Girl Scouts Heart of New Jersey searching for Volunteers!

Girl Scout Heart of New Jersey (GSHNJ) serves 22,000 girls in Hudson, Essex, Union, Somerset, Hunterdon and parts of Middlesex and Warren Counties every year. We are in need of trustworthy, reliable and compassionate adult leaders to guide the thousands more who are excited to take part in a unique leadership experience only Girl Scouts can provide. Volunteering for GSHNJ can be as traditional as running your own troop and as progressive as hosting short-term series events on topics, such as health and fitness, arts and culture and STEM (science, technology, engineering and math).
Girl Scouts Heart of New Jersey offers both short and long-term volunteer opportunities. Volunteers have the ability to work directly or indirectly with girls. However you choose to volunteer, you will be assisting girls to learn and practice leadership skills that will support them throughout their lives. Volunteers are needed for the following roles:

-Troop Leader
-Trainer
-Service Unit Team Member (works with adults in an administrative capacity)

Minimum Age: Volunteers must be 18 and older
Volunteers Needed: Weekdays/Weeknights/ Weekends

Qualifications
-An ideal candidate would possess the following:
-Patience and the ability to work well with girls and/or other adults
-Acceptance of people of all races, creeds, nationalities and learning or physical abilities
-Punctuality and reliability
-Support of the Girl Scout Mission and belief in the power of girls

Training
All volunteers will be trained and supported by our staff, who will provide materials, activities and approved curriculum for use in planning short or long-term volunteer positions.

Benefits
Volunteers can gain the following from becoming a part of the GSHNJ community:

-Resume-building experience
-Experience being in “think-on-your feet” situations
-A widened network of women and men in your community and surrounding areas
-Good memories that last a lifetime

If interested , email Rachael Hohenadel, Field Executive, at rhohenadel@gshnj.org with subject line: ”Interested Volunteer”