Get Involved: Parks & Recreation - Adaptive Club Volunteer
Adaptive Club Volunteer
- Description:
Requirement: Must be 18+ years of age. Background check required (criminal, APS, and CPS).
Average volunteer time: 2.5 hours per club night, based on your availability.
Available locations:
- Easterday Recreation Center (Tuesday night Hi-Times Club, ages 14–21)
- Auld Pavilion (Wednesday night Connections Club, ages 36+; Thursday night Friendship Club, ages 22–35)
Tasks performed:
- Set up and break down chairs, tables, and activities.
- Monitor participants and help ensure a safe environment.
- Greet participants and take attendance.
- Lead games and activities such as Pictionary, Family Feud, bingo, and crafts.
- Decorate the facility for holiday parties.
- Prep and distribute snacks and beverages.
- Participate and have fun alongside club members.
Lincoln Parks and Recreation values inclusion and diversity. Come be a part of making memories and participating in experiences with our social clubs designed for participants with various intellectual or physical disabilities.
- Time Commitment:
Estimated hours per visit: 2.5 hours per club night.
Frequency: Weekly. Breaks taken at end of summer and during holidays.
Typical days/times: Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday evenings.
Season: Three sessions per year — late January–April, June–July, and September–early December.
Total commitment: Ongoing — volunteer based on your availability.
- Volunteer Benefits:
Skills & learning opportunities: Build community, develop lasting relationships, understand inclusion, gain experience working with people with different physical and intellectual disabilities, and gain experience planning and executing activities and events.
Connections & community: Become part of a community passionate about working with the population we serve, including special education professionals, care providers, shared living providers, and friends of the disability community.
Recognition & appreciation: Volunteers are introduced on their first day and acknowledged at special club events.
Other benefits: Flexible scheduling. Volunteer time counts toward service hours. Earn professional references.
- Interests:
- Community, Recreation, Disability Inclusion