Vertical Outreach 2025 Volunteer Opportunities

Vertical is sharing the hope of the Gospel with our community through sports camps, vacation Bible school, and our education co-op, and we need you to be part of this great work!
Look at the available volunteer positions below and then check any boxes that you think might be the right role for you!
Checking the box does not commit you to a specific job, but it lets us know that you're interested so we can get you the information you need to consider serving.

Soccer
June 16-20 | Pre-K - 6th Grade

Volleyball
July 7-11 | 4th - 8th Grade

Basketball
July 14-18 | 6th - 12th Grade

Roles

Director
Qualifications:
  • Member of Vertical Church
  • Coaching experience necessary
Responsibilities:
  • Establish daily program and curriculum/activities for participants
  • Distribute daily program and curriculum to Group Coaches
  • Provide training to Group Coaches, if needed
  • Coach one group or float between groups to support the Coaches
  • Coordinate with the Head Admin to ensure necessary sports supplies are available
Group Head Coach
Qualifications:
  • Member or regular attender of Vertical Church
  • Coaching and specific sport experience necessary
Responsibilities:
  • Implement programs and activities daily for their group
  • Setup and teardown their field and area
Assistant Coach
Qualifications:
  • Member or regular attender of Vertical Church
  • High-energy individual with experience working with kids/youth
  • Coaching experience helpful, but not required
Responsibilities:
  • Lead a group, if necessary
  • Assist with setup and teardown
  • Assist with implementing programs and activities
Head Admin
Qualifications:
  • Member of Vertical Church
  • Ability to coordinate and lead group events
Responsibilities:
  • Coordinate setup and teardown of check-in stations
  • Have an understanding of what sport equipment is available
  • Coordinate with the Director to ensure that everything is ready for the event
Assistant Admin
Responsibilities:
  • Check-in and check-out every day
  • Distribute name tags and any fliers/information to parents
  • Assist in setup and teardown of check-in stations
Photographer
Responsibilities:
  • Take photos of the event, participants, and Vertical volunteers
  • Upload the photos to an online folder provided

Thursday Mornings

Pre-K - 8th Grade

Roles

Director
Responsibilities:
  • Requires approximately 10 hours of prep/week
  • Plan to be at every class
  • Arrive onsite approximately 45 minutes prior to Co-Op beginning
  • Teach, if desired
  • Be available to talk with parents and build relationships
  • Be available to handle any emergency that may arise
Site Leader
Responsibilities:
  • Arrive onsite approximately 30 minutes prior to each class to ensure all areas are set and supplies are prepared
  • Plan to be at every class
  • Teach, if desired
  • Be available to talk with parents and build relationships
  • If an emergency arises, contact the director or handle it onsite
  • Check-In students as they arrive at the door
Group Leaders
Responsibilities:
  • Arrive onsite approximately 30 minutes prior to each class to ensure all supplies are set out and you are ready to greet kids as they arrive
  • Plan to attend 2x/month at a minimum
  • Help group with the activities of the day, encouraging kids to follow instructions and participate
  • Work to build relationship with the kids that can eventually turn into Gospel opportunities over time
Group Teacher
Responsibilities:
  • Requires time outside of class to plan activities for your allotted teaching month/semester/year
  • Arrive onsite approximately 30 minutes prior to teaching to ensure supplies are prepared
Teaching Areas:
  • PE, English/Writing, Drama, Chess, Science, Building, any other area that you would like to share with the students
  • Can be geared toward pre-school, younger elementary, older elementary, and/or middle or high school
Yearbook Creator
Responsibilities:
  • Requires 30-40 hours of time
  • Use the photos from the year to compile a yearbook, including individual child photos from each class
  • Send the yearbook to print after approval

We have a recommended site for yearbook creation; however, if you have an alternative printer, this must be discussed with the director by December
Photographer
Responsibilities:
  • Plan to be onsite once a month to take pictures of each rotation for each group
  • Plan for one class per semester to take individual photos of each child to be used in the yearbook

Note: None of the photos need to be retouched. If you choose to edit any photos, please keep the individual photos with a natural uniform look.

July 21-25th

Pre-K - 5th Grade

Roles

Teaching Assistant
Leading up to VBS:
  • Review lesson material
  • Work with Truth Teacher to plan and prepare the daily lesson
  • Pray over all aspects of this job before, during, and after VBS
During VBS:
  • Enthusiastically engage in delivery of the lesson during the week of VBS
Group Guides
Leading up to VBS:
  • Pray for kids and their families
  • Pray over all aspects of this job before, during, and after VBS
During VBS:
  • Lead kids through rotations while actively participating / helping if needed
  • Make sure all children in group are accounted for, cared for, and enjoying VBS
  • Send home important fliers, crafts, and other items from each day
After VBS:
  • Write a follow-up postcard to each child after VBS
Skit Actors / Actresses
Leading up to VBS:
  • Learn lines
  • Pray over all aspects of this job before, during, and after VBS
During VBS:
  • Welcome kids to VBS
  • Perform skit during opening assembly
Craft Assistant
Leading up to VBS:
  • Work with Craft Coordinator to prepare craft supplies
  • Review lessons and connect it to the craft
  • Pray over all aspects of this job before, during, and after VBS
During VBS:
  • Help kids make crafts each day
  • Help reinforce key lesson themes during the craft and discussions
  • Help with setup and cleanup of craft area each day
Snack Assistant
Leading up to VBS:
  • Work with Snack Coordinator to prep snacks
  • Review lessons and connect it to each snack
  • Pray over all aspects of this job before, during, and after VBS
During VBS:
  • Help monitor food allergies of kids
  • Help prepare and distribute snacks each day
  • Help reinforce key lesson themes through snack and discussions
  • Help with setup and cleanup of the snack station each day
Music Assistant
Leading up to VBS:
  • Learn hand motions to VBS songs
  • Pray over all aspects of this job before, during, and after VBS
During VBS:
  • Help lead music / teach the kids hand motions to the VBS songs
  • Help set up for music performance on the last day of VBS
  • Perform songs with kids during the last day of VBS
Sound / Tech Assistant
Leading up to VBS:
  • Attend final dress rehearsals for skit and VBS assembly
  • Pray over all aspects of this job before, during, and after VBS
During VBS:
  • Help set up microphones, video presentations, and stage effects
  • Help run sound during skit, music, assembly time, and performance
Decorating Assistant
Leading up to VBS:
  • Help decorate for VBS
  • Pray over all aspects of this job before, during, and after VBS
After VBS:
  • Help take down decorations and reset the sanctuary / kids building
Photographer
During VBS:
  • Take photos of different activities throughout VBS
  • Pray over all aspects of this job before, during, and after VBS
After VBS:
  • Deliver photos to Vertical Kids Coordinator
Volunteer Meal Provider
Leading up to VBS:
  • Work with Vertical Kids Coordinator to determine the number of volunteers
  • Pray over all aspects of this job before, during, and after VBS
During VBS:
  • Help provide meals to the VBS Volunteer team and their children throughout the VBS Week
Check-In
Leading up to VBS:
  • Pray over all aspects of this job before, during, and after VBS
During VBS:
  • Greet kids and their families
  • Check-In kids when they arrive
  • Check-Out kids when they leave
  • Distribute any documents to parents regarding upcoming VBS events​
Clean-Up Crew
After VBS:
  • Help take down decorations and reset the sanctuary and kids building

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