Help provide our guests with Essential Services in collaboration with staff and other volunteers. Essential Services include shelter, food, clothing, maintaining cleanliness, and reinforcing shelter expectations.
- Build community between guests, volunteers and staff
- Help run Essential Services on the floor, including zone coverage and basic services tasks
- Ensure appropriate boundaries are maintained between guests and volunteers
- Maintain the safety and security of all Mustard Seed volunteers, staff and guests
- Help connect guests with appropriate programs, services and events
- Sign in and out correctly using the volunteer attendance tracking sheet
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The Mustard Seed Shelter in the Foothills Industrial Park |
- Desire to serve Calgary's less fortunate
- Willingness to commit to a 3-month term
- Assertive, with appropriate boundaries
- Willing to attend Staff and Volunteer Training Parts 1 and 2
- The following certifications are considered an asset: NVCI, First Aid, Suicide Intervention, etc.
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- Contribute to ending homelessness within our lifetimes
- Gain leadership skills
- Training in boundaries, NVCI, First Aid
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One four-hour shift (5 - 9:00 pm) per week |
You will be required to submit a CPS check and sign agreements regarding boundaries, confidentiality, our statement of faith and a photo release. |
