Volunteer Opportunities

VOLUNTEERING AT ST. BARNABAS - We greatly value the contributions and support of volunteers in creating a vibrant Catholic educational environment and community. By actively participating in school volunteer activities, we live our root belief, “We are the hands of Christ.” We ask all parents to find a few areas of interest and become involved throughout the year. Some volunteer opportunities are for coordinating year-long programs, and some are one-time events. We share many of the opportunities in our weekly school newsletter and will also post on this page and social media.

Many of the volunteer opportunities are led by our auxiliary groups: the Family Support Association (FSA), the Men’s Club, and the Athletic Board. Parents/guardians do not need to be a part of an auxiliary group to volunteer. The FSA and Men’s Club host monthly meetings, and new members are always welcome.

The Archdiocese requires all volunteers to complete annual Virtus training, which can be conducted online. Please reference the Virtus for Volunteers should you need to check your volunteer status or need additional details.

WHO TO CONTACT

to volunteer, please reach out to any of our Auxiliary Board leaders:

School Board	EJ Jones	[email protected]
FSA	Kathleen Hogan	[email protected]
Men's Club	Patrick Doig	[email protected]
Athletics	Joe Herber	[email protected]

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

Below are some volunteer opportunities you can participate in over the 2024 – 2025 academic year. We will also share periodic updates in our school newsletter,

GROUP	ROLE	DESCRIPTION
School	Lunch Volunteers	Parents are welcome to volunteer during the student lunch periods. learn more.
Athletics	Gym Duty	Parents of students who participate in sports will be required to sign up for gym duty during the sports season in which their children participate.
Theater	School Play	Parents of students in the play will be required to sign up for various duties during the production.
FSA	Classroom Liaisons	Coordinator: Assign liaisons to classrooms, distribute information/training to liaisons at the beginning of the year, blast email communications to all liaisons for upcoming events, and send reminders to liaisons for holiday parties, celebrations, and teacher appreciation week. Room Liaison: Liaisons send communications to parents of assigned homerooms for upcoming events and collect donations for teacher gifts, classroom celebrations, etc. Help plan or coordinate classroom parties. SIGN UP HERE FOR THE 2024-25 YEAR
FSA	Hospitality	Coordinate food and beverages for the following events: New Parents Night, First Day Coffee, and Teacher Lunches (summer, Catholic schools week, teacher appreciation week), and make sure all supplies are stocked for the teacher lounge.
FSA	Membership Toolkit	Manage the FSA website.
FSA	After-School Enrichment	Line up after-school programs (yoga, chess, art club, etc) - set up links in the membership toolkit, send a list of students to the office, and request payments for paying vendors.
FSA	Spirit Wear	Design and order spirit wear, manage and distribute orders
FSA	Mums Sale	Coordinate with the vendor, set up ordering on the membership toolkit, send communications to those who have ordered, and work the event the day of for pickup.
FSA	Fall Skate Party	Coordinator: Line up vendors, set up events, and coordinate student volunteers. Day of volunteers sign up for a shift to complete an assigned task such as ticket sales, check-in, clean up, etc.
FSA	Book Fair	Coordinator: Line up vendors, schedule the timing, request volunteers, and coordinate with vendors leading up to the event. Day of volunteers: sign up for a shift to complete an assigned task such as ticket sales, check-in, clean up, etc.
FSA	Fun Food	Coordinators: Line up vendors, create order forms on the membership toolkit, submit orders to vendors, check all orders before submitting, purchase pop, skittles, etc. Day of volunteers: pass out orders on fun food day.
FSA	Art Fair	Coordinators: Partner with Mrs. Bachler to set up the art fair, raffles, and concessions and assign volunteers. Day of volunteers sign up for a shift to complete an assigned task such as ticket sales, check-in, clean up, etc.
FSA	Sweetheart Soiree	Coordinators: 6th-grade parents create and design the dance and coordinate volunteers. Day of volunteers: sign up for a shift to complete an assigned task such as ticket sales, check-in, clean up, etc.
FSA	Mother/Son Event	Coordinator: Plan the annual event. Coordinate with vendors and the school on the date for the mother/son event. Day of volunteers sign up for a shift to complete an assigned task such as ticket sales, check-in, clean up, etc.
FSA	Catholic Schools Week	Align annual program (PreK, Wheel of Wisdom, etc) and coordinate with vendors, school, and set up.
FSA	Spirit Day	Coordinator: Align vendors, events, timing, and communications for Spirit Day. Day of volunteers sign up for a shift to complete an assigned task such as ticket sales, check-in, clean up, etc.