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Use the filters below to find volunteer opportunities that meet your interests and availability. If you need help finding opportunities, filling out an application, or anything else relating to your volunteer journey, please contact us at volunteer@concordia.ca!
Organization Position Location Description
Tyndale St. Georges Community Centre

Tutor - High School Perseverance Program

Ville-Marie

Provide support as a homework tutor for the High School Perseverance Program.

Tyndale St. Georges Community Centre

Assistant - Children’s Library

Ville-Marie

Help with Children’s Library :
Shelving returned library bookings
Reading and interacting with children

Tyndale St. Georges Community Centre

Kitchen Support

Ville-Marie

Kitchen support including cleaning, serving, and prep for meal services. Hours: Monday, Wednesday & Friday 2-4 PM

Best Buddies

Peer Buddy

Ville-Marie

A university or college student who is a member of a Best Buddies chapter and paired up with an adult/student with an intellectual disability. Peer Buddies are expected to meet with their Buddy pair every two weeks to go out for coffee, dinner, movies, walks, etc.

Best Buddies

Executive Member

Ville-Marie

A student who helps lead, organize and maintain the Best Buddies chapter at their university. An Executive Member can have a specific role within the Chapter Leadership Team, for example, Fundraising Coordinator, Social Media Coordinator or Recruitment Coordinator. Executive Members are usually also paired up with an adult/student with an intellectual disability.

Centre for the Arts in Human Development

Centre for the Arts in Human Development Volunteer

Montréal-Ouest

Updated Dec 2022: The current available volunteering days/times are as follows:
Wednesdays, from 9:00am-10:10am &/or from 11:20am-1:10pm, &/or 2:20pm-3:30pm
Fridays, from 9:00am-10:10am.

We are a Centre that works with adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities 3 days a week (Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays) at the Loyola campus of Concordia University.  Our participants have creative arts therapies twice/day from 10:00-11:30am, and from 1:00-2:30pm. The other times are our “community” times and this is when volunteers play a vital role.  Volunteers are a very important part of our program!

The role of volunteers is to help the Centre fulfill its mandate of social inclusion by facilitating the integration of our participants into the Concordia community. This is done through socializing with our participants during three different time periods; mornings, lunch times, and afternoons.

Volunteers greet our participants as they arrive in the morning and then accompany them to a different building where they meet with the facilitators of their therapeutic program. At lunch time, volunteers accompany our participants from their therapeutic activities to the cafeteria, located in a different building. Lunch time is spent socializing together, and then volunteers accompany our participants back to the building where therapeutic activities take place. At the end of the day, volunteers accompany our participants back from their therapeutic activities to the building where they socialize as they await their taxis back home.

This volunteering opportunity is active, you’ll get your steps while you gain experience!

Volunteers are not expected to be therapists, and although experience with this population is great, it is not necessary.

Volunteers are well supported in this volunteering role. All applicants are welcome.

We ask that you commit to a regular schedule, the hours available are:

Mornings 9:00–10:00am
Lunch 11:30am-1:00pm
Afternoon 2:30-3:30pm

You are welcome to apply for one of more of these time periods.

The days are Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. Feel free to apply for one or more days.

Thanks for your interest in volunteering at The Centre for the Arts in Human Development.

CJLO Radio

Volunteering at CJLO 1690AM, Concordia's radio station

CJLO, Concordia's community-based radio station, is looking for volunteers and DJs to join our team! We offer hands-on training in broadcasting, sound production, promotions, sales, broadcast administration, news writing and reporting, marketing, and much more! If you are interested in music and culture and want to host shows/podcasts about music, films, or any other things, here is the chance!! Our volunteers go on to work in commercial radio, the music industry, broadcast journalism, and many other fields. In today's competitive workforce, experience is vital. Volunteering at CJLO is a great place to gain the experience you need to stand out in any industry.

•Host - Charts & Crafts / The GetUp / Music shows / Podcasts
Prepare and host the lunchtime chart show.
Work with the music and program directors for script, playlist, and show clock.

•Music Archiving
Organize Digital/Physical Music Library
Curate playlists
Review music submitted to CJLO in physical form

•Promotions & Outreach
Assist promotion director in the organization of CJLO events
Distribute posters around the Concordia and the great Montreal community
Get involved on Social Media platforms

•Audio Technician
Edit and upload audio recordings at CJLO to our various social media platforms
Write and produce PSAs, advertisements, show promos, etc.
Assist the Production Director with day-to-day tasks

•News department
Commit to a weekly newscast routine
Write a script, record your voice and edit it
Get involved in podcasts/features

•Online Magazine department
Create writing columns
Write a piece on a local festival, film, album, or other relating to music & culture
Express yourself and improve your creative writing

•Events volunteering
Table at local events for CJLO
Help set up and welcome/assist at varied events
Create content for our departments after attending a show

United for Literacy Concordia

Books Come Alive Technical mentor

Help learners communicate their needs and express their interest with ease and be familiar with computer software such as Teams application and filling and saving a PDF form. You will help in how to download teams, use PowerPoint, Saving a World document title with their name and finding its location. It is sharing basic computer knowledge that many universities' students have mastered throughout their learning.

United for Literacy Concordia

Books Come Alive (BCA) Peer support

Help new learners in their learning and emails etiquette such as:
Sending one email with all the requirement and adding attachments. How they can navigate Montreal and connect with community organization.
Being an active listener regarding being shy or stage fright and giving them a push to continue their facilitations and finish their certificates.

United for Literacy Concordia

Books Come Alive Community outreach

Connect United with Literacy with organizations and help in networking with governmental figures and people interested in Books Come Alive. You can also share on Facebook and LinkedIn about this program. You can help in poster distribution and advertise in-person and online.