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Youth Support

Weekends/ Evening/ Day

oneROOF Youth Services


   About the Position

Impact Statement
Volunteers provide emotional and practical support to youth who access oneROOF Youth Services. Volunteers engage in relationship building, supportive listening, and assist young people to access the resources they need to stay alive, to stay in school, to find housing and work etc..

Description
Volunteers assist in meal/snack preparation, clothing donation laundry, organizing clothing donations, providing youth with hygiene products, and accompanying youth to areas of the building (e.g. laundry room, locker room, shelter). Thursday afternoons Volunteers make and distribute food hampers to youth who access oneROOF Youth Services. Interested applicants may review and complete the volunteer package (link below), fill out the online volunteer application form www.oneroof.org and forward it with a resume and cover letter to [email protected]


Position Qualifications

Ideal for: An Individual
Age: 18+

Area(s) of Interest: Caring Support, Children/Youth, Housing

Skill(s): Cultural Awareness/Sensitivity, Interpersonal Communication, Time Management, Creative Thinking, Accountability, Flexibility


Training / Work Condtions

Training Details: 3 hour standardized training (including introduction to communication and problem solving skills, maintaining professional boundaries, and community resource information). Completion of standardized training is mandatory prior to all volunteers' first front-line shift.
Working Conditions: Volunteers must be supportive, assertive, motivated, eager to learn, patient, and have a sincere concern for the well-being of youth.
Accessibility: Wheelchair accessible entrance, Wheelchair accessible washroom, Accessible work space
Transportation: On a bus route


Time Commitment

Duration: 7 - 12 months
Weekend - Daytime
Weekends, 11am-4pm, 12pm-5pm

   Contact Information
http://www.oneroof.org
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Bonnie Kropf
519-742-2788 Ext. 205
35 SHELDON AVE. N. Kitchener, N2H 3M1
Kitchener

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1454 King Street East, Unit 3
Kitchener ON N2G 2N7

Phone: 519 742 8610

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