Volunteer Opportunities From: United Way Weld County

The School Food Specialist Pre-Apprenticeship is a paid professional development opportunity that gives you an entry point to a meaningful career in healthy, scratch-cooked school food. You will spend three weeks developing your culinary skills and school food knowledge through virtual and work-based program components at Greeley-Evans School District 6. The Pre-Apprenticeship culminates in a job interview with the host school district and, if you gain employment, you can apply for the nine-month School Food Specialist Apprenticeship, which offers 31 college credits through Emily Griffith Technical College and a $2,500 stipend.

This Pre-Apprenticeship is part of the Healthy School Food Pathway, which prepares individuals for careers in school food across the country. School food is a great way to build a mission-driven, family-friendly culinary career. Schools offer full- or part-time schedules from early morning to mid-afternoon.

Learn more and apply online here.

Collective Impact Assistant/Intern

Assist the Collective Impact Coordinator with work group meetings that include but are not limited to setting up meeting locations, preparing agendas, scheduling, note taking, maintaining membership contact databases and other materials needed for use during meetings.Provide ongoing communication to build trust, assure mutual objectives to foster the cross-sector alignment, and collaborate to achieve community-level systems change.Assist the Collective Impact Coordinator to recruit, educate, and onboard new community partners into the Collective Impact system; monitor engagement and participation of existing membersOversee data collection among funded partners and support data for continuous learning, adaptation, and improvement.Excellent opportunity to build relationships throughout the community in coordination with the steering committee and workgroup members, seeking to build an inclusive effort that authentically engages and fosters ownership.Attend community impact presentations.Assist the Collective Impact Coordinator with planning, implementation, and review of the Collective Impact annual grant funding process.In partnership with steering committees and workgroups, assists in data research and efforts to implement data-informed improvements and decision-making.

Comfortable with written and verbal communicationAttentive listener and ability to paraphrase ideas for clarityCharismatic and willing to develop relationshipsFocused but adaptableDetail-oriented and attentive to deadlinesExcellent organizational skills.Ability to multitask with constantly changing priorities and excellent follow-through skillsWillingness to work with a diverse population of volunteers and stakeholdersSelf-motivated to work independently and able to work as a team player

POSITION INFORMATION

United Way of Weld County is an Equal Opportunity Employer and conducts its recruitment and hiring based solely upon job-related qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, disability or veteran status.

This is a great opportunity to earn volunteer or intern credits. Its flexible without time sensitive tasks. Creating and entering data on spreadsheets, Filing, copying, making some phone calls or sending text messages.

Internships are available for undergraduate and graduate students. An application, interview, and background check must be completed. Internships typically start in January, April and August.

Internships are available for undergraduate and graduate students. An application, interview, and background check must be completed.

Help coach or referee Boys & Girls Clubs of Weld County members in a variety of sports. We have Club sports throughout the year with kids aging from 5-18 years old. 

Coach or Referee: Soccer, Basketball, Volleyball, Kickball, Swimming, Baseball, Football...and more!

Members who participate in sports at Club, have fun, build character, increase self-esteem, and are more likely as adults to volunteer, and are more active members of society