What are the responsibilities and job description for the Youth Volunteer position at SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA MENTAL HEALTH BOARD?
Position Overview:
We are seeking a dedicated and enthusiastic Youth Volunteer to join our team in Covington County. This volunteer opportunity supports our Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) model by engaging youth in meaningful community service, behavioral health awareness, outreach initiatives, and program support activities. In this role, youth volunteers will gain valuable experience while helping promote wellness, community engagement, and access to behavioral health resources for the individuals and families we serve.
Qualifications:
- Must be a youth currently enrolled in middle school, high school, or participating in an approved educational program
- Interest in helping others, community service, mental health awareness, behavioral health, or wellness initiatives
- Willingness to learn, participate, and follow direction from staff and program leaders
- Ability to communicate respectfully with peers, staff, and community members
- Dependable and able to commit to scheduled volunteer hours as agreed upon
- Comfortable working as part of a team in a positive, supportive environment
- Ability to follow confidentiality expectations, safety guidelines, and basic organizational policies
- Demonstrates a positive attitude, curiosity, professionalism, and openness to new experiences
- Parental/guardian consent required for participants under 18
- Previous volunteer, school club, extracurricular, or leadership experience preferred
- Interest in mental health, healthcare, social services, education, communications, or advocacy preferred
Responsibilities:
- Assist with community outreach, wellness promotion, and behavioral health awareness activities within the CCBHC care model
- Support community and facility beautification projects that promote welcoming, therapeutic environments
- Assist with administrative tasks including organizing, filing, scanning, assembling materials, and preparing program resources
- Help prepare outreach bags, educational packets, resource kits, and promotional materials for community distribution
- Support setup and breakdown for events, trainings, health fairs, and community engagement activities
- Assist with social media content support, outreach promotion, and community awareness efforts under staff supervision
- Print, organize, and distribute educational, prevention, and promotional resources
- Support simple data tracking, reporting, dashboards, or volunteer activity documentation as directed
- Assist with newsletter preparation, internal communications, and website/promotional content organization
- Provide general support for staff initiatives, special projects, and community-based programming
- Perform additional volunteer duties as assigned to support agency programs and outreach efforts
Volunteer Experience:
- Gain hands-on exposure to behavioral health, community outreach, prevention, and wellness programming
- Build leadership, communication, teamwork, and professional development skills
- Complete community service hours while making a meaningful impact in the community
- Explore career interests in mental health, healthcare, social services, education, communications, or advocacy
If you are committed to making a positive difference in the lives of others and want to grow through meaningful service, we encourage you to apply and join our team.