VOLUNTEER WITH IWS
Become a volunteer and make an impact in the lives of newcomer women and their families!
HOW TO BECOME A VOLUNTEER
- IWS requires a minimum 3-month commitment for the period from September to June
- Volunteer hours may be shorter during the summer months of July and August
- As a volunteer, you will receive a letter of volunteerism after at least 3 months or 30 hours of volunteer work
- To become a volunteer, submit the Volunteer Application Form to [email protected]
- Applicants will be contacted within 10 business days for an interview
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
TEACHER/INSTRUCTOR FOR EAL/ESL CLASSES
- Lead or assist our Drop-in EAL (English as an Additional Language) Program
- Requires preparation for the session, as well as instructing on day of session (Friday mornings from 10am-12pm)
TEACHER ASSISTANT FOR EAL/ESL CLASSES
- Assist our Drop-in EAL (English as an Additional Language) Program
- Required providing additional support and individualized attention during sessions (Friday mornings from 10am-12pm)
ONE-ON-ONE TUTORING
- Meet one-on-one with clients to provide assistance with English or computer literacy skills development
- Volunteers will meet with clients once per week for 1-1.5 hours
- Currently all tutoring sessions must take place within our office hours (Mon-Fri, 9am 4:30pm)
CHILDMINDER
- Childminding is offered for a variety of our programs to increase their accessibility to our clients
- Volunteers will be responsible to provide active and safe supervision of the children in their care (ages 6 months +)
- Lead age appropriate activities for children such as reading, games and crafts
- For current schedule, please contact our volunteer facilitator
GROUP SESSION FACILITATOR
- Lead group learning and skills development sessions for our Drop-In Programs, namely ActiveGray: Beyond 55, Fit4Life and Just4Women
- Volunteers will typically lead sessions under one of the following categories:
- Fitness
- Yoga
- Arts & Crafts
- Cooking/Baking
- Sewing
- Knitting
- Theme-based Learning Workshops
- For current schedule, please contact our volunteer facilitator
SPECIAL EVENTS ASSISTANCE
- Assist at special events with set up, clean up or other tasks as assigned
- Work as community ambassadors, representing IWS at our booth at events such as Folk Fest
CHILDREN & YOUTH PROGRAM ASSISTANCE
- Provide support to program staff for our Children & Youth programs as: chaperone, session facilitator, room support, food prep and kitchen aide
- For the current program schedule, please contact out volunteer facilitator