Western South Dakota Juvenile Services Center (WSDJSC) Services by Volunteers

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Carla Leveque, Commander
Western South Dakota
Juvenile Services Center (WSDJSC)
3505 South Highway 79
Rapid City, SD 57701

Phone: (605) 394-2639
Fax: (605) 394-5136

E-mail WSDJSC

Services Provided by Volunteers

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Services Provided by Volunteers

A volunteer/citizen involvement program exists to help generate a variety of services for juveniles during confinement. Use of volunteers permits increased personal contact for the juveniles, broadens community resources for the facility, and increases public awareness regarding the mission, philosophy and activities of the WSDJSC. The WSDJSC encourages volunteers from all cultural and socioeconomic segments of the community it serves. Volunteers represent many civic organizations, educational institutions, churches, businesses, and individuals.

Professionals who volunteer their services must be currently certified or licensed in their area of expertise.

Program/interaction options are specific and have volunteer job descriptions. Each job description details the purpose, time commitment, qualifications, responsibilities, training and support required and/or provided.

Volunteer services are classified into four general categories:

Direct Contact Volunteer: Any person who, of his/her free will, provides services to the facility with no monetary or material gain.
Material Goods/Services Donor: Any person who provides goods or services to the facility but has no direct contact with the juveniles.
Interns: Students referred to JSC for the purpose of an introduction and orientation to the JSC, followed by actual performance of services.
Advisory Board Members: Those persons approved to sit on the JSC Advisory Board.

Sample volunteer opportunities: Foster Friend, Religious Classes or Discussion Leader, Arts/Crafts Leader, Reading & Literature Discussion Leader, Chorus Instructor, Recreation or Physical Fitness Coach/Leader, Library Services Facilitator, Leisure Time Activities Leader, Teacher's Aid/Tutor, Community Services Projects Facilitator, Office Assistant, Special Events or Holidays Facilitator, and Other Ideas of Volunteers.

All volunteers must complete the following steps and be approved by WSDJSC Administration:

Complete a volunteer application and sign a criminal record check waiver.
Submit application and waiver to JSC Administration.
Complete an interview with JSC Administration.
Discuss program assignments and expectations using job description.
Sign volunteer agreement and confidentiality commitment.
Tour facility and observe programming.
Complete orientation training appropriate to the nature of the volunteer assignment.

Suggestions from volunteers for improving the volunteer programs are encouraged, both during and following their experience at JSC. Volunteer services are closely monitored by WSDJSC Administration to assure quality interactions with detainees.

Volunteer services may be curtailed, postponed, and/or discontinued if they do not serve the best interests of the detainees and/or fail to meet the expectations of the WSDJSC.

Interested in Volunteering at WSDJSC???

Please complete the following on-line volunteer interest form.

Volunteer Interest Form

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