| Volunteer Position Description |
Welfare Avenue is a Non-Profit Organization with the goal of helping the homeless community of Montreal. We offer several volunteering opportunities:
Servers are responsible for:
-Dressing accordingly depending on the weather
condition
- Introducing themselves to other volunteers
-Help set up the tent, tables and the general set up for
serving directed by the team leader.
-Serving either food, water, giving utensils, cleaning the
table, putting items back in the correct bin etc. (directed
by Team Leader)
Drivers are responsible for:
- Collecting all essential items at the storage unit for the event to run smoothly. (This includes Tents, tables, water
jugs, the speaker, bins [server setup, set up 1, set up 2, clean up, dirty dishes (grey), and personal belongings
(purple)]
- Collect food from cooks by following the route trajectory.
- Drop off all equipment and food at Place Emilie Gamelin and help unload the equipment for servers to set up.
- Once the event is finished, load all equipment back into the car and bring them back to the storage unit.
- Ensure the driver's car is clean and set up to for the collected items from the storage unit
- The car needs to be big enough to fit all necessary items
Cooks are responsible for:
-Cook food for approximately 30 ? 50 people. (must state ingredients on
the container)
-We can provide recipes if volunteers are not sure what to cook.
-We also provide ingredient-delivering services using Instacart. (First time
cooks must pay for their ingredients and tray. If they volunteer as a cook
for a second time, we can reimburse them for their ingredients for up to
$50)
-Cooks must provide their address so the driver can pick up the food or
they can bring it to Berri.
The team leader is responsible for:
- Being punctual at the storage unit and ensuring correct
equipment is collected and accounted for
- Ensure all the material is restocked
- know what is in each bin (server setup 1 and 2, etc.)
- Help unload and load the car during the event
- Check the correct route trajectory and call the cook 10
minutes before arrival at their home.
- Use the group chat with volunteers to coordinate arrival to
Berri
- Making sure the event runs smoothly and everything is set up
properly in the way Welfare Avenue expects it to be.
- Directing volunteers and delegating tasks
- Ensure each server is given a task (serving food, giving
water, giving utensils, etc.)
- Help take down the setup and encourage volunteers to do so
as well.
- Helping the driver load their car and bring all equipment back
after the event.
- Fill out the audit sheet so we can evaluate if the event went
well. |
| On/Off Campus |
Off-campus (Montreal) |
| Position Type |
Volunteer opportunity |
| Location |
On-site |
| Address |
Montreal, QC |
| Neighborhood/Area |
Ville-Marie |
| Contact with Clients? |
Direct volunteering with clients |
| Volunteer Tasks |
Cooking, Manual Work, Transportation |
| Volunteer Tasks (Other) |
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| French required? |
No |
| Volunteer Position Requirements |
No requirements necessary. |
| Open to students in all degrees and disciplines? |
Yes |
| Targeted Degrees and Disciplines |
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| Time Period |
Rolling basis |
| Start Date |
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| End date |
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| Length of Commitment Expected |
1 day |
| Time Commitment |
Morning, Afternoon, Weekend |
| Hours per Week |
5 |
| Training provided? |
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| Other Benefits |
Other (please specify) |
| Benefits (Other) |
Not on-campus, but we are recognised by, and provide Concordia Co-Curricular Records. |
| Application Procedure |
Online application form, Email organization contact, Call organization contact |
| Application Contact Information |
https://welfareavenue.com/activity/volunteer |
| Application Deadline |
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| Application Material Required |
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| Additonal Application Information / Comments |
Volunteers must signup on the website at least 4 days before the volunteering event you'd like to attend. |
