| Volunteer Position Description |
Planning activities at the residence for residents and/or children.
Communicating with Volunteer Coordinator to schedule activities in advance.
Activities can be only once or scheduled regularly (weekly, bi-weekly, monthly, bi-monthly, etc.)
Activity can be, but are not limited to:
- Exercise groups (yoga, running, stretching, dancing, etc)
- Creative arts (painting, drawing, knitting, crocheting, sculpting, beading, etc)
- Cooking and/or baking
- Book club
- Creative writing
- Self-care activities
- Games evening
- Resume and cover letter building
- Income tax workshop
- Housing rights workshops
- Parenting workshops
- Budgeting
- Sewing
- Home repairs
- Technology 101
- Emergency preparedness
- Debt management
- Couponing
- Interview skills, etc.
If volunteers think of other areas of interest, they can plan and coordinate with the Volunteer Coordinator. |
| On/Off Campus |
Off-campus (Montreal) |
| Position Type |
Volunteer opportunity |
| Location |
On-site |
| Address |
C.P. 266 Succursale Notre-Dame-de-Grace |
| Neighborhood/Area |
Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce |
| Contact with Clients? |
Direct volunteering with clients |
| Volunteer Tasks |
Advocacy, Animating Activities, Teaching |
| Volunteer Tasks (Other) |
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| French required? |
Yes |
| Volunteer Position Requirements |
French and English required.
Knowing other languages is an asset.
Police background checks will be done by the organization. |
| 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 |
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| Time Commitment |
Morning, Afternoon, Evening, Weekend |
| Hours per Week |
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| Training provided? |
Yes |
| Other Benefits |
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| Benefits (Other) |
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| Application Procedure |
Online application form, Email organization contact |
| Application Contact Information |
jessica.g@aubergetransition.org |
| Application Deadline |
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| Application Material Required |
Short cover letter, Résumé |
| Additonal Application Information / Comments |
The shelter's address will remain confidential for safety and security reasons, it will be given upon the first scheduled training.
As this is a shelter for women who have often experienced intimate partner violence from male perpetrators, only non-male identifying people will be accepted as volunteers for roles within the residence. |
