Welcome!
Thank you for your interest in volunteering with Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools! We welcome volunteers to serve all schools and grades, from pre-kindergarten to high school, in all subject areas, activities, athletics and more!
Get started: Please contact the school directly to check on volunteer opportunities. If you don't have a specific school in mind, you can find the location and website of all of our schools on this page to help guide your decision. If you are a CHCCS parent, you may also hear about volunteer opportunities directly from a principal, teacher, coach, etc.
- Exceptions include AVID tutors, Blue Ribbon Mentors and volunteer athletics coaches. Those volunteers will contact those programs/departments directly. However, tutors, mentors and volunteer athletics coaches will still participate in the background screening process.
Please review the "Important Information" section below prior to volunteering.
Who is a Volunteer?
Typically, volunteer roles that would require a background check include:
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Chaperones on field trip(s).
- AVID tutors.
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Non-staff helpers or assistants in close proximity to students in or outside of the school.
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Non-staff club advisors meeting with students after school.
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Participants in the Learning Bridge Program.
Once approved, volunteers would follow the same process as visitors upon entering the front office of a school:
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Check in at the front desk.
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Enter ID into the Verkada Guest kiosk.
*Note: If you enter your cell phone number, Verkada will text you with a link to a QR code guest pass that you can use to check in faster in the future if you would like. The text will also contain a link for you to sign out. -
Wear the Verkada badge/sticker while on CHCCS property (there is no longer a “volunteer badge”).
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Proceed to the designated location where a CHCCS staff member would be expecting you.
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Upon leaving, sign out either in the front office or by using the link sent to you via text message by Verkada Guest.
School Visitors: If you plan to be in the schools to visit your own child, or to attend a scheduled event, but do not intend to volunteer in any specific capacity or to work with students other than your own child, you will be considered a “visitor” and will be expected to follow the school procedures for visitors. A background screening is not required.
Expectations for Volunteers: CHCCS’ expectation for all volunteers is that they will be supervised by a CHCCS staff member and follow all staff-directed procedures while on school property. Other guidelines include:
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Never take a student off campus without written permission from the parents and the school principal.
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Maintain confidentiality. Information regarding students must not be shared with anyone outside of the school.
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Wear appropriate clothing at school. Clothing that is revealing or advertises anything inappropriate for children may not be worn while volunteering.
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Be sensitive to all of the students’ various diverse backgrounds, cultural experiences, and achievement levels.
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Do not administer medications or food to any student.
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Do not exchange phone numbers or text messages with students.
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CHCCS are smoke-free, alcohol-free, and drug-free zones.
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If you hear or see anything that may be deemed a threat to the safety of students or staff, contact a staff member immediately.
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If there is a potential threat or unsafe situation, your role as a volunteer is to follow the directions of staff.
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To ensure the safest learning environment possible, we ask that all visitors and volunteers please enter the buildings through the main entrance at each school.