| Volunteer Position Description |
Key Responsibilities:
- Provide a safe environment to the participants of the groups
- Ensure the smooth running of groups
- Assist animators/co-animators with any needs
- Educate oneself about each subject that will be covered in every session
- Adopt a professional approach during groups
- Possess a familiarity with approaches including feminism, trauma-informed care, and
intersectionality.
- Effective communication skills with victims of conjugal violence
- Work in collaboration with the group's animators
- Work closely with the volunteer's coordinator
- Education/experience in education, specialized education, youth animation, social
intervention is required
- Creativity and enthusiasm
- Infant First Aid and CPR is an asset
- Effective communication skills with children exposed to conjugal violence
- Be consistent and regular (2 or 3 a month).
- Be proactive and reliable
Advantages:
- Help fighting violence against children and women
- Be part of our amazing team
- Attending our Annual General Meeting (AGM), our Christmas Party etc.
- Small Birthday celebrations with our team
- Discover new people, widen your horizons
- Gain experience in the field of conjugal violence/social intervention
- Learn more about feminist practices
- Get free trainings about conjugal violence
- Win the award volunteer of year
- Get exceptional support from us (letter of recommendation for scholarships, college
application, jobs etc.)
- Get involved in your community
- Embrace and support a great cause: Gender equality and preventing feminicide.
- Develop group intervention skills |
| 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 |
Active Listening / Counselling, Advocacy, Animating Activities, Mentoring / Tutoring |
| Volunteer Tasks (Other) |
Cleaning, organizing, household maintenance, shoveling, gardening, sorting donations, etc. |
| French required? |
No |
| Volunteer Position Requirements |
Speaking English OR French is required for this position.
Police background checks will be conducted by the organization for every volunteer applicant. |
| Open to students in all degrees and disciplines? |
Yes |
| Targeted Degrees and Disciplines |
Applied Human Sciences, Art Education, Art History, Communication Studies, Contemporary Dance, Creative Arts Therapies, Education, Études françaises, Humanities, Humanities Doctoral Program (Fine Arts), Journalism, Music, Philosophy, Psychology |
| Time Period |
Rolling basis |
| Start Date |
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| End date |
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| Length of Commitment Expected |
6 months |
| Time Commitment |
Morning, Afternoon, Evening, Weekend |
| Hours per Week |
3 |
| 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 |
darlie.j@aubergetransition.org |
| Application Deadline |
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| Application Material Required |
Short cover letter |
| 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. |
