Volunteer Opportunity: Activity Facilitator

3 months ago


Edmonton, Canada Youth Unlimited Edmonton Full time

**Youth Unlimited** **desires to see every young person explore their potential, understand their worth and discover hope.**

**Volunteer Opportunity**

**Activity Facilitator**:
As an Activity Facilitator, you will have the opportunity to use your leadership skills, infectious enthusiasm, and creativity to provide unique experiences for youth to participate in; activities that will help them be challenged - physically, mentally, emotionally, or socially. And have a whole lot of fun doing it Youth will love to engage and grow in the experiences you will provide.

**Responsibilities**:

- Plan 1 activity per drop-in OR facilitate a weekly interest-based activity in the drop-in (ex. Weekly chess club, art station, etc.).
- Activities should be approved by the team leader.
- The purpose of the activities is to engage a wide variety of youth and get them to interact with the youth they might not usually talk to.
- Lead the activity during drop-in time with the other leadership team members' assistance.
- Incorporate feedback from youth for future activities.
- If necessary, arrive early to set up for the activity.
- Stay after the program to clean up and debrief with the rest of the leadership team.

**Time Commitment**:

- Drop-ins run from 3:30-6pm, 2x per week after school at each drop-in across the city. We would love you to be at as many as you are comfortable with. Our preference would be at least one day a week, but this is negotiable.
- 0-60 min/week for planning activities.
- 1 hour, 3x per year for support/check-ins with the team lead.
- 2 hours, 2x per year for training appreciation and team building.

As a relationally-focused program, **you and your presence matter**. Youth are looking for role models and stable, consistent adults to support them. So, if you want to take on a volunteer role with us, commitment is important. Relationships are built on stability.

**Job Type**: Volunteer



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