General Volunteer Opportunities



Also see our URGENT VOLUNTEER NEEDS

If you are interested in volunteering with Yonge Street Mission, please see below for our most current volunteer opportunities. Determine where you see yourself fitting in, where you can be of service and what works with your timing, skills and interests and then contact the person on the posting. If you don’t see something that interests you at this time you could either check back next week or head to our “Contact Us About Volunteering” page HERE. Don’t forget to check out our Urgent Volunteer Needs too or if you are representing a group you are welcome to go to our Volunteer Groups page.

CURRENT INDIVIDUAL OPPORTUNITIES

On-Call Envelope Stuffers It may not sound like the most exciting thing to some but to others it means no stress, no worry, an easy way to give back and take part in a vital and necessary task! If you can be available for a few hours during weekdays, Monday to Friday between 9:00am to 5:00pm we’d love to have you come and help us stuff envelopes on an on-call basis. What the means is, when we need you we’ll call you – its easy. To apply for this opportunity contact Ruth Pentinga at: rpentinga@ysm.ca or call 416-929-9614 ext. 4236

Tutors for Youth Help a youth between grades 6 to 12 learn through supportiveness, encouragement, and consistency. We seek trustworthy, responsible, reliable volunteers who want to make a difference in the lives of youth in the Regent Park community. Tutoring takes place after school: Wednesdays 3:00pm to 5:30pm and begins in late January 2012.  We need volunteers to commit every week for the school term. Role performed on-site, with other tutors and children in the space who are also learning at their own pace. Great respect for children, prior teaching or tutoring experience preferred as well as patience, kindness and clear communication needed for these important roles. Knowledge and skill in a broad range of academic subjects an asset but particularly: math, science or English and social studies. To apply for this opportunity contact Ruth Pentinga at: rpentinga@ysm.ca or 416-929-9614 ext. 4236

Tutors for Children Help a child learn through supportiveness, encouragement, and consistency. We seek trustworthy, responsible, reliable volunteers who want to make a difference in the lives of children in the Regent Park community. Tutoring takes place after school: Tuesdays and Thursdays 4:00-5:30pm and begins in January 2012.  We need volunteers to commit every week for the school term. Role performed on-site, with other tutors and children in the space who are also learning at their own pace. Great respect for children, prior teaching or tutoring experience preferred as well as patience, kindness and clear communication needed for these important roles. Knowledge and skill in a broad range of primary school academic subjects needed. To apply for this opportunity contact Ruth Pentinga at: rpentinga@ysm.ca or 416-929-9614 ext. 4236

ESL Teachers
We are currently seeking women volunteers to help teach English as a second language and/or conversational English to adult women community members in the Women & Family Program. Volunteers will engage students on a one-on-one and/or in a small group setting working with community members in a supportive, encouraging and consistent manner. Previous teaching or ESL teaching experience would be a great asset along with exceptional interpersonal and communication skills. This role begins mid-January and volunteers are asked to commit between 2 to 4 hours a week for a 3 month term.  Potential shifts are Tuesdays from 9:30am – 11:30am and Thursdays from 1pm – 3pm. To find out more and/or to apply for this opportunity contact Ruth Pentinga at: rpentinga@ysm.ca or call 416-929-9614 ext. 4236

Greeter-Hosts We seek 6 Greeter-Hosts who would spend about 2 hours or more per week connecting with visitors and community members in the community centre lobby and food bank helping to answer questions and engaging visitors in understanding some of our community programs and how they might get involved. Our greeter-hosts would each speak at least one other language: Bengali, Mandarin &/or Cantonese, French, Tamil, Urdu, Farsi. We seek people who are warm, friendly, personable and able and willing to be the person who approaches others. Position takes place during weekday hours approximately 10am-4pm. Full orientation will be provided. To find out more and/or to apply for this opportunity contact Ruth Pentinga at: rpentinga@ysm.ca or call 416-929-9614 ext. 4236

Computer Lab Graduation Wednesday, March 28, 2012 Maximum # of volunteers: 10
Since 1999, the TD Securities Computer Literacy Centre has been giving kids from grades 1-12 a head start in school and in life by teaching them vital computer skills.  Students learn everything from the basics of how to use a computer to how a computer network operates.  Each term the Centre celebrates students’ achievements with a graduation ceremony for those who have completed their course.  Each graduate from the program gets to take home a refurbished computer.  We require groups to come and help prepare on the days before the graduation and on the actual graduation night.  Shifts are generally from 1 pm – 5 pm but can be flexible.  Duties include helping decorate the venue, clean and wrap the computers being given to the graduates and other duties as required. To apply for this opportunity contact Kelly DeVries at: kdevries@ysm.ca or call 416-929-9614 ext. 4236

Pinch Volunteers
We have last-minute volunteer opportunities that come up on occasion and we wonder if you would be willing to be a pinch or “on-call” volunteer for YSM. We may call you only a day or two ahead to ask if you can lend a hand to a project or initiative. Please let us know if this would interest you. Flexible timing is a must. Rarely opportunities come up on weekends so we mostly seek folks who would be available Monday to Friday during the day 9am-5pm or weekday evenings. To apply for this opportunity contact Michael Frank, Volunteer Administration Assistant, at 416-929-9614 ext. 4224 or mfrank@ysm.ca

Attention Health Care Professionals!
If you are seeking a rewarding volunteer experience and an opportunity to use your skills in the community, consider joining Evergreen Health Centre’s team of committed health care volunteers working with street-involved youth aged 16-24 years. Health care professionals licensed and registered in good standing with their Ontario regulatory body and available to commit to at least one afternoon each month are needed. Volunteers must also be able to walk up/down stairs.

We have specific requirements for:

• Chiropractor (2nd Thursday of the month – from 1pm-4:30pm)

If you are keen to dedicate one afternoon a month, bi-weekly or weekly we would love to hear from you! To find out more and get the full position description and/or to apply for this opportunity contact Ruth Pentinga at: rpentinga@ysm.ca or call 416-929-9614 ext. 4236