Service-Learning Placements for

Unique Talents & Distance Learners

Agencies that partner with UWM often ask for service learners with particular interests and skills. Further, we receive requests from agencies located outside of Milwaukee. If you have a skill set that meets any of these placements below and would like to volunteer for one of these positions, or if you are a distance learner and would like to work with one of the distance locations on the back of this page, please complete the attached form and return it to a CCBLLR staff member as soon as possible.

UNIQUE TALENTSLanguage

Location Position DescriptionGiGi’s Playhouse – Down Syndrome Achievement Center8685 N Port Washington Rd.Fox Point, WI

Language/Music Program Leader We are looking for a volunteer leader(s) for the following program: LMNOP (Language, Music N’ Our Peeps) – (newborn to 36 months) – LMNOP is an interactive & engaging program designed to guide parents & young children through learning basic sign language & other forms of communication using music & language based activities. Speech/ Language Therapists, early childhood teachers, music & any students working on these degrees are encouraged to apply. New Program Leaders must be available during regular business hours Monday through Friday 9am to 3pm. All tasks and work completed at GiGi’s is to support the needs of our community, families and individuals with Down syndrome (all ages).

Individuals with the following skills make the best interns!

-Able to complete tasks independently

-Able to collaborate with others

Hours will be coordinated between service-learner and site supervisor, but must be between 8am and 3pm Monday through Friday.

CORE / El Centro130 W. Bruce StreetMilwaukee, WI

Front Desk Support (Bilingual Spanish & English)--Wednesday AfternoonCORE El Centro is a natural healing center for all levels of income offering natural healing therapies, holistic exercise classes and a garden and nutrition program.The responsibilities associated with this position include front desk clerical duties such as filing, data entry, answering phones and checking in clients. In addition to this, the role requires the volunteer to be able to interpret for patients and practitioners.

Candidates must have a strong command over the Spanish language. A language assessment must be completed prior to beginning this role. Students must also RSVP for and be able to attend an hour-long orientation on either: Monday, February 3rd @ 6 pm or Friday, February 7th @ 2 pm.

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Social Work / Counseling / Community Health

Location Position DescriptionLiFE OF HOPE 139 N. Main StreetWest Bend, WI

Peer Support Group Facilitator Three different HOPE Peer Support Groups are held monthly, the individual who facilitates the group must have a lived experience relating to the topic of the group.Use your lived experience to make a real difference in other people's lives. Be a facilitator of one or more of the three H.O.P.E Peer Support Groups at LiFE OF HOPE. We have a group for individuals experiencing active suicide ideation, another for those who have friends and family experiencing active ideation, and a third for those who have lost a loved one to suicide. These groups are held monthly at the LiFE OF HOPE Office and require that the facilitator has lived experience around the topic that the group is based, that they are QPR trained, and that they completed an online Motivational Interviewing course. LiFE OF HOPE is changing the landscape of suicide prevention through raised awareness, increased education, and peer-led support for those most at risk or closely affected by suicide ideation, attempt, and loss. Join the mission that is becoming a movement!

QPR Trainer

Participate in our education program in a unique and very emPOWERing way. This national, evidence based training teaches individuals the risk factors and behaviors for suicide and how to questions, persuade, and refer an individual in a suicidal crisis.

Required training:

- QPR Trained

- QPR Institute Instructor Training

- Co-lead 3 classes with an experience trainer

- Lead nine or more additional classes with (or without) a co-trainer (within a 6-12 month period of time)

Center for Urban Population Health1020 N. 12th Street Suite 4180

Program Evaluation Assistant CUPH has partnered with Sixteenth Street Community Health Centers to evaluate their efforts to integrate social determinants of health screening into primary heath care and to address housing instability among Latinos in Milwaukee.

Project currently needs support conducting a network analysis of health and human service organizations in Milwaukee and gathering and analyzing quantitative/qualitative data from various stakeholders regarding the root causes of and potential strategies to address housing instability.

The timeline for these activities is January-May 2020.

This position requires a high hours commitment of approximately 10 hours per week. Spanish and English language proficiency is preferred.

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Southside Organizing Center1300 S. Layton Blvd. Milwaukee, WI

Census Canvasser and Leadership Development InternSOC is a neighborhood-based organization dedicated to the development and sustainability of Milwaukee’s near south side neighborhoods. SOC works with and for residents to create a safe, livable, and economically vibrant community. SOC is committed to helping residents have a voice, vote, and vehicle act together on the issues that affect them and to make positive changes in their neighborhoods. Interns will be trained in canvassing and Leadership Development in exchanged for helping SOC reach their mission.

