Employment/Volunteer Opportunities

Are you ready to make a BIG impact while having a blast? The CatCH Program needs YOU to help inspire and support the next generation of young explorers, artists, scientists, and storytellers! 🌟

We are looking for energetic, creative, and passionate professionals and volunteers to step up and be the heroes these kids need. Whether you love reading, art, science experiments, sports, or just hanging out and being a friendly role model, there's a place for you here! 

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Please see a general description of seasonal positions below. If you would like to apply or recieve more details please reach out to Heather or Teresa:

Teresa Gould (CatCH Director): teresa.gould@stjsd.org        Office cell:802-424-0566

Heather Fagans (CatCH Site Coordinator): hfagans@stjsd.org       Office: 802-745-2817

Position Overviews:

Youth Volunteer: Help lead fun activities and games! 🎉 Share your skills—teach something you love! Be a buddy to younger students, offering encouragement and support! 💪Get creative and help organize cool events! 🎭 By joining, you’ll gain leadership experience, make new friends, & feel awesome about giving back to your community. 🌈

Support Staff: Support staff play a key role in ensuring a positive and enriching experience for students, and maintaining a safe, engaging, and organized environment. Previous experience working with youth, preferably in a camp or educational setting is required. Strong organizational and communication skills is preferred. The ideal candidates for this role have a passion for working with children and creating positive, impactful experiences. This position requires experience in group/class management skills, documentation skills, and general first-aid experience. Support staff work seasonally from 2:30pm-5pm on specific days of the week.

Program Instructor: Want to teach student's an enrichment, career based skills, life skills, or the arts? You can apply to be a program instructor. Instructors must have experience teaching, be licensed, or have equivalent experience in the proposed program. Programs Instructors work from 3:15-4:30pm during Fall, Winter, and Spring sessions. Instructors are contracted seasonally. Most programs are offered once a week for the duration of the season. 

Summer Project Leader: Much like the Program Instructor position, Summer Project Leaders can teach students enrichment based programs, career based skills, life skills or the arts. In addition Summer Project Leaders can also lead fun afternoon activities. This is a diverse position. Summer Project leaders run programs from 12:30pm-2:30pm during the 5 weeks of CatCH Fire Summer Program. Summer Project Leaders is a part-time position and are not expected to work every day of the week. 

Summer Team Leader: The Summer Program Team Leaders play a key role in ensuring a positive and enriching experience for students, and maintaining a safe, engaging, and organized environment. Previous experience working with youth, preferably in a camp or educational setting is required. Strong organizational and communication skills is preferred. The ideal candidates for this role have a passion for working with children and creating positive, impactful experiences.