Volunteer Training

Please work out a schedule with the program director or volunteer coordinator. This helps us to be more efficient in planning activities. If you would like to volunteer on short notice, please be sure to call ahead. Sometimes we have too few volunteers and sometimes we have too many.
Because all volunteers are scheduled, please do not bring additional people with you to your service site (including friends, family, or significant others) without prior arrangements.
CANCELLATION POLICY: If you have scheduled and are unable to come, please give as much notice as possible to the program director or volunteer coordinator. Short notice cancellations can compromise our ability to properly provide daily services to our clients.

Please sign in at time of arrival and departure. We have three Sign In books: one for Groups, one for Individuals and another for Court/School Community Service Volunteers.
If you are completing hours for school or court mandated community service, remember to also complete your time in the Community Service book.
If you are volunteering to compete Community Service hours, please inform the Volunteer Assistant when you initially schedule.

Please note that you are responsible for scheduling the necessary number of hours for assigned community service.
Those performing community service are responsible for signing in both the Individual Volunteers book as well as keeping a running list of their hours in the Community Service book. This list of hours is helpful in reviewing and verifying completed hours.

Please follow the directions of the supervising staff or volunteer assistant. If you have any questions about your work or procedures, do not hesitate to ask.
When you complete an assigned task, please ask a staff member or the volunteer assistant for additional work.
Please clean the work spaces used – it will stay clean if we can all keep it clean!

Appropriate dress suitable to the work you will be doing is expected and important for Martha’s Table to be compliant with health regulations and to ensure a positive experience. Recommended: comfortable shoes, clothes that may be stained from work with food or children, closed toe shoes or sneakers.
Please do not wear short skirts (especially in the daycare), no short shorts, revealing tops, or clothing with profane or inappropriate language or images.

Please limit use of cell phone and office phone.
Please refrain from smoking inside or in front of our buildings.
Please let your supervisor know if you need to leave your work area.
If you would like food or anything else from Martha's Table, please ask your program director or the volunteer assistant.