Interns must be present for a orientation. Internship will begin after March 16th 2019. Ideal candidates will be available night and weekends. One Saturday morning per month is required. Dates can be discussed with ideal candidates. Willing be to flexible

Girls Rock Milwaukee 270 E. Highland Ave Suite JMilwaukee, WI

Girls Rock Coordinator AssistantCoordinators work with Camp Directors to plan and staff camp. Band coaches help campers work together, compromise and encourage their new skills. Instrument instructors use general music knowledge and our curriculum to teach campers the basics on their instruments. Reception volunteers work to keep camp safe, all campers accounted for and that paperwork has been completed. Workshop volunteers lead 2 1-hour sessions with 25 campers, often connected to music, team-work, inclusivity and individuality.

Coordinators must be able to meet once a month until March, biweekly from March to June and likely once a week right before camp for final details.

Math, Science, Tech, & Media

Agency Name & Location Position Description

Milwaukee County Historical Society910 N. Old World Third St.

Library and Information Science Intern

The Milwaukee County Historical Society has thousands of documents, ledgers and scrapbooks that need to be digitized for preservation purposes. To do so, we are seeking an Library and Information Science Intern to scan documents in our Research Library. Hours can be completed Monday through Friday between 9am and 5pm

Discovery World 500 N Harbor Dr

Technology Building VolunteerAre you passionate about robotics or technology? Share your interests with the next generation in Discovery World's Technology Building! Choose from two volunteer opportunities: a Cubelets robotics demo in Discovery World's Rockwell Automation exhibit, or assisting the public in enjoying a virtual reality experience in the Virtual Explorer exhibit.

Aquarium Volunteer Are you passionate about animals and the environment? Share your interests with the next generation in Discovery World's Aquatarium Building! Choose from two volunteer opportunities: the Aquatic Invasive Specie Cart, or Aquarium Touch Tanks.At the Aquatic Invasive Specie Cart, teach museum visitors about the negative impacts of invasive species in our Great Lakes. At Discovery World's Aquarium Touch Tanks, volunteers teach guests about Stingrays, Lake Sturgeon, Slipper Lobster, and Horseshoe Crabs, and enforce exhibit rules.

3.5 hour volunteer shifts are available, Monday-Friday 9am-12:30pm or 12:30-

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4pm, Saturday-Sunday 10am-1:30pm or 1:30-5pm.Qualifications: One 3.5 hour shift per week or bi-weekly, for a minimum of 3 months.To apply, please fill out a Volunteer Application on the provided website link, https://www.discoveryworld.org/get-involved/volunteering/

and send it to the Volunteer Manager at volunteer@discoveryworld.org.

Pathways High School 336 West Walnut StreetMilwaukee, WI

ACT TutorStudents will support juniors and seniors preparing to take the ACT. Service learners will assist students in taking practice tests and going through practice questions and strategies for each section.

Math TutorService learners will tutor students either during their math class or after school.

Jewish Museum 1360 N. Prospect AvenueMilwaukee, WI

Oral History ProjectStudents will watch and annotate video recordings of oral history interviews of Jewish elders. Each recording is approximately 45 minutes to 1 hour long. Students should be able to review one to two recordings each session.

New Concept Self Development Center1531 W. Vliet StreetMilwaukee, WI

Marketing Support New Concept Self Development Center will be celebrating its 45th anniversary is 2020. We are in need of a well-designed marketing campaign to highlight the agency's 45th Anniversary. This would include help with updating website, social media, printed material and possible video recording. We are trying to gather individuals that have been serviced by the organization to tell their stories. We would like to capture this through printed and video. Work can be completed during normal business hours on Mondays.

Physical Activity

Agency Name & Location Position Description

Team Milwaukee Various Locations

Special Olympics Swimming Assistant

There will be lifeguards and certified swim coaches there to instruct, so the volunteer's role would be to be in the water helping athletes that need additional attention with stroke development. Volunteers would be at one site, once per week for the season. MPS background check is required and will be emailed to you. Shifts are Fridays from 5:30 to 7:15.

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Unique Talents / Distance Learners Placement Request FormTo request a skill specific or distant learning placement, fill out this form and turn it in to a CCBLLR staff member during your service-learning class presentation, or in the CCBLLR Office (Union G28). A CCBLLR staff member will let you know

within five business days if the position is still available for you. In the meantime, please sign up for the “CCBBLR Existing Placement” position in the service-learning database.

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