We are so glad you want to volunteer!
There are exciting opportunities each day in Pinellas County Schools for volunteers and community partners to make a difference in the lives of our students.
As a volunteer, you have the opportunity to have a huge impact on students in our district. To become a volunteer, you must first fill out an online volunteer application. Please see the registration link below. If you are a current or former volunteer, you do not need to complete another volunteer application. You will just need to click on the link to reactivate your volunteer profile for the current year. Volunteers are required to reactivate their profiles each school year prior to volunteering. https://focus.pcsb.org/volunteer
Level I (National Background Screening). Completed at no cost to the volunteer and processed by the District Office of Strategic Partnerships. To initiate a Level 1 screening, please complete the online volunteer application. When the Level 1 background check has been approved, you will receive an email with your user ID and password to log your volunteer hours into the volunteer system. If you have questions concerning the status of your level 1 background check, please contact the school's Family and Community Liaison or School Coordinator, College and Career Readiness. Please note that due to the volume of applications, processing times for a level 1 volunteer application to be cleared once submitted is between 10-15 business days.
Logging Volunteer Hours
It's so important for our volunteers to log their hours! Logging and tracking volunteer hours allows for a truer picture of what programs actually cost. Business partners and donors want to know the real value of our programs, and underestimating the impact of volunteers undervalues the program. Thorough volunteer tracking systems also allow us to gain a better understanding of how much volunteers COST and CONTRIBUTE to the organization. This allows us to define clear current needs and requirements. Lastly, the community, potential families choosing our schools, and other volunteers take note of the strength of the volunteer programs (number of hours) as an indicator of credibility and belief in the school. Please help us by logging your hours!
For questions regarding your Username and Password, volunteer status or entering hours, please contact the Family & Community Liaison at the school where you volunteer.