Volunteer & VolunTeen Youth Cores - Leaders & Members needed.

Volunteer Youth Core Group Leaders

ages 25-40 prefered, all applicants considered

The Volunteer Youth Core is a new group volunteer leadership development program for young adults aged 18-26. The Volunteer Youth Core will provide a social atmosphere that welcomes new ideas from its members and assists youth in putting their ideas to work to meet the mission of the Iroquoia BTC and the Conservancy. The program is currently under development. 

We require 4-5 leaders in the Hamilton/Burlington area to:

• Work together with the Volunteer Management & Membership Director to create and implement the program
  
• run monthly meetings
  
• schedule regular events
  
• act as facilitators, increasingly delegating tasks to VYC members
  
• Guide the VYC members in developing their own public education program.
  
• Keep accurate, up to date, secure online records.
  
• For the 2009-2010 academic year assist with the development and implementation of the VolunTeen Youth Core Program (for high school students).
  

Group Leader Applicants should have experience working with children and/or youth and/or young adults. Work, post-secondary, &/or volunteer experience with summer camps, outdoor education, teaching, leadership, boys & girls  clubs, YMCA/YWCA, life guarding, Scouting or Guiding is reccomended. This is a great opportunity to have a long lasting positive impact for the Bruce Trail, The Niagara Escarpement, and in the lifes of young people!

Please note that successfule applicants will go through a higher level of volunteer screening than typical for the majority of new IBTC volunteers including a police check.

Volunteer Youth Core Members 

ages 18-26 or 17 if in post-secondary studies:

The Volunteer Youth Core is a new group volunteer leadership development program for young adults aged 18-26. The Volunteer Youth Core will provide a social atmosphere that welcomes new ideas from its members and assists youth in putting their ideas to work to meet the mission of the Iroquoia BTC and the Conservancy. The program is currently under development. The goal of the VYC is to train the next generation of Iroquoia BTC volunteers. VYC members will gain experience will all areas of volunteering with our club. The four most active areas will be: 

• Leading hikes and organizing social events
  
• Developing public education programs focused on Conservation (The Niagara Escarpment is a UNESCO World Biosphere Reserve).
  
• Trail Clean up.
  
• Staffing special events
  

Email us now at volunteeribtc@gmail.com to be the first contacted when this exciting new volunteer program begins! 

Please include: "Volunteer Youth Core" and your postal code in the subject line. While the inital program will be in West Hamilton and West Burlington, we anticipate more VYC groups starting in other areas over the next academic year.

Please note that there will be a minimal fee (TBD) for this program to make it self-supporting (so as to not take funds away from conservation and trail maintenance). 

VolunTeen Youth Core Group Leaders:

Similar to the Volunteer Youth Core, the VolunTeen Youth Core will provided leadership, teamwork, and volunteer opportunities, but for teens in high school, instead of post-secondary students & young adults. This program will start during the 2009-2010 academic year (date TBD). We are seeking four leaders to develop and run the program.  Please see the Volunteer Youth Core Leader position posting for further details.

Please note that successfull applicants will go through a higher level of volunteer screening than typical, including a police check. 

VolunTeen Youth Core Members

High School Students ages 13-19:

Similar to the Volunteer Youth Core, the VolunTeen Youth Core will provided leadership, teamwork, and volunteer opportunities, but for teens ages 13-19 in high school, instead of post-secondary students & young adults. This program will start during the 2009-2010 academic year (date TBD). The first group will be in West Hamilton. Additional groups will be started in other geographic areas based on demand. 

There will be a limited number of openings when this new program starts. Applications will be offered on a first come first serve basis. Teens living from who will be 13years old by December 31, 2009 are invited to email us now at volunteeribtc@gmail.com to get on the list. Please include: "Volunteer Youth Core" and your postal code in the subject line. This will help us in determing where the second group should be started.

Please note that there will be a minimal fee (TBD) for this program to make it self-supporting (so as to not take funds away from conservation and trail maintenance). 

Currently Recruiting Volunteers!

The Iroquoia Club Needs You!

Writers, Editors, & Digital Photographers - Print & Online

The Iroquoia Club is looking for writers for both its quarterly newsletter "The Iroquoian" and its new volunteer blog: www.volunteeribtc.blogspot.com. No experience necessary, just the desire to communicate interesting and fun topics to volunteers & members.

Publications (Graphic Design & Desktop Publishing)

The Iroquoia Club is also looking for responsible, creative people to work as a team to produce its 20 page quarterly newsletter.

Volunteer Management & Membership Program Staff

Variety of positions available, including: IT/Computers, Graphic Design, Environmental Public Education, Human Resources, Leadership, Recruitment, Special Events, Teamwork, Program creation and planning, risk management. Depending on the position volunteers can work from home on their own time, &/or interact in person with members, volunteers and the general public.

Special Events Crew

We have a new group of volunteers who are "on call" to assist with special events. Though these volunteers may only assist with one or two events a year (or one a month), they are very much appreciated and needed! Invitations will be emailed out to all special events crew whenever help is needed. Volunteers can reply to invitations with either yes, no, or maybe that they will attend. This is the ultimate flexible volunteer position!

Duties can include assisting with events for: membership & volunteer recruitment, public education, publicity, family days, fundraising (such as trivia night) and social events for members and active volunteers. Volunteers can help "behind the scenes" or be a much needed extra person for busy events. Periodic in person training is provided, and we will be creating some online, one page "Answers to Frequently Asked Questions", that volunteers can read &/or print and take with them to events. 

This is a great position for thouse with a busy schedule &/or who want to start slowly with volunteering. All that is required is the desire to help, the desire to learn, the ability to work as part of a team and most of all to have fun! Special Events Crew are Special People!

Volunteer Management Assistants (4) 

Grimbsby, East Hamilton, Burlington, Oakville/Milton:

This position is similar to an HR assistant postion. Training provided, however applicants should be comfortable on the internet, have home computer and internet access and be comfortable meeting new people.

In conjunction with the Iroquoia BTC Volunteer Management Director, and members of the Volunteer Management Team the Assistants will: 

Assist with the recruitment, screening, orientation and training of new volunteers for the various vacancies in the Club.

Be the local contact person for volunteers in their region

Maintain volunteer online records in our Gmail, Google Docs, and Google Calendar accounts. (Training...and coffee/tea/cider during training provided!)

Run (or supervise & delegate the running of) quarterly local volunteer social events.

Attend in-person and online meetings (approximately 2 times every 3 months)

Assist with volunteer retention.

Write short articles for our newsletter "The Iroquoian" and blog posts.

 

Volunteer Recruitment Assistant - Job Position Postings

In conjunction with the Iroquoia BTC Volunteer Management Director, assist with recruitment of new volunteers for the various vacancies in the Club. This position is similar to an HR recruitment assistant/administration assistant position.

Organize and maintain the volunteer job postings at Colleges, Universities, Career Centres and Libraries. (Mostly via email and online forms).

Hike Leaders & Assistant Hike Leaders

Themed hikes and hikes for ages 18-30, 25-35, & 30-40:

• Set routes, arrange transportation and set pace on hike. 
  
• Ensure all members of hike are accounted for and point out areas of interest to hike members.
  
• Pre-hike route.
  
• Read Volunteer Orientation Booklet & attend Volunteer orientation/training.
  
• Promote membership and volunteering on all hikes (especially to ages 18-40).
  
• Themes could include: Natural &/or Human history, transit accessible, family hikes, mommy/daddy & me, trail clean up, photography, birding, ...What ever the leader is interested in!
• If you are interested in volunteering for any of these positions, please contact the Iroquoia Bruce Trail 
  

Board of Directors Positions

If you have an interest in serving on the club's board, either as a director or directly assisting a director please contact us! 

Cheers!

Design Competition

Volunteer Inn 
Design Competition 

We welcome club volunteers, past, present and prospective to submit their drawings, floor plans, sketches, or even graphic designs of what they think The Volunteer Inn should look like. There are separate categories for inside and outside designs. Small prizes and recognition will be given. The top three designs will be published in the next edition of the Iroquoian. To enter please either: 
Email scanned drawings to volunteeribtc@gmail.com with "Volunteer Inn Design Competition - your full name - your postal code" as the subject line 

Welcome!

Hello!

Welcome to all visiters to The Volunteer Inn - the blog about, by and for volunteers with the Iroquoia Bruce Trail Club. Over the next month posts will be added from the club's print newsletter "The Iroquoian" as long as articles from both myself and other volunteers.

Please feel free to comment politely, and to submitt articles and/or photographs for inclusion in this blog and the print Iroquoian.

Best Regards,

Elizabeth McCready

Iroquoia Bruce Trail Club

Membership & Volunteer Management Director

volunteeritbc@gmail.com

Iroquoia BTC website: www.iroquoia.on.ca 
Bruce Trail Conservancy Volunteer Site: http://www.brucetrail.org/volunteer
Volunteers are not paid -- not because they are worthless, but because they are priceless. ~Sherry Anderson  
Those who can, do.  Those who can do more, volunteer.  ~Author Unknown
Volunteers do not necessarily have the time; they just have the heart. ~Elizabeth Andrew

December 2nd - Volunteer Orientation

All new and prospective volunteers are invited to a volunteer orientation with the Iroquoia Bruce Trail Club:

Time: 6:30pm and  8:30 pm 

Date:Tuesday December 2, 2008 

Location: Starbucks on Locke Street South (at Bold Street) in Hamilton.

Regular Coffee and Tea provided.

Please RSVP to volunteeribtc"at" gmail.com with your preferred time (either 6:30 or 8:30pm)