Youth Unlimited Edmonton
Volunteer Opportunity: Activity Facilitator
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada .
volunteer . December 13, 2024
Description
Youth Unlimited Edmonton desires to see every young person explore their potential, understand their worth and discover hope.
Volunteer Opportunity
Activity Facilitator:
As an Activity Facilitator, you will have the opportunity to use your leadership skills, infectious enthusiasm, and creativity to provide unique experiences for youth to participate in; activities that will help them be challenged - physically, mentally, emotionally, or socially. And have a whole lot of fun doing it! Youth will love to engage and grow in the experiences you will provide.
Responsibilities:
- Plan 1 activity per drop-in OR facilitate a weekly interest-based activity in the drop-in (ex. Weekly chess club, art station, etc.).
- Activities should be approved by the team leader.
- The purpose of the activities is to engage a wide variety of youth and get them to interact with the youth they might not usually talk to.
- Lead the activity during drop-in time with the other leadership team members' assistance.
- Incorporate feedback from youth for future activities.
- If necessary, arrive early to set up for the activity.
- Stay after the program to clean up and debrief with the rest of the leadership team.
Time Commitment:
- Drop-ins run from 3:30-6pm, 2x per week after school at each drop-in across the city. We would love you to be at as many as you are comfortable with. Our preference would be at least one day a week, but this is negotiable.
- 0-60 min/week for planning activities.
- 1 hour, 3x per year for support/check-ins with the team lead.
- 2 hours, 2x per year for training appreciation and team building.
As a relationally-focused program, you and your presence matter. Youth are looking for role models and stable, consistent adults to support them. So, if you want to take on a volunteer role with us, commitment is important. Relationships are built on stability.
Please obtain a volunteer application package here. Once completed, please attach your file when applying, along with three references. If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to reach out to Pamela at info@yuedmonton.com or (780) 437-3000.