Volunteer Opportunities
Thank you for your interest in becoming a volunteer at JHCP. Anyone who is interested in volunteering at JHCP must complete a CPS volunteer application.
Step 1: Visit This Link and select the "apply to become a cps volunteer link"
Step 2: The application will require you to select a Level I or a Level II volunteer option( level I and level II volunteers are described below).
Step 3: If you are a parent of a student at JHCP make sure to include their name under the student name section. If you are interested in chaperoning for a field trip,please include the name of the field trip on the application.
Step 4: Both level I and level II volunteers must bring a copy of their state ID to Mrs Puentes- Hernandez or Ms. Mendez in the main office. CPS requires that all level I volunteers complete a background check and TB exam.
Step 5: Approved volunteers will receive a email from CPS. If you have any questions, contact Ms. Lopez at [email protected]
Level I Volunteers
1. A parent providing volunteer service in their child's school or classroom for 10 or more hours/week
2. An individual providing volunteer service for 5 or more hours/week at a school where s/he does not have a child enrolled
3. Any individual chaperoning an overnight school-sponsored trip, regardless of the hours/week that the volunteer serves (See also the Student Travel Policy)
4. Any individual serving in a coaching capacity, regardless of the hours/week that the volunteer serves (See also the CPS High School Athletic Association Bylaws)
5. Any individual serving as a student teacher or pre-service teacher, regardless of the hours/week that the volunteer serves (See also the Student Teacher and Pre-Service Teacher Enrollment Policy)
6. Any individual serving as a One-on-One tutor or mentor, regardless of the hours/week that the volunteer serves
7. Any individual providing volunteer service with students when such service may occur in an unsupervised setting, regardless of the hours/week that the volunteer serves
8. Any individual providing volunteer service for a program where the program's funding agency requires criminal record clearance, regardless of the hours/week that the volunteer serves
Once you have completed a Level I volunteer application, you will receive an email from CPS requiring you to complete a background check and tb exam.
Level II Volunteers
1. A parent providing supervised volunteer service in their child's school or classroom for less than 10 hours/week
2. Any individual providing volunteer service for less than 5 hours/week at a school where s/he does not have a child enrolled
3. An individual providing incidental volunteer service with no ongoing individualized interaction with a student(s) including those who speak at a class/assembly, judge academic competitions, give musical performance, participate in the "Principal for a Day" program, job shadowing event or other one-time event provided where there is direct supervision of the activity/event by regular school employees
4. A parent accompanying his/her child's class on a one-day field trip or another type of Extracurricular activity that does not involve an overnight stay
5. An individual providing volunteer service on projects/activities involving no or nominal contact with children (home-based volunteer activities, volunteers serving at Central or Network office)