Volunteers — Broomfield STEM

Join the Broomfield STEM team!

Volunteers are the heart of Broomfield STEM and without them, none of our work would be possible. We know that many hands make light work, so please consider filling out the form at the bottom of the page to offer your time and talents to our students. Your contributions will help further our mission to make quality STEM learning accessible, inclusive and fun for all!

Volunteer Opportunities for Broomfield Robotics Parents

Team Coordinator

1-2 hours/month (E Eng) 2-4 hours/month (FLL-E) 6-8 hours/month (FLL-C) 10-12 hours/month (FTC)
Works with Lead Mentors to manage team member registration and team/parent communication.
Works with Food and Celebration Coordinators on special event logistics planning, and communicates plans to mentors and parents, and helps implement plans as needed.
Team Coordinators are asked to complete the mentor application and FIRST's Youth Protection Training and Screening, and to complete and adhere to FIRST's short Data and Privacy Protection Training.
Food Coordinator

1-2 hrs/semester (FLL-E) 2-4 hrs/semester (FLL-C) 4-8 hrs/semester (FTC)
Coordinates food for team celebrations (All)
Creates SignUpGenius for team parents to provide snacks/drinks for workspace (FTC only) and for competitions (FLL-E, FLL-C, FTC)
Coordinates and picks up lunch for the team at competitions (FLL-C & FTC)
Creates SignUpGenius for team parents to provide lunch for Saturday workdays during the competition season (FTC only)
Celebration Coordinator

1-2 hrs in April (Early Eng) 3-4 hrs/semester (FLL-E, FLL-C & FTC)
Works with the Team Coordinator to set dates and logistics for team post-competition celebrations.
Coordinates with parents to arrange winter holiday thank-you gifts for the mentors.
Coordinates with mentors to prepare student awards for end of competition season celebrations and end of year celebration.
Works with Special Event Coordiantor and other Celebration Coordinators to plan End of Year Celebration.
Chaperone

2-3 hours/semester (FLL) 6-8 hours/month (FTC)
Transports and chaperones students on field trips and other outreach activities along with team mentors. Parents who transport students are asked to complete a volunteer application and the Youth Protection Training and Screening prior to transporting students.
Many field trips to STEM companies require adults to be US Citizens. If you can only chaperone activities without this requirement please let us know so that we can plan accordingly.

Volunteer Opportunities Within Broomfield STEM

Crafty Crew

1-5 hours/month
Calling all crafters and Cricut users! Broomfield STEM needs help with a number of crafty projects throughout the year, including making tshirts a& sweatshirts for teams, pin banners, thank you gifts, celebration decorations, team spirit gear and more. If these projects are up your alley - we have a job for you!
Special Event Crew

If you enjoy working and laughing with a team of people to pull of special events, this crew is for you!
Events currently include:
Hosting an FLL scrimmage in the fall, sponsoring Trunk or Treat trunks in October, an FTC tournament the first Saturday in January, an End-of-Year Celebration the first Sunday in May, and a simple float in the Broomfield Days Parade in September. With the help of our special events team, we hope to add a few more gatherings such as a kick-off picnic over the summer, a few fundraising events, a few educational field trips during the school year, and workshops for mentors and parents.
Feel free to join the crew for just a few of these or dive into them all!
Administrative Support

Are you a pro at grant writing? Can you rock a database, or leap piles of t-shirts in a single bound? If so, we need your help! Running Broomfield STEM comes with a pile of administrative jobs and it helps to know just who to call when one of those jobs pops up. Sign up for our support team and we will reach out when there's are admin jobs to be done!
Camp Counselors & Volunteers

Summer wouldn’t be the same without camp, and at Broomfield STEM we think camp is a perfect way to get messy and explore Science, Technology, Engineering and Math concepts in all their awesomeness. Perfect for someone who loves kids and STEM but can’t mentor year round, our camp volunteers can make a short term commitment that has a big impact.
Camp counselors should expect to be onsite for the entire week of camp, arriving an hour before camp starts, and leaving an hour after it ends each day. Counselors will be assigned a group of 8-10 students for the week and will be responsible for leading basic activities, ensuring the safety of our campers, and working with guest presenters and “experts”.
Camp volunteers are needed as support staff - helping with materials prep, activity set up, lunch monitoring and clean up, or running an activity or station. Camp volunteers are welcome to help all week, but are not required to do so. We’ll take you when we can get you!
All camp volunteers must take the FIRST youth protection training, pass a background check, compete our volunteer application and provide references.

Leadership Opportunities Within Broomfield STEM

Volunteer Coordinator

Volunteers are the heart of Broomfield STEM, and as more people step forward to volunteer, we need a coordinator to welcome new volunteers, help them find just the right role for them, complete the steps needed to volunteer, and help us recognize their hard work and accomplishments. If you are a good organizer, a good listener, and you love people, this might be the job for you!
Special Events Coordinator

Channel your inner party planner for a great cause! Broomfield STEM hosts several organization-wide events each year and we need someone to help us coordinate the logistics and volunteers to make those events a success. Events currently include hosting an FLL scrimmage in the fall, an FTC tournament the first Saturday in January, an End-of-Year Celebration the first Sunday in May, and a simple float in the Broomfield Days Parade in September. With the help of our special events team, we hope to add a few more gatherings such as a kick-off picnic over the summer, a few fundraising events, a few educational field trips during the school year, and workshops for mentors and parents.
The Special Events coordinator will work closely with the Executive Director, Administrative Director, Marketing Director and Fundraising Coordinator, and will coordinate a team of volunteers who are happy to share the load. This coordinator is not expected or encouraged to do all the work themselves. Many hands make light work. We just need someone to steer everyone in the same direction!
Fundraising Coordinator

Our approach to fundraising focuses on building and supporting the Broomfield STEM community in collaboration with members of the larger community. We think fundraisers should be FUN! Pizza parties at iPie, Bowling nights, dinners together, Parents' Nights Out . . . our fundraisers offer us time to play together and meet others in the community while also raising money for our cause. If this approach appeals to you, we need your help!
As Broomfield STEM expands, so does our need to fund raise. We hope to host 3-4 FUN fundraising events each year that have a high return on investment. (We want to spend our time on our students - not on elaborate fundraisers.) If this is something you would like to help us organize, we would love to welcome you on board!
Board Members

As Broomfield STEM expands, we are looking to grow our Board with members that have the expertise, connections and vision that we need to increase our impact in and around the Broomfield and STEM communities.
We are seeking:
- A board member well connected within the Broomfield Non-Profit community who can help us collaborate with other organizations and entities to help us all achieve our common goals.
- A board member well connected within the Tech Community in the Broomfield/Boulder County area who can help us identify companies with whom we can form partnerships as we work to educate and inspire the future tech workforce.
- A board member well connected within BVSD, Adams 12 and Jefferson County who can help us start and grow partnerships that benefit Broomfield STEM students, and students throughout the three school districts that serve students in Broomfield County and the surrounding communities.
More information can be found on the "Board" page of our website.