Community Service

Due to the COVID-19, we have made the following changes:

• Community service indoors has been stopped.
• Community service outdoors will continue, but no service workers will be allowed in storage buildings or garages

Getting Started

To set up court ordered community service please email NurseTy77@Octopuskids.org. Include the date and time you are wanting to come.

If you are wanting to do voluntary community service either for school or a project please email or call so that an appropriate task can be assigned that fits your individual needs.

Please note: We will not accept cash donations in exchange for community service hours. This practice is illegal. Please do not call and ask to do this.

NurseTy77@Octopuskids.org or 432-530-0970

Assisting Nurses

• You must call or email 24 hours in advance.
• Be prepared to assist Nurses and Nurses aids taking care of medical patients.
• Wear good fitting cloths and tennis shoes and be dressed appropriately.
• Hair should be back in a pony tail.
• No excessive showing of skin. If you are dressed inappropriately for work, you will be sent home.
• Wear gloves at all times if you are doing anything where you may come in contact with body fluids.
• Ask the Nurses aids or Nurses for any tasks that need to be completed.
• Be ready to assist anyone you see working with patients where you can help.

Yard work/Grounds Keeping

Males usually opt to work outside, there is always plenty of yard work and grounds keeping to do.

• Be prepared to do outside work
• Bring plenty of water in the summer.
• There is always a possibility of snakes, wasps, and other wildlife in west Odessa.
• Use common sense when working outside and using tools and machinery.