Community Ambassadors

Connect, Serve, Lead

CREOKS Community Ambassadors program invites you to volunteer and make a difference in your community. From setting up events to becoming a group session leader, CREOKS offers a variety of opportunities to match your skills, interest and schedule. Training is offered to everyone. Higher levels of volunteerism (levels 2-4) do require a greater amount of responsibility, and additional training will be provided to ensure your success. The gift of your time, compassion and talent helps us improve the lives of our clients and your community. The service you provide as volunteer helps build awareness of the importance of mental health.

Volunteer Levels

To help support CREOKS clients, orientation and training are a vital part of our staff and volunteer development. Each volunteer opportunity is assigned a level, based on its duties and activities. Higher levels of volunteerism will require additional onboarding requirements and trainings, which are designed to better prepare you for your assigned role.

Basic Support Volunteer

Basic Support Volunteers can participate in activities that are primarily maintenance or facility improvements. These duties do not require an understanding of mental health or include any interaction with CREOKS clients.

All Basic Support Volunteers must complete the volunteer registration process and a basic background check that includes a sex offender registry check before being allowed to volunteer. The background check is obtained at no cost to the volunteer. A drug screening may or may not be required.

Examples of an Advanced Support Volunteer opportunity might include:

Lawn care
Basement/Tunnel cleanup or organization
Parking lot cleanup
Maintenance/Facility support (outside of clinic facility)
Any activity that does not have any intentional interaction with any clinic function or client

Event Support Volunteer

Event Support Volunteers can participate in events and activities that are primarily designed as community engagement events, as well as any level 1 activity. The purpose and benefit of these events is for the community at large with no intentional interaction with any CREOKS clients

All level 2 volunteers must complete the volunteer registration* process, a comprehensive background check that includes a sex offender registry check and complete the volunteer orientation and training before being allowed to volunteer. The background check is obtained at no cost to the volunteer. A drug screening may or may not be required.

Examples of an Advanced Support Volunteer opportunity might include:

Pet Care Day
Golf tournament
Zoo picnic
Fundraisers
Any support role, activity or event not specifically designed for client participation

Advanced Support Volunteer

Advanced Support Volunteers can participate in events and activities that may have intentional indirect or direct contact with clients but does not include direct care.

All Advanced Support Volunteers must complete the volunteer registration process, a comprehensive background check that includes a sex offender registry check, drug screening, complete the volunteer orientation and training as well as complete the abbreviated online Synergy training before being allowed to volunteer.

Examples of an Advanced Support Volunteer opportunity might include:

Ranch support roles at River Trail Ranch in Haskell
Food and clothing pantry support
Any support role located where known clients will be present
Any activity or event specifically designed for client participation

Clinical Support Volunteer

Clinical Support Volunteers can participate in events and activities that are classified as direct care activities, which means any direct interaction with a client in a lead or supportive role to provide support.

All Clinical Support Volunteers must complete the volunteer registration process, a comprehensive background check that includes a sex offender registry check, drug screening, complete the volunteer orientation and training, complete the full comprehensive online Synergy training and any other additional training(s) deemed necessary or required by CREOKS Health Services or any other governing bodies before being allowed to volunteer.

Examples of a Clinical Support Volunteer opportunity include:

• Group Session Facilitator
• Recovery Home Support Volunteer
• Veteran Support Group Facilitator
• Peer Advocate
• Team Leader

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