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Science Venture is looking for Junior Counsellor (JC) volunteers entering grades 10-12 in Fall 2024 to join their team of university instructors over the summer! The JC program is a 2 week long volunteer commitment during July and August when they host STEM summer camps at UVic focused on a variety of STEM subjects such as engineering, coding, STEAM, forensic sciences, ecological sciences, and general STEM. This is a great opportunity for students looking to meet their graduation requirements for volunteer hours, and who are interested in a potential career in education or STEM. Successful applicants will be involved in leading games, engaging with campers, and learning about STEM while gaining leadership skills. If you are interested in becoming a JC, apply through their website’s volunteer page. Applications close on May 21st, 2024, at 4:00 pm.
The Victoria Ska & Reggae Festival and Society is holding their 25th anniversary festival this June 19th-23rd and we would like to invite you and your students (ages 14+) to be part of our festival this year!
The Victoria Ska & Reggae Society is a non-profit organization dedicated to bringing music, education, and community to our city through live music events, artist workshops and more. The festival is held in Victoria’s own Ship Point Inner Harbour, as well as other venues including Lucky Bar, Wicket Hall, and the Victoria Curling Club. Music brings people together and we invite you to join us as a volunteer for this year’s milestone festival. We accept volunteers from all walks of life from ages 14+. Want to meet new people, make life-long friends and connections, hear amazing live music, dance, laugh, have fun, and attend our exclusive volunteer appreciation party? Sign up today! Volunteers receive a free ‘Skafia’ volunteer t-shirt, fun contests and perks, free society membership, special promotions for events throughout the year and of course an exclusive post-festival appreciation party. What can students expect volunteering with us: Orientation - before the festival we come together for an orientation meeting to talk to our volunteers. At this meeting we go over volunteer positions, expectations for each position, what to expect during the festival as a volunteer, rules, and regulations, our code of conduct as well as meeting the team leads for each position. This meeting ensures that volunteers can get their questions answered before the festival and see who they’re working with. We will also be providing a zoom link to the meeting for those unable to attend in person. Work experience hours - our volunteer coordinators will guide volunteer students in their tasks and teach them hands on what it is like working with an urban outdoor music festival. Any student requiring sign offs on work experience hours can get their coordinator to fill out forms at the end of their shifts. This real-world work experience is a great way to add ‘previous experience’ to a resume. Letter of recommendation - by request, volunteer coordinators will be happy to provide volunteers who have completed their shifts with a written reference letter of recommendation to add to the student’s resume for future employment applications. Hands on job skills - Volunteers will gain such skills as taking direction from supervisors, learning about performance expectations during a shift, how to communicate needs as a worker, how to work with others with a common goal, and what building community in the workplace looks like. Community and networking - Volunteers often make lifelong connections and new friends volunteering with our festival. Our festival and society are an excellent way to get out of one’s shell and meet new people with a common goal of making this year’s festival the best one yet. Being in new social situations can be tough, but our society loves bringing people together for a fun and exciting experience while volunteering. Great memories and FUN - We ADORE our volunteers, and we work hard to ensure that they enjoy their time working with us. We have coordinators and organizers working hard to look after the wellbeing of our volunteers. From making sure our volunteers have access to food and drinking water, to breaks, first aid, hi5’s and laughs to dance breaks and time to be silly. Our Ships Point outdoor festival site is for all ages and we want everyone to have an excellent time! Volunteer appreciation party- every year after the festival, we throw an exclusive private party for our volunteers to thank them for all their hard work. This is an all-ages event (with bar for 19+ w/ ID) with food, games, prizes, music, and festival highlights. Ways to sign up: Follow the link at the bottom of the page, reply to this email, or email [email protected] Join us to celebrate 25 years of Ska & Reggae! Go to the website for more information. https://victoriaskafest.ca/ |
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