing you are watching prevents problems for the Catechist.
• Pass out supplies. Help younger students with scissors, glue, etc.
• Pray with the students. Build a relationship with the students.
• Show students the love of Jesus and the Church.
• After class is dismissed, tidy the room.

Substitute Catechist

Be available when the Catechist is unable to teach a class. Duties are the same as the Catechist.

Monitor/Security

• Walk around the complex during class time to make sure that all students are in class and that there is no one on campus who should not be here. Our facility is not fenced and the safety of the children is a top priority.
• If a child needs to leave the classroom to go to the restroom or to the office, they are escorted by an adult for reasons of safety.
• Collect attendance sheets and bring them to the office.
• After classes are over, help with dismissal, parking lot safety, and locking the classrooms.

Office Worker

• Sort and file make-up work for students.
• Distribute make-up work to parents.
• Receive returned make-up work and log it into the computer.
• Escort students to restroom and office.
• Count and distribute supplies for the catechists’ mailboxes.
• Cut out, count, or prepare craft activities for classroom use.

Nursery Worker

• Many of our volunteers or potential volunteers have small children. The nursery affords them the opportunity to share their gifts while their small children are safe and secure.
• We provide coloring books and movies to entertain the children while their parents are in class.
• This service is for volunteers only! There are usually about 3-4 children to watch.

Guest Speaker/Prayer Leader/Project

This is for a “one-time” project we need help with. Examples are:

• Speak to students in your area of “expertise.”
• Provide music, drama, or art for an Advent or Lent Prayer Service
• Bake and decorate the cake squares for the Advent Prayer Service
• The material on the bulletin boards are old and falling down. Use your creativity to make new bulletin boards in some of the classrooms.

Service Work Liaison

Our high school students are asked to contribute their gifts back to the church and community. Help connect students with ministries within the parish and community where they can experience the joy of helping others. Jesus said, “Whatever you do for others, you do for me.”