Volunteering

  • Volunteers:
    • All volunteers must be cleared through Wake County’s volunteer registration. If you plan to participate in an: 
    • Activity that may require direct contact with students on or off campus with no or limited supervision
    • Activity that may require access to confidential information
    • Activity that potentially involves solitary time with students
    • Activity that may take place outside the view of school staff for brief or extended periods
    • Activity that may involve driving students in a personal vehicle
    • Activity that may take place with supervision or in a public setting
    • Activity that may involve little or no student contact and no solitary time with students
    EXAMPLES: overnight field trips, tutoring inside or outside the classroom, extended out-of-school activities, off-campus mentoring, field trip chaperone, dance chaperone, club sponsor, health room assistant, volunteer coach, clerical work for teacher, telephone volunteer, media center volunteer, beautification volunteer, classroom assistant, field day volunteer, test proctor, front office helper, room parent

    How to register:
    You must register on the campus of any Wake County Public School System School. The registration is located on the school’s intranet. If you plan to register at Wakefield, you can go to the media center for assistance.

    The volunteer system will be open daily from July 1, 2014 through October 31, 2014. All volunteer requests will be processed in the order of registration. From November 3, 2014 through May 18, 2015, the volunteer system will be open on Mondays only, from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm. However, during this time period, the volunteer system will be closed on the Mondays: December 22, 2014, December 29, 2014, and January 19, 2015.

    Guest Speakers:
    Do NOT have to go through the volunteer registration IF they will be presenting in a classroom setting (they will not be working with small groups independently from teacher). There is a guest speaker prior approval form that must be completed and approved by Mr. Crayton.
    Any parent or community member who wishes to volunteer at Wakefield High School (or any WCPSS school) must follow WCPSS policies and procedures. Potential volunteers should contact Sarah Joyner (sjoyner@wcpss.net) to obtain volunteer information.