One of the guiding principles of the ALERT Cadet program is to maintain a 100% volunteer organization. All staff must be either self-supporting or donor-supported. As such, the ALERT Cadet program relies heavily on volunteers to staff the headquarters and field positions.

Older ALERT Cadets and older sisters routinely volunteer their time to the ministry by assisting ALERT Cadet field captains or Headquarters staff with their creative energies. Would you consider sending one of your apprenticeship age students to headquarters for an internship during a school break?

We need volunteers to: Answer the telephones, answer correspondence, burn CDs, pack and ship materials for units and book fairs, do inventory control for ALERT Cadet publications and materials, purchase materials, collate handbook binders, count, and make ALERT Cadet Challenge related materials, sort electronic photos for publications and uploading to the website, and help in the sewing room. The list is almost endless!

If you are interested in volunteering, or sending a son or daughter to serve with us, we would like to hear from you! Please contact us, and include a note about how you are interested in volunteering.
You may also download and fill out the Volunteer Application (PDF file) and send it along with your email.

2010 Volunteer Opportunities with ALERT Cadet

September 4, 2009

One of the purposes for our existence at ALERT Cadet Headquarters is to provide training opportunities for your young people. We routinely have one to eight young people, aged 16-30, in our office, at their parent’s request for specific training. At the same time we accomplish useful work that furthers the ALERT Cadet ministry and our service to fathers and sons. The ministry moves forward and expands at the rate at which God provides resources in the form of people and money.

We are making plans for 2010 now and wanted to let you know of opportunities to serve with us. We know many families are also planning their academic year at this time, including training experiences outside their homes. We at ALERT Cadets are looking for:

• Young ladies and young men, between the ages of 16-30, and preferably from families familiar with the ALERT Cadet ministry,
• With basic computer skills,
• Able to serve for a minimum of two weeks,
• Able to begin work in the 2010 February to September timeframe, and
• With specific training objectives from parents.

We are able to provide training opportunities in the following areas:

• Telephone and office skills
• Customer service
• Advanced computer skills in Word, Excel, and Access
• Advanced media skills in InDesign, Premier, and WordPress
• Event planning and execution, (e.g. ALERT Cadet camps and Challenges)
• Writing (e.g. materials, publications, and Challenge events)
• Strategic planning and thinking

One of the core principles of ALERT Cadet is that all ALERT Cadet staff members are volunteers, meaning they, and we, receive no remuneration for our service. We do provide room and board at the International ALERT Academy facility for all young people that serve with us.

If you are considering having your young person serve with us during a large part of 2010 then it may be helpful for them to attend our yearly ALERT Cadet leadership planning meeting in late January. At this meeting the senior leadership of ALERT Cadet gathers to discuss our successes and shortcomings from the previous year and make plans for the upcoming year. It is a great opportunity to see the inner workings of a ministry and to learn strategic planning and thinking skills

If you’d like to explore further the possibility of your young person being a part of our staff at ALERT Cadet Headquarters, please call 903-636-9228 or respond to sfarr@alertacademy.com.