Volunteer Opportunities

For more information or questions, email Teresa Smith or call (904) 398-9944 ext.227. Learn more about volunteering with Junior Achievement.

Spring 2019 Volunteer Opportunities

There are many available classrooms ready to meet you! Please contact us to find the perfect match for you.

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Teach Traditional JA Programs

JA in a Day

Reverse Job Shadows

JA GIRL$

Teach Traditional Junior Achievement Programs

Please contact Teresa Smith or call 904-398-9944 ext.227 to find a classroom near you!

JA in a Day

We currently do not have any scheduled for the remaining school year. Contact Teresa Smith or click here for more information: JA in a Day.

Reverse Job Shadow

Reverse Job Shadow at Reynolds Lane Elementary

When:

Wednesday, May 22, 2019

8:30 - 11:00 AM

Where:

Reynolds Lane Elementary, 840 Reynolds Ln, Jacksonville, FL 32254 (Get Directions)

What:

Volunteers will rotate through 2nd through 5th grade classrooms at Reynolds Lane Elementary to share about your career! Learn more about Reverse Job Shadow.

Interested? Contact:

Carly Norton, 904-398-9944 x 225

JA GIRL$

Deliver a Traditional JA Program at Girls Inc. Summer Camp!

JA Girl$ is seeking female volunteers to teach a traditional Junior Achievement program this summer. Over 4 weeks, you will use experiential learning to inspire summer camp young women at Girls Inc. to dream big and reach their potential!

Dates: Friday June 14th, 21st, and 28th; July 5th

Time: 10am-11am

Location: Parkwood Heights Elementary School, Lansdown Dr., Jacksonville, FL. 32211

At least 3 volunteers are needed to teach each of the 3 groups

- Grades Kindergarten-1st

- Grades 2nd-3rd

- Grades 4th-5th

Deliver a Traditional JA Program at PACE Center for Girls!

Female volunteers are needed to connect with the young women at the PACE Center for Girls- learn more about the amazing work of the PACE Center here! These interactive lessons will prepare middle and high school participants for the financial and work-readiness realities in their near future.

First Program Option: JA Economics for Success, focused on learning critical financial literacy skills.

Dates: June 11th, 18th, 25th; July 2nd and July 9th

Time: 2:00pm-2:50pm

Second Program Option: JA It's My Future, focused on work-readiness skills.

Dates: June 13th, 20th, 27th; July 11th and 18th

Time: 2:00pm-2:50pm

Email Carly Norton or call 904-398-9944 ext.225 to sign up!

"Junior Achievement has given me a sense of what adults go through with budget issues."

-Junior Achievement Student
"Junior Achievement reinforced concepts for me to remember later in life."

-Junior Achievement Student
"I thought the experience was amazing. The presentation was unlike anything I've seen."

-Junior Achievement Student
"I liked how the Junior Achievement volunteer explained his job to us."

-Junior Achievement Student