| Volunteer Position Description |
Key Responsibilities:
- Managing a group of children of different age and background
- Guarantee safe and secure entertainment away from violence of any form.
- Understand impacts of conjugal violence on children
- Work in collaboration with the mothers
- Fill out “le cahier de rapport” every month
- Planning and promoting the activities well in advance
- Organizing all the materials and equipment to deliver a precise and structured activity.
- Report all materials/equipment missing to childcare worker in advance of an activity
- Entertaining a group of children with games, dancing and Art & Craft.
- Seasonal activities (park in summer, Christmas activities etc.)
- Work in collaboration with other volunteers
- Prepare with childcare workers activities on big holidays (Christmas, Mother’s Day,
Halloween, Easter).
- Communicate any concern/issues encountered with the volunteer’s coordinator
- Be consistent and regular (2 or 3 a month).
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 |
| 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? |
Behind the scenes volunteering |
| Volunteer Tasks |
Advocacy, Animating Activities, Caregiving, Teaching |
| Volunteer Tasks (Other) |
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| French required? |
Yes |
| Volunteer Position Requirements |
Please email our Volunteer Coordinator for more information |
| Open to students in all degrees and disciplines? |
Yes |
| Targeted Degrees and Disciplines |
Applied Human Sciences, Art Education, Art History, Creative Arts Therapies, Education, Études françaises, Humanities, Humanities Doctoral Program (Fine Arts), Music, Philosophy, Psychology, Religions and Cultures, Sociology & Anthropology, Teaching English as a Second Language |
| 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. |
