Volunteer Opportunities

 

Discovery Island has opportunities for everyone who loves kids and wants to see them excited about coming to church. We not only want Discovery Island to be the best hour of a kids’ week, but to be the best hour for adult volunteers too!

We are a ministry where spiritual gifts are consistently employed and deployed. You will be guided by leaders and given responsibilities to fit your schedule, your passions, and your gifts.

There are no meaningless jobs in Discovery Island. Every role has a purpose and every volunteer function is worth your best effort and sacrifice.  Whether you enjoy working with large or small groups of children, adults, or behind the scenes, there is a place for you in the Discovery Island community! Check out these opportunities. If interested in becoming a Discovery Island volunteer, please download and complete the appropriate volunteer application below, then return it to Guest Services or any of the Discovery Island Registration Kiosks,  or call us at 734.414.7777.

Please click the appropriate application below:
For individuals 17 years and younger: Youth Volunteer Application
For individuals 18 years and older: Adult Volunteer Application 

Registration Team
Responsibilities:  Greet and direct families; Check-in regularly attending families and register guests using our computer-based registration system.
Gifts:  Helps, Hospitality
Time Requirement:  Weekly or Bi-weekly, 45 minutes
Special Requirements:  Application & Background Check, Discovery Island Volunteer Tour

Nursery Shepherd
Responsibilities:   Minister to our youngest by providing a warm and caring environment for children six weeks through 28 months.
Gifts:   Encouragement, Helps, Mercy,
Time Commitment:   Weekly or Bi-weekly, 2 hours
Special Requirements:   Application & Background Check, Discovery Island Volunteer Tour

DI Volunteers

Room Support (2 years – 5th Grade)
Not sure if you want to be a small group leader, but know you want to serve? Then be part of a team that provides support to Small Group Leaders and Coaches, connect kids with their small group, and helps make it the best 90 minutes of a kid's week
       
Small Group Leader (Preschool & Elementary)
Life is too difficult to go it alone, even for kids. Small Group Leaders build relationships with a group of 6 to 10 children. They help the kids apply biblical principles to their everyday lives; they pray for and with the children in their group. Community happens even with a group of 9 year-olds
       
Special Needs Family Ministry Partner
Our Special Needs program is designed to fully integrate kids within Discovery Island Programs. You will have the opportunity to partner with a developmentally challenged child to provide the extra support that the child needs to participate more fully in the Discovery Island programs.
       
LARGE GROUP VOLUNTEER TEAMS
       
Drama/Creative Teaching Team
Gone are the days of felt boards and Graham Cracker Treats. Today, kids are taught biblical stories and lessons creatively through multiple media, e.g. drama, music, etc. If teaching God's Truths to kids in unique ways is your thing, then consider joining one of the Creative Teaching Teams.
       
BEHIND THE SCENES
       
Creative Props and Staging Team 
Do you enjoy creating and dreaming? Then we have the team for you. Build the sets and props that help make the Discovery Island large group a wonderful experience for our kids. 
       
Ministry Preparation
Are you more of a behind-the-scenes person who enjoys a flexible schedule? You can be a part of a team that meets Wednesdays and/or Fridays to prepare materials and activities that support the classrooms and programming in Discovery Island. Materials can be provided for projects to be assembled at home, if preferred.

 

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