List of Sports/Recreation Volunteering Opportunities
NOTE: The following information is current as of December 6, 2011 at 1:22 pm.
| Reference No: | 103 |
| Area: | Central-Downtown |
| Position Title: | Big Brother / In School Mentor |
| Agency Name: | Big Brothers of Regina |
| Agency Contact: | Alex Rhead Phone: 757-3900 Fax: 525-2788 E-Mail: executivedir@accesscomm.ca |
| Job Description: | Big Brothers of Regina is currently recruiting volunteer Mentors over the age of 18. Please contact us to learn more about how you can get involved. |
| Hours of Work: | One year commitment required. 2-5 hours per week. |
| Volunteer Requirements: | Minimum one year commitment |
| Reference No: | 609 |
| Area: | Central-Downtown |
| Position Title: | Camp Volunteers |
| Agency Name: | Canadian Diabetes Association- Regina and District Branch |
| Agency Contact: | Ken Orban Phone: 586-8445 Ext. 226 Fax: 586-9704 E-Mail: Ken.Orban@diabetes.ca |
| Job Description: | Looking for 5 volunteers to attend and help implement a four day family camp for families affected by diabetes. We are looking for counselors to help with children's crafts, and sporting activities. 5 volunteer roles are to be filled. The family camp is held at Camp Easter Seal in July. This is a great opportunity for University or high school students looking ti enhance there resumes. |
| Hours of Work: | |
| Volunteer Requirements: | Friendly, enthusiastic, good with kids and able to work independently |
| Reference No: | 25 |
| Area: | North-West |
| Position Title: | Social Volunteer |
| Agency Name: | Cheshire Homes of Regina Society |
| Agency Contact: | Wendy Mokelki Phone: 949-8955 Fax: 949-3066 |
| Job Description: | Attend to residents on social outings. |
| Hours of Work: | Flexible hours subject to change. |
| Volunteer Requirements: | Attend to needs of residents and encourage and support participation on social outings |
| Reference No: | 457 |
| Area: | North-East |
| Position Title: | Gym Night Assistant |
| Agency Name: | Eastview Community Association |
| Agency Contact: | Tanya Brewster Phone: 525-4757 Fax: 565-0667 E-Mail: eastview-eview@sasktel.net Contact Hours: Monday - Friday, 9am - 6pm |
| Job Description: | To help our Sports Coordinator and Attendant with our sport nights. Duties include: supervision of sports and the computer room. Ages on Tuesday are 6-12 yrs. and on Thursdays 13-18 yrs. Hours of work are Tuesday evenings from 6pm - 8pm, and Thursdays from 6pm - 10pm. |
| Hours of Work: | Tuesday evenings from 6pm - 8pm, and Thursday evenings from 6pm - 10pm |
| Volunteer Requirements: | Police Check, enjoy working with children |
| Reference No: | 28 |
| Area: | South-West |
| Position Title: | Resident Outings |
| Agency Name: | Extendicare Sunset |
| Agency Contact: | Carol Marwick or Recreation Department Phone: 586-3355 Fax: 584-8082 Contact Hours: Monday to Friday 9:00 to 3:00 |
| Job Description: | Accompany residents on outings, provide companionship, assist with recreation programs, and so forth. |
| Hours of Work: | 11:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. |
| Volunteer Requirements: | Outgoing, selft motivated, able to communicate with residents, able to push wheelchairs. Volunteer must meet at place of outing. |
| Reference No: | 27 |
| Area: | South-West |
| Position Title: | Young Adult Worker - works with residents under 65 |
| Agency Name: | Extendicare Sunset |
| Agency Contact: | Carol Marwick or Recreation Department Phone: 586-3355 Fax: 584-8082 Contact Hours: Monday to Friday 9:00 to 3:00 |
| Job Description: | Assist staff with activities for younger residents. Programs include: outings, provide companionship and in-facility programs. |
| Hours of Work: | 11:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. |
| Volunteer Requirements: | Encourage participation, provide companionship, self-motivated, outgoing. |
| Reference No: | 136 |
| Area: | Central-Downtown |
| Position Title: | Leaders and Leaders' Assistants |
| Agency Name: | Girl Guides of Canada - Regina Area |
| Agency Contact: | Brenda Gartner Phone: 352-8057 Fax: 565-3065 E-Mail: raggc@sasktel.net Contact Hours: 9-5, M-F |
| Job Description: | Leaders work with girls from age 5 to 17 in one of four age groups. |
| Hours of Work: | One year commitment prefered (from September to June). Must participate in weekly meetings as well as other special events. |
| Volunteer Requirements: | Weekly meetings involve planning and organizing a wide variety of activities. Outdoor activities and camping are an essential component of the program. |
| Reference No: | 201 |
| Area: | North-West |
| Position Title: | Bicycle Advisory Representative |
| Agency Name: | North Zone Recreation Board |
| Agency Contact: | Phone: 777-7737 |
| Job Description: | Represent the North Zone Board on the City of Regina Bicycle Advisory Committee. |
| Hours of Work: | One year commitment required. |
| Volunteer Requirements: | Attend two meetings per month, one for the Zone Board and one with the City. Sit on one or two other subcommittees. |
| Reference No: | 192 |
| Area: | North-West |
| Position Title: | Program Advisory Coordinator |
| Agency Name: | North Zone Recreation Board |
| Agency Contact: | Connie Gress Phone: 777-7737 |
| Job Description: | Act as a liaison between the Zone Board, the City of Regina, Community Associations and affiliate groups. |
| Hours of Work: | One year commitment required. |
| Volunteer Requirements: | Assist and provide direction to help groups offer recreation programs. Meet with groups to evaluate programs 2 or 3 times per year. |
| Reference No: | 215 |
| Area: | North-West |
| Position Title: | Sporting Events and Programs |
| Agency Name: | Rainbow Youth Centre |
| Agency Contact: | Sandra Pfeifer Phone: 757-9743 Fax: 757-9759 E-Mail: spfeifer@rainbowyouth.com Contact Hours: 1:30 - 9:30pm |
| Job Description: | Assist with the implementation of seasonal sport programs. |
| Hours of Work: | One shift per week for four months is required. Evenings 6:00pm-9:00pm. |
| Volunteer Requirements: | Assist with the implementation of seasonal sports programs such as tobagganning, skating, canoeing,basketball and baseball. |
| Reference No: | 187 |
| Area: | North-West |
| Position Title: | Outing Volunteer |
| Agency Name: | Regina Lutheran Home |
| Agency Contact: | Michelle Morgan Phone: 543-4055 Fax: 543-4094 E-Mail: michelle.morgan@rqhealth.ca |
| Job Description: | Assist staff in implementing recreational activities for residents out of the facility. |
| Hours of Work: | Outings can take place at various times throughout the day from 9:30 am to 8:30 pm from Monday to Saturday. Outings can be of different lengths as well. |
| Volunteer Requirements: | Assist with outings such as bowling, going out for coffee, museums, and so forth. |
| Reference No: | 118 |
| Area: | South-East |
| Position Title: | Children's Program Gym Class |
| Agency Name: | Regina Qu'appelle Health Region Volunteer Services |
| Agency Contact: | Jennifer Robinson Phone: 766-2685 Fax: 766-3573 E-Mail: jennifer.robinson@rqhealth.ca |
| Job Description: | Volunteers assist the Exercise Therapist in the implementation of a group exercise program. As well, volunteers may assist with session planning if they wish. |
| Hours of Work: | Weekdays |
| Volunteer Requirements: | Assist Exercise Therapist in implementation of group exercise program. Activities may include stretching and mat activities to assist in strength development, balance and motor coordination, games to assist with development of hand-eye coordination, and/or assistance with walking exercises. |
| Reference No: | 117 |
| Area: | South-East |
| Position Title: | Veteran's Swim Program |
| Agency Name: | Regina Qu'appelle Health Region Volunteer Services |
| Agency Contact: | Jennifer Robinson Phone: 766-2685 Fax: 766-3573 E-Mail: jennifer.robinson@rqhealth.ca |
| Job Description: | Volunteers porter residents from Nursing Unit to Pool Area, may need to assist dressing a resident on occasion, assist staff with putting various flotation devices on residents, work one on one in pool with residents doing stretching type exercises under the direction of staff, provide balance and support to residents in water, participate in games, etc. while in pool with residents, and so forth. |
| Hours of Work: | When Required |
| Volunteer Requirements: | Assist residents as they participate in the swim program, providing assistance in the water. |
| Reference No: | 122 |
| Area: | South-East |
| Position Title: | Swim Program |
| Agency Name: | Regina Qu'appelle Health Region Volunteer Services |
| Agency Contact: | Jennifer Robinson Phone: 766-2685 Fax: 766-3573 E-Mail: jennifer.robinson@rqhealth.ca |
| Job Description: | Volunteers may need to assist dressing a resident on occasion, assist staff in putting various floatation devices on residents, work one on one in pool with resident doing stretching exercises, provide balance and support to residents participating in swim program walking class and general stimulation exercises, assist resident with range of motion exercises, involve resident in hand to eye coordination movements and exercises. |
| Hours of Work: | Volunteers required on Mondays at 10:00 am, on Tuesdays at 9:00 am and on Fridays at 1:00 pm, excluding statutory holidays. |
| Volunteer Requirements: | Assist with the implementation of swim program, assisting residents in a variety of exercises and so forth. |
| Reference No: | 120 |
| Area: | South-East |
| Position Title: | Community Outings Volunteer |
| Agency Name: | Regina Qu'appelle Health Region Volunteer Services |
| Agency Contact: | Jennifer Robinson Phone: 766-2685 Fax: 766-3573 E-Mail: jennifer.robinson@rqhealth.ca |
| Job Description: | Volunteers porter residents, assist with food and drink, participate in function related events with residents (ie barbecue, fishing, etc), and so forth. |
| Hours of Work: | Various times and dates are scheduled on a monthly basis for activity sessions that last from one hour to six hours. |
| Volunteer Requirements: | Socialize with residents, accompany them and assist them on outings, assist with food and drink, and so forth. |
| Reference No: | 223 |
| Area: | South-West |
| Position Title: | Outings/Appointment Volunteer |
| Agency Name: | Santa Maria Senior Citizens Home |
| Agency Contact: | Lana Seip Phone: 766-7095 Fax: 766-7115 E-Mail: lana.seip@rqhealth.ca Contact Hours: M -F 8am-4:30pm |
| Job Description: | Accompany residents and staff on outings outside of the facility. Outings may include shopping, picnics, community events such as the RCMP Sunset Ceremonies, excursions to the museum, Legislative Buildings and so forth, etc. |
| Hours of Work: | Programs running at different times throughout the week. Three to six month commitment required. |
| Volunteer Requirements: | Assist staff on outing, porter residents, provide companionship, etc. |
| Reference No: | 392 |
| Area: | Central-Downtown |
| Position Title: | Therapeutic Exercise Program Volunteer |
| Agency Name: | SARBI (Saskatchewan Association for the Rehabilitation of the Brain Injured) |
| Agency Contact: | Kris Theaker/Shantelle Seibel Phone: 347-9088 Fax: 347-9089 E-Mail: sarbiregina@sasktel.net Contact Hours: Monday to Friday, 8-2 |
| Job Description: | "Hands on" exercise program following individual training plan with person with aquired brain injury, including physical, occupational, and speech language programs. |
| Hours of Work: | Program runs weekdays from 9 am until 12 pm |
| Volunteer Requirements: | Must be a people person Willing to learn new techniques Client charting Comfortable one on one |
| Reference No: | 537 |
| Area: | Central-Downtown |
| Position Title: | Time-Keeper/Score-Keeper |
| Agency Name: | Sask. TaeKwon-Do Federation International |
| Agency Contact: | Julie Atter Phone: 525-0005 Fax: 525-0050 E-Mail: ctfi@sasktel.net Contact Hours: 9:00am - 3:00pm |
| Job Description: | Volunteers would use a stop watch (provided) to time a 2-minute round of TaeKwon-Do sparring. At the end of 2 minutes, they would throw a bean bag (provided) into the sparring ring to signal the end of the round. Score-keepers would mark the winner, who comes to the score-keeper to tell her/his name, of each round on the scoresheets provided. Shifts last for three hours, at the U of Regina Kinesiology Building, Saturday, March 17. |
| Hours of Work: | Saturday March 17, 2007 from 8:00am - 10:00pm |
| Volunteer Requirements: | No experience necessary, other than English speaking Orienation/Training will be held on Sunday, March 11 from 3-4pm at St Anne's Church Hall, 1701 Cowan Cres (use back parking lot and back doors off of parking lot) |
| Reference No: | 365 |
| Area: | North-East |
| Position Title: | Summer Fun Program Volunteer |
| Agency Name: | Saskatchewan Abilities Council |
| Agency Contact: | contact agency Phone: 569-9048 Fax: 352-3717 E-Mail: summerfun.regina@abilitiescouncil.sk.ca Contact Hours: 8:30-4:30 weekdays |
| Job Description: | One of the main goals and roles of Summer Fun Volunteers is to assist participants with engaging in activities to their fullest potential. Through the guidance and supervision of the Program Facilitators, volunteers assist with adressing & minimizing typical barriers to participation and finding creative accomodations that allow for full particiaption. Volunteers are very hands on. Orientation is provided. Training and feedback from Program Facilitators is ongoing. |
| Hours of Work: | The Summer Fun Program runs from the begining of July to the middle of August. Programming for children 6-14 takes place from 1:00 to 3:00pm Monday thru Thursday, programming for youth ages 15-22 takes placef from 7:00pm-9:00pm Monday thru Thursday. |
| Volunteer Requirements: | Strong interest in workig with children and youth with disabilities & helping to insure they have fun. Volunteers will be able to choose the dates & times that fir their schedule. It is ideal if volunteers can commit to several hours over the course of the program. Provision of a Criminal Record Check and Vulnerabe Sector Search from the Regina Police Service is required from the volunteers. (no charge for this) |
| Reference No: | 158 |
| Area: | North-East |
| Position Title: | Life Enrichment Supervisor |
| Agency Name: | Saskatchewan Abilities Council |
| Agency Contact: | Lynne Demeule Phone: 569-9048 or 584-1931 (H) Fax: 584-1940 |
| Job Description: | Assist People with various disabilities in community involment wincluding people with Acquired Brain Injuries. |
| Hours of Work: | Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, morning, afternnoon or evenings. About 3 hours a week. |
| Volunteer Requirements: | Spend time with an individual with a physical disability, encouraging and facilitating participation in community activities and small group activities. |
| Reference No: | 419 |
| Area: | Central-Downtown |
| Position Title: | Sport History Volunteer |
| Agency Name: | Saskatchewan Sports Hall of Fame and Museum |
| Agency Contact: | Sheila Kelly Phone: 780-9233 or 780-9232 Fax: 780-9427 E-Mail: sshfm@sasktel.net Contact Hours: M-F 8:30-5:00 |
| Job Description: | To provide a professional quality review of all sport history manuscripts. To organize and maintain the Hall's collection of research books and vertical files. |
| Hours of Work: | |
| Volunteer Requirements: | Interest in sport and history. Reviewers wil have a strong academic, sport, or history background. |
| Reference No: | 577 |
| Area: | South-East |
| Position Title: | Time Keeper, Score Keeper, Draw Master Assistant |
| Agency Name: | Saskatchewan Wrestling Association |
| Agency Contact: | Jordan Astrope Phone: 780-9391 E-Mail: ptc@saskwrestling.com |
| Job Description: | Elementary Provincial Championships at F.W. Johnson. This is an all day event with lunch and refreshments provided. Credit will be given for anyone involved in a program which requires volunteer hours. |
| Hours of Work: | |
| Volunteer Requirements: | Able to add Able to speak and write in English |
| Reference No: | 165 |
| Area: | North-West |
| Position Title: | Activities |
| Agency Name: | William Booth Special Care Home |
| Agency Contact: | Linda Ostryzniuk Phone: 543-0655 Fax: 543-1292 |
| Job Description: | Assist residents to participate in group activities and on outings such as going for coffee, going for a drive, trips to museums and community events, and so forth. |
| Hours of Work: | Three month commitment preferred. Activities are 1-2 hours in duration and run at various times from Monday to Sunday between 9:00 am to 8:00 pm. |
| Volunteer Requirements: | Assist residents to participate in various group activities and outings, providing encouragement, friendship and support. |
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