Sacramento LGBT Community Center

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SUMMARY:  

Q-Prom is a self-esteem-building event that provides an opportunity for 500+ young people from throughout the region to experience the enjoyment of a traditional prom in a welcoming, affirming environment. Many queer-identifying and ally youth do not attend school social events due to bullying, harassment, and, in some unfortunate cases, unreceptive or even hostile faculty and administrations. The Center is committed to hosting a safe, alcohol and drug- free social space for young adults.

Volunteers help with set-up/cleanup, decorating, and chaperoning

SHIFT #1: (12:00 PM - 5:00 PM) SET UP AND DECORATE!
SHIFT #2: (3:00 PM - 8:00 PM) FINISH SET UP AND CHAPERONE

SHIFT #3: (5:30 PM - 11:00 PM) CHAPERONE AND CLEAN UP

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

1. The primary responsibility of chaperones is to supervise youth attending Q-Prom.
2. Communicate with other chaperones and Center employees to ensure that the youth are supervised at all times.
3. Keep a close watch to make sure everything is okay.
4. Report any injuries, inappropriate behavior, or other situations requiring documentation and/or follow-up immediately.
5. Help when and where needed.
6. Be diligent and proactive to deter any potential incidents.
7. Set up and decorate
8. Set up, maintain, and monitor refreshments
9. Break down and remove all decorations, pack up any remaining refreshments.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE:

1. Volunteers in Youth Programs must pass a background check.

REQUIREMENTS:

1. Experience working with the LGBTQ+ community and familiarity with issues of particular relevance to LGBTQ+ people.
2. Passion for The Center’s mission and work to create a region where LGBTQ+ people thrive, and a commitment to follow all policies and procedures of the organization.
3. Respect for everyone’s real or perceived sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression, including pronouns.  
4. Commitment to anti-racism and racial equity. 
5. Ability to work effectively with people of diverse races, ethnicities, nationalities, sexual orientations, gender identities, socioeconomic backgrounds, religions, ages, English-speaking abilities, immigration statuses, and physical abilities in an intersectional environment.
6. Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills; fluency to read, write, speak, and hear English. Bilingual in a threshold language is highly desirable.
7. Business Casual attire and closed-toed shoes required.
8. Physical Demands: Volunteers in this role will be required to convey detailed spoken instructions to others accurately, and to hear, understand, and distinguish in-person speech, lift up to 50lbs, use computers and office equipment. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.  
9. Drug and Alcohol-Free Policy: The Sacramento LGBT Community Center is committed to maintaining a safe, productive, and welcoming environment. Volunteers are expected to perform their duties free from the influence of drugs or alcohol. Individuals found under the influence while volunteering will face disciplinary action, up to and including permanent removal from the volunteer program.