2:00 PM-6:00 PM 2024 Ivy Tech Car Seat Clinic VOLUNTEERS (Non-Technicians)

The annual large community car seat clinic will be Wednesday, May 15, 2024 from 4:30pm to 6:30pm at Ivy Tech Community College, Parking Lot 9, Located west of the North Illinois Center (108 W. 28th St., Indianapolis, IN 46208).

The Automotive Safety Program & Safe Kids Indiana are looking for volunteers to assist with the annual Ivy Tech Car Seat Clinic on Wednesday, May 15, 2024.

Volunteers for the 2:00pm to 6:00pm shift will assist with:

1. Setup items such as tables, chairs, traffic cones, car seats, signs, etc.
2. Assist with the set up of car seat clinic lanes and supplies
3. Assemble paperwork and distribute to families awaiting car seat inspections
4. Welcome families, provide paperwork and educational materials to families and provide information on the inspection process
5. Retrieve items needed such as car seats, towels, noodles, etc.
6. Assist with directing traffic flow
7. Break down and recycle car seats
8. If bilingual, provide interpretation to caregivers
9. Other duties as needed

Volunteers for the 3:30pm to 7:30pm shift will assist with:

1. Assemble paperwork and distribute to families awaiting car seat inspections
2. Welcome families, provide paperwork and educational materials to families and provide information on the inspection process
3. Retrieve items needed such as car seats, towels, noodles, etc.
4. Assist with directing traffic flow
5. Break down and recycle car seats
6. If bilingual, provide interpretation to caregivers
7. Other duties as needed
8. Provide clean up at the end of the event which includes loading supplies into trucks, breaking down boxes, sorting supplies, moving cones, etc.

Questions? Contact Craig Robinson via email: Rocrobin@iu.edu

• The clinic will be canceled in the event of bad weather or an emergency.
• Please dress appropriately for the weather, and in comfortable shoes and clothing.
• Volunteers must be over the age of 18.
• Volunteers must show registration ticket at the entrance gate.
• Volunteers who are bilingual are highly needed for interpretation of Spanish, Haitian Creole, Burmese, French, and other languages.

About the 2023 Annual Car Seat Clinic:

The annual Indianapolis Car Seat Clinic is a partnership with the Automotive Safety Program, Anthem, Dorel Juvenile, Indiana Criminal Justice Institute, and Safe Kids Indiana. Car seats are inspected by child passenger safety technicians (CPSTs). Both CPSTs and volunteers are essential to a successful clinic. In 2023, the Indianapolis Ivy Tech Car Seat Clinic conducted over 126 inspections and provided over 118 car seats to families in need.