Give your time. We will use it well.

Amana is just getting started. Help us build it. Nearly every role at Amana is a volunteer role, held to a standard most kids' programming never bothers to reach. Here is the work, and what it asks of you.Amana is just getting started. Help us build it. Nearly every role at Amana is a volunteer role, held to a standard most kids' programming never bothers to reach. Here is the work, what it asks of you, and the four steps before a first shift.

Roles

The roles

A younger children's classroom at the center with a story rug, a reading tent and a dress-up corner
Program DesignerVolunteer · 4 to 6 hours a week

Three people, each with a distinct background, who weave Islamic principles into program design down to the smallest detail. The creative engine behind the framework.

Program ManagerVolunteer · one program

One manager, one program, full ownership. Runs the coordinators and brings the design to life on the floor.

CoachVolunteer · sessions you choose

Runs the sessions and the five-minute closeout, and keeps the program guide up to date with mothers and Amana admin.

Program HandsVolunteer and paid · shift by shift

Set-up, build, teardown, and direct time with the kids. Shared across programs so no one is stretched thin.

TutorsPaid · weekday afternoons

Two hires for Same-Day Tutoring: on-site after school, for the test that's tomorrow.

Not sure where you fit?

Apply anyway. The interview is where we work that out together.

Four steps

Before a first shift

Four steps, usually two weeks.

  1. 1
    Application

    The form below. Ten minutes.The form on this page. Ten minutes.

  2. 2
    Background check

    Through Checkr, from a link we send. You enter your details with them, not with us.Through Checkr, from a link we send. You enter your details with them, not with us; we keep only the status and renewal date.

  3. 3
    Interview

    A conversation with a Program Manager about where you fit.

  4. 4
    Youth safety training

    Forty-five minutes online. Then your first shift appears in My Amana.

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Your application goes straight into My Amana and creates your volunteer profile. Nothing is emailed to a staff inbox for re-entry.