Volunteer With WGED
Schools thrive when parents/guardians and the Schools thrive when parents, guardians, and the community are actively involved. WGEd has a wide variety of volunteer opportunities at WGMS and WGHS for parents, guardians, and community members. Jobs are available at varying levels of time commitment, skill level, and interest to suit your needs.
Registering with SJUSD as a Volunteer
If you plan to volunteer on campus during school hours, you must register as a volunteer with SJUSD each year and receive an official email from the district confirming your clearance. This process is the same for the entire district and can take several weeks, especially at the beginning of the school year, so please begin the process as early as possible.
Application for new and returning volunteers: https://go.sjusd.org/volunteerapp
Note: The new school year application is typically available starting in late summer. Learn more about being a SJUSD volunteer.
Types of WGEd Volunteer Opportunities
We have a variety of opportunities with varying time commitment levels. Our list of volunteer opportunities is regularly changing, so if you’re interested in any of these roles or volunteering in another way, contact us to let us know. Additional contact information is provided below for certain roles.
WGMS Student Store – Help work the middle school student store during the lunch hour, selling snacks to the kids. The shift is from 12:30pm to about 2:00 with one other volunteer. The best part of this job is seeing the kids and spending time with another volunteer. Volunteers for this job must be pre-approved with SJUSD.
Copy Cats – Volunteer to make copies for teachers on Fridays in the copy room. You do not have to commit to working every week. Training is provided. Sign up to help with this easy, but very helpful job.
Bilingual Outreach – If you’re bilingual, this is an opportunity to support our diverse community. Help with print communications or speaking with parents at school events, such as WEB Day and Back to School Night.
Willow Glen Tasting & Auction – Join the team to continue making our largest social FUNdraiser successful! We need help with our Auction Production and Solicitation, support of our Ticket Sales Management team, Volunteer Coordinators, and general helping hands. We are also looking for Fun with Friends event hosts as well as items for our auction.
Treasurer – This key role involves preparing reimbursements and other payments, doing the bookkeeping for all income and expenses, and preparing reports for WGEd meetings. You’ll have the opportunity to work with all the other WGEd volunteers, seeing firsthand how the foundation is directly supporting the teachers and students at both schools in so many ways. We’re currently seeking someone to shadow our treasurer during the 2025–2026 school year before taking on the role.
Assistant Treasurers – Assists the treasurer with such things as monitoring and managing corporate match donations, financial deposits and expenses for operating units, reconciling financial and credit card statements, etc.
Volunteer with Willow Glen Cares – Work with counselors, faculty, and staff at WGMS and WGHS to help students with the greatest economic need. If you’re interested in volunteering with WG Cares, contact .
8th Grade Dance Leads – This is an important one! This year’s super star parents will be on deck to pass along info to help get you started.
Specific Volunteer Contacts
WGMS Student Store – Contact Rachel Chow () to find out more and sign up.
Willow Glen Tasting & Auction – Contact Heidi Brooks () to find out more and sign up.