Volunteers can have a powerful impact on HCS students, educators, schools, and our community! There are many ways to get started as a volunteer.
- Review the current volunteer opportunities below and follow the instructions to find out more
- Connect directly with HCS educators by volunteering your time and professional or personal skillset through the HCS CommunityShare network
- Reach out to your school directly to inquire about volunteer needs
- Support one of our many community partner organizations by volunteering with mobile food pantries, enrichment programming and events, mentoring, and more through United Way's Volunteer Center
Volunteers should learn what paperwork, background check, and orientation requirements are necessary for their selected opportunity. Per HCS Board Policy 4.501,
all volunteers wishing to serve in the school during the regular school day or in support of a school sponsored extracurricular program must be approved by the principal and shall serve under the supervision and direction of the professional personnel of the school to which they are assigned. Any such volunteer having unmonitored contact with children must first undergo a background check in accordance with provisions set forth in Tenn. Code Ann 49.5.413 every three years.
Thank you for your interest in volunteering with Hamilton County Schools!