Required Service Information
Service hours are a requirement for all Link families. Families are required to sign up for hours according to the number of classes their students will be attending. You can choose duties that are most convenient for you on a first come, first served basis. Families that have not signed up for their required service hours by the day after orientation will have a fee assessed (based on $25 per service hour) and added to their account.
As an aid to families that cannot make the time to serve, the Link can hire workers to complete the required responsibilities for you. The cost will be $25 per hour owed. If you desire to make a financial contribution in the place of your service commitment, please contact the Link board no later than the day after orientation.
Because we cannot run the Link without the timely help from our families, those that fail to show up for their scheduled time (without notifying the Link ahead of time) will be charged a $50 fee per hour missed. This charge will be added to the family's account on the website.
Please select your preferred service activities and times on the service chart. If something comes up and you need to switch responsibilities with another family, please use the family phone list to find the contact information for the other families. If you are unable to find a replacement, you may pay $25 in advance of your commitment, and the Link will hire student workers to complete your job. You must pay the $25 and notify the administrator by Sunday at 5pm before your volunteer commitment on Tuesday.
When on site, please reserve cell phone use to emergencies only.
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The formula for calculating the number of hours of your annual service commitment is:
- 1/2 class taken (one semester only) = 1.5 hours
- 1 class = 2 hours
- 2 classes = 4 hours
- 3 classes = 5 hours
- 4 classes = 7 hours
- 5 classes = 8 hours
- 6 classes = 9 hours
- 7+ classes = 10 hours
| Job Name | Job Description |
|---|---|
| Set Up | This position involves moving tables and chairs in most of the classrooms to accommodate our classes' needs. Because this is a big job, we ask that each family send two people. Dads are especially welcome as some of the tables and carts are very heavy. This job is from 7:00-8:00 am |
| Tear Down | This job is basically the opposite of Setup - we restore the classrooms to the host church's needs. We reset the furniture, tidy the bathrooms and vacuum the Floors in order to leave the church building as we found it. Again, we ask that each family contribute two helpers. Dads are especially welcome as some of the tables and carts are very heavy. This job is from 4:30 – 5:30pm. |
| Study Hall Monitor | This position involves monitoring the students in study hall to make sure they remain quiet and non-disruptive to their peers. This counts for 1.5 hours |
| Hot Lunch Helper | Set up, serve, clean up hot lunch. 11:45 am - 12:15 pm. This is a 30 minute job. |
| Door Monitor | Sit at the administrator's desk and use the church's iPad to unlock the door when students/teachers/parents arrive. This is a 30 minute job. (When combined with Lunch Monitor, the two together are worth 1 hour.) |
| Lunch Monitor | The lunch monitor helps to set up for lunch and monitors students’ activity during lunch by walking around the facility and interacting with the students. At the end of lunch, the monitor wipes off tables, sweeps floors, and cleans microwaves. This job is from 11:50 am – 12:30 pm. |
| Parent/Teacher Conference Bell Ringer | Helpers are responsible to ring the bell every 10 minutes, signaling the end of one meeting and the beginning of the next. |
| Parent/Teacher Conference Clean Up | Clean up the teacher meal area after P/T Conferences. 7:30pm - 8:30pm |
| Ice Cream Social Helper | Set up, serve, clean up Last Day of School Ice Cream Social (food will be provided). 11:40 am - 12:40 pm. |
| Cookie Maker | Provide 5 dozen cookies or bars for hot lunch (homemade or Eileen's). Bring to Link by 11:30 am. This counts for 2 hours. |
| Clean Up after Drama Performance | Clean up the gym after a Drama Performance. The audience will help stack chairs. This job involves putting the chairs in storage and sweeping the floor. This is a 30 minute job. |
Opt Out Instructions
- Please select the "class" which corresponds to the amount of service hours that you would like to pay for the Link to hire someone in your place.
- Check the box beside your name and "register" for the class.
- Go to your family statement of account and pay the invoice.
Opt Out - Pay Instead
| Options | Options | Options | Options | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Required Service Opt Out |
RS Pay Instead - 1.5 hr
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RS Pay Instead - 2 hr
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RS Pay Instead - 4 hr
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RS Pay Instead - 5 hr
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Required Service Opt Out |
RS Pay Instead - 7 hr
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RS Pay Instead - 8 hr
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RS Pay Instead - 9 hr
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RS Pay Instead - 10 hr
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