Upcoming Volunteer schedule

Date
11:00am Nursery
9:45am Kids Club
11:00am Sunday School
March 1
Leader: Joe Barshaw
Helper: Sakina Mmunga
Leader: Jessica Alagna
​Area Prep: Britany
Leader: Britany
Teachers: Jessica, Barb, Jadyn
​Helpers: Julie
March 8
Leaders: Mlongeca Luube
Helper: Anna Nyota
Leader: Jessica Alagna
​Area Prep: Courtney
Supervisor: Courtney Miller/Pastor Erik
Teachers: Vicky, Barb, Leina
​Helper: Jessica, Robin
March 15
Leaders: Susie Kreh
Carol Pahl
​Leader: Jessica Alagna
​Area Prep: Britany
Leader: Britany
Teachers: Jessica, Barb, Jadyn
​Helper: Joanna H.
March 22
Leaders: Alexis Chin
​McKenzie Robins
Leader: Jessica Alagna
​Area Prep: Britany
Leader: Britany
Teachers: Jessica, Flora, Leina
Helper: Courtney
March 29
Leaders: Alana Brinker
Pu Meh
​Helper: Elly Thet
Leader: Jessica Alagna
​Area Prep: Britany
Leader: Britany
Teachers: Flora, TBD, Jadyn/Leina
​Helpers: Vicky, Jessica
April 5
Palm Sunday
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
Leader: Jessica Alagna
Kids Joining Service for Palm Sunday
April 12
​Easter
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
No Kids Club
​Kids Joining Service for Easter Sunday
Please arrive 10-15 minutes (or in time to prepare before children arrive) before your scheduled service. Remember that we have check in starts 15 minutes before each posted time! Thanks for being firm about check in procedures.

If plans change, and you are unable to serve, please let Britany Miller know ASAP. She will find a replacement for you from our list of approved volunteers. You may also switch with someone you see appearing on the schedule and let her know who/when.​

Contact Britany:

Email: office@centralfreemethodist.org --  britanymiller@gmail.com
Cell: 989-335-3471 -- call or text
​Church Office Phone: 517-485-2232

Understanding Grief & Trauma replays - Feb 8, 2020:

Trauma mini training:​

Webinar Replay: Trauma Informed kids ministry

2018 Annual Training Recap:

How to use the nursery pager:​

​Trauma informed tools and strategies:

Preventative
  • Cueing - let kids know what transition they will be making before you want them to do so
  • Presence and proximity - move closer to students who need a gentle reminder to focus
  • Touch - gently place a hand on a shoulder of student starting to get out of control
  • Refrain from pointing out undesirable behavior - comment positively on any move toward compliance
  • Pre arranged signals - each child is allowed to raise their hands and ask for a rest. They are allowed to calm themselves down in the library room without fear of getting in trouble.
  • Emphasize choices and responsibility clearly
  • Choices - present two equal choices and let kids decide
  • Avoid escalation responses (getting in kids faces, discrediting them in front of others, engaging in power struggles, raising your voice)
  • Whole Brain Teaching to keep attention and focus
  • Compromise - everyone wins
  • Re-do - allow second chances to do things better
  • Bump Hill Mountain - allows for self regulation
  • Ask what is the need behind this behavior?
  • Reinforce positive behavior - acknowledgement
  • Planned ignoring - ignore attention seeking behaviors that do not affect safety or group functioning
  • Interest boosting - comment on kids work, talk to them about an interest, change the tempo or activity as soon as you start to lose the kids interest -- do not double down
  • Humor - use timely and not sarcasm or cynicism
  • Regroup or restructure - move students to a physical place where they can succeed (not in a consequence way)
  • Keep to the routine
  • Direct appeal - only works if you have a really good and established relationship. Help kids see how their behaviors are affecting other people negatively


De-escalating
  • Notice distress
  • Don’t rush process
  • Connect with the person without pressuring them
  • Sit side by side instead of face to face
  • Don’t be afraid to be quiet
  • One YES - offer them a drink. Get them to say Yes. Saying it positively impacts their thoughts and turns them from survival brain to calm brain
  • Redirect behaviors when needed (provide alternate choices and activities)
  • Only when they are calm can you discuss what happened and consequences
  • Try gentle

Helpful links:

KidCentral Volunteer Handbook
​Child Interaction Policy
​KidCentral Core Values

Nursery Staff Procedures
​Nursery Parent Info Sheet

KidCentral Volunteer Application