If you’re interested in volunteering for any Skills for Living opportunity, please fill out our short scheduling questionnaire here. We’ll be in touch within 1-2 business days with additional information. Thanks for your interest!
Our annual Game of Real Life (“Game”) is our largest event, involving months of preparation. The following opportunities are specifically for the Summer 2012 Game; however, we’re always looking for year-round help in a variety of areas, and have posted additional volunteer requests at VolunteerMatch.org and Truist.com.
Instructors
Involvement: Instructors with team leaders to help 10th-graders create individual strategies for the Game simulation held in July 2012.
Time Commitment: June and July, 2012
Requirements: All instructors must be college graduates
Instructors: Read more at Truist.com
Team Leaders
Involvement: Team leaders each coach five high school students for Game play and work under the supervision of Instructors. Coaching includes discussion leading, homework review, and one-on-one talks.
Time Commitment: June and July, 2012
Requirements: Team leaders must be college students or Game graduates
Team Leaders: Read more at Truist.com
Game Planners
Involvement: Game Planners train adult volunteers from our sponsoring companies (KPMG, DeMontrond, IBC Bank, AGI, FPA Associate), and assist S4L’s Regional Directors during Game day to keep things running smoothly.
Time Commitment: April, May, June, and July, 2012
Game Planners: Read more at Truist.com
Career Mentors
Involvement: Career Mentors take lunch with our students (~11:30AM to 1:00PM) to discuss their career goals. Meetings take place at various high schools in the Houston area.
Time Commitment: June and July, 2012
Career Mentors: Read more at Truist
Interviewers
Involvement: Interviewers conduct speed job interviews and offer students positions in the Game.
Time Commitment: July 15th from 8:00AM to 12:00PM
Interviewers: Read more at Truist.com
Trainers
Involvement: After Game students are offered jobs during the interview phase, Trainers conduct job training/orientation.
Time Commitment: July 15th from 12:30PM to 3:30PM
Trainers: Read more at Truist.com
Managers and Executives
Involvement: Managers and Executives supervise students and other volunteers on Game day and join sponsors and students at the Celebration Sponsor Dinner after the Game wraps up.
Time Commitment: July 16th from 7:30AM to 9:00PM
"I was intimidated
at first...
but it was exactly
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"Instantly gratifying...
the kids really latch on
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"Memorable...
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"As I interviewed them,
the students’ confidence
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it was great to watch"
"I wish I had this
when I was younger!"
