Volunteer Opportunities
Get involved and help us make a difference!
Who We’re Looking For
We need to grow our team and want you on board! Our team members come from a diverse set of backgrounds and all share a commitment to improving the lives of newcomer children. By joining our team, we aim to give hard working individuals the opportunity to apply their abilities and develop new skills to create valuable impact.
Summer Camp 2022 Volunteer
About the Summer Camp
The Summer Camp offers day-camp programming throughout the summer to support recently arrived refugee children. In the company of peers with common backgrounds and experiences, campers are able to learn, grow and develop vital skills that will help them feel at home in Canada. Through sports, arts and crafts activities, and English language education, our Summer Camps support newcomer refugee children to build friendships, community, and confidence in the children. Our camp includes staff members that are fluent in a variety of languages, as well as members trained in specific sports and English language teachers.
Your Role
As a volunteer, you will support Camp Facilitator with the weekly sessions and activities. You will help set-up activities, lead students through numeracy and literacy games, set up sports activities and generally be a positive role model for respectful and fun learning. Special consideration will be given to applicants who are fluent in both English and either Arabic, Farsi, Kurdish, Spanish, Somali or Tigrinya and have experience working with newcomer children.
In this role, you will:
Develop effective written/verbal communication skills
Develop strategies to solve problems and select an appropriate course of action
Demonstrate critical thinking skills
Incorporate diverse teaching methods and strategies which are appropriate to addressing the needs of children
Work effectively with diverse age groups
Plan for and respond to issues of inclusion.
Other Benefits
Gain experience teaching English to newcomer children
Gain experience facilitating an summer camp activities
Gain demonstrable leadership and mentorship experience
Have the opportunity to engage with peers and volunteers
Gain experience delivering programming to newcomer children.
Qualifications
An interest in working with newcomer children and youth
An interest and teaching and facilitating duties
Position Start Date & Expected Commitment
Time Commitment – 2 days per week from July 1 to August 31, 2021
Location – Surrey and Vancouver
Apply Now
Please fill out the form to apply for a volunteer position listed above.
Interested in helping out but none of the open opportunities align with your interests? We would still love to have you on the team! Don't hesitate to fill out the form if you have any questions about BC Newcomer Camp or want to learn more about the roles we're currently recruiting.
We can't wait to hear from you!