Volunteer Opportunities
Join us in supporting John Muir Elementary by volunteering at school and community events, volunteering in the classroom, or volunteering with the PTA. This website will be updating throughout the year with current opportunities.
Fill out the form at the bottom of this page for more information or to be added to our mailing list.
Current Opportunities
Multicultural Arts Potluck (April 25): John Muir is excited to host Multicultural Night on April 25th. We are looking for volunteers to help setup, serve food, and clean up. To learn more and/or sign up for a shift, please click here.
SESSFA Move-a-thon Fundraiser (April 29, May 3): John Muir is seeking volunteers to support the 4th annual South East Seattle Schools Fundraising Alliance Move-a-thon Fundraiser. Funds raised go to support 7000+ students at 17 SE Seattle Public Schools that have historically faced fundraising barriers, including John Muir. This is our school’s primary annual fundraising activity! To signup for a volunteer shift, click here.
SESSFA bake sale hosted by John Muir (May 4): Sign up to donate baked goods to the bake sale John Muir is hosting to benefit SESSFA! To donate baked goods, click here.
Teacher Appreciation Week (May 5 - May 10): Show our teachers how much we appreciate them by decorating and donating food and beverages for a celebration! Sign up to volunteer or donate here.
Student and family dismissal support: John Muir is in need of volunteers to help show parents where to wait with students until the second dismissal bell rings, signaling it is an ok time to move to toward the playground. Email Ms. Gardner for more details.
Lunch or recess duty: John Muir is in need of parents to help monitor games and support transitions during lunch and recess. Shifts are available Monday-Friday from 11:30am-1:00pm (90 mins each day), although we are in particular need for volunteers to cover Wednesdays from 11:35-12:20. Email Ms. Gardner for more details.
Volunteer crossing guards: John Muir is in need of volunteer crossing guards at drop-off (7:35-8:00) and pickup (2:20-2:40) to support safe walking to school. Email Ms. Gardner for more details.
Book table volunteers: John Muir has a number of kids books that are no longer in use at the school. They would love support running a free book table at drop-off (7:35-8:00) and pickup (2:20-2:40) so kids and families can take unused books home. Please email JK Burwell to volunteer.
Volunteer at community and school events
(ad hoc support)
Volunteering at school and community events does not require an on-going commitment and is a great way to get involved when you have availability. Opportunities will be posted on the calendar page of the website and listed here, with specific information about how to sign up for current opportunities.
Community and school events may include events such as:
Community meeting(s)
Black History Month celebration
Move-a-thon
Multicultural night
Volunteer in the school
(Ad Hoc and on-going support)
Volunteering in the school can benefits from an on-going commitment, but is not always the case. As a first step, note that to volunteer directly with students in the classroom, you must complete the SPS volunteer application process. Current volunteer opportunities will be highlighted on this page as the year progresses.
School-based volunteer opportunities may include opportunities such as:
Regularly scheduled volunteering in a consistent classroom to support student learning
As hoc support for classroom needs - e.g., laminating, stapling, and organizing papers
Volunteer with the PTA
(on-going Support)
The PTA has currently identified two primary opportunities for volunteer support (in addition to the opportunities already highlighted above). These are:
Joining an existing PTA committee or project
Leading a new PTA committee or project
Please visit our Board page here to see a list of existing and unfilled committee opportunities.