Volunteer Mentor

Volunteer Manitoba; Winnipeg; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job description

Organization Name: Winnipeg Child and Family Services (WCFS)

Address: 222 Provencher Blvd.
Winnipeg MB R2H 0G5

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Organizational Description: Serves as a community branch mandated under provincial legislation to support and strengthen families, and work together with communities for the protection and care of children and the prevention of child abuse and neglect.

Volunteer Connections welcomes community members who wish to enhance Branch services by filling volunteer roles such as Mentors, Drivers, Tutors, Knitters, and Special Event Volunteers.

Volunteer Opportunity Details

Volunteer Opportunity ID: 116

Description of Duties:

- Be a positive role model
- Help support a child/youth who needs encouragement
- Help develop a child's/youth's self-esteem, and social/life skills
- Help the child/youth build trust in an adult, and an optimistic view of the future
- Introduce the child/youth to constructive leisure pursuits

Skills Required:

- Over the age of 18
- Understanding of potential client issues and have a nonjudgmental approach
- Good rapport and creativity with children/youth
- Mature judgment, thoughtful problem-solving, patience and flexibility
- Team player with WCFS staff and client family
- Volunteers are required to be double vaccinated as per COVID health protocols to help keep children/youth and families safe

Skills Gained/Related Careers:

- Possible career development, references
- Personal fulfillment in a relationship with a child
- Transportatoin costs and reimbursement of eligible expenses

Age: 18-30, 31-54, 55+

Time Commitment: Evening , Weekend

Generally one visit per week (minimum 2-4 hours) for a six-month renewable term.
Ongoing recruitment.

Location of volunteer opportunity: Winnipeg
- Assiniboine South
- Downtown
- Elmwood
- Fort Garry
- Inkster
- Point Douglas
- River East
- River Heights
- Seven Oaks
- St. Boniface
- St. James-Assiniboia
- St. Vital
- Transcona

Does opportunity require a criminal record check? Yes
Will cost be reimbursed? Yes

Does opportunity require a child abuse registry check? Yes
Will cost be reimbursed? Yes

Opportunity is available to candidates that: General Populace

Organization will provide: A letter of reference
Certificate of recognition
Evaluation
Supervision
Training/Orientation

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Volunteer Manitoba is located on the original lands of Anishinaabeg, Cree, Anisininew, Dakota, and Dene peoples, and on the homeland of the Métis Nation. We acknowledge that the clean water we drink comes from Shoal Lake 40 first nation, and that our electricity is produced on treaty territory. Volunteer Manitoba respects the Treaties that were made on these territories, we acknowledge the harms and mistakes of the past, and we dedicate ourselves to move forward in partnership with Indigenous communities in a spirit of reconciliation and collaboration.