Ski and Snowboard Instructors and Assistants, Support Help Volunteers
(Ontario Track 3 Adaptive Sports Association)
Position ID: V-CWD0109
Last Modified: 05 Aug 2024
Last Full Update: 05 Aug 2024
Opportunity Details: Ski and Snowboard Instructors and Assistants, Support Help Volunteers
| Contact | Kathy Saunders, Office Administrator, Ontario Track 3 Adaptive Sports Association; Phone: 416-233-3872; Email: kathy.saunders@track3.org |
| Duties | Instruct or assist athletes with varying disabilities to ski or snowboard, we dedicate two instructors to an athlete. No special certification is required. Track3 provides training for all instructors. You must be able to communicate effectively, the ability to ski or snowboard in control and have patience and understanding of our athletes' needs. The minimum age for instructors is 17, the minimum age for assistants is 14. |
| More Info Link | wwwtrack3.org |
| Benefits | Give back, high school volunteer hour requirements, social |
| Clients | Children and youth with varying disabilities |
| Ages | 14 year(s) and up |
| Suitable for Highschool Credit Hours | Yes |
| Areas of Interest | Behavioural and Developmental Support Services ; Recreation & Sports ; Special Needs / Differently Abled ; Speech & Hearing Support |
| Skills/Experience | Friendly & Outgoing ; Listening Skills ; Mentoring & Training ; Patience ; Sports & Coaching ; Team Work |
| Commitment Length | Short Term (3 months or less) ; Our programs run once a week for 7 to 9 weeks starting in January till end of February or beginning of March |
| Interaction Level | Small Group - two to one in most cases |
| Minimum Hours | 6 / Week |
| Location | Collingwood and Kimberly |
| Number of Positions | Bruce County ; Collingwood: 5 individual(s) ; Grey County ; Kimberley ; Muskoka District ; Simcoe County 30 individual(s) needed in total. |
| Training | Orientation - One week before athletes start ; Training is provided - Two days Training the first weekend in January for new volunteers |
| Police Check | Required |
| Display Until | 31 Mar 2025 |
| Referrals | 2 |
Agency Details: Ontario Track 3 Adaptive Sports Association
| Office Phone | 416-233-3872 |
| Toll Free Phone | 1-877-308-7225 |
| Website | www.track3.org/ |
| Address & Map | 61 Advance Rd, Unit 4 Etobicoