Individuals Volunteering with a Facilitator

To provide the best support Independence Facilitators must be fully trained in the volunteer guidelines and expectations. For that reason, we ask the following:

• Both members of the facilitated team must submit an online volunteer application.
• Facilitators will complete all required online and in-person trainings to volunteer alongside the volunteer.
• Both members of the team must be on the schedule for all shifts they will be volunteering together.
• We are not able to guarantee a set schedule or a specific quantity of hours. Shifts are posted a month at a time, and volunteers sign up for any open shifts that meet their availability. On average, volunteers sign up for two or three shifts a month, each about two hours long.
• If an existing facilitator needs to be replaced, there may be a pause in the volunteer’s service while a new facilitator is trained. The new facilitator will need to complete the required onboarding steps prior to serving their first shift. Agencies or individuals can email [email protected] to arrange setting up a new facilitator.

To learn more about the tasks we need most help with and to complete the application, please click here and then select the location where you’d like to volunteer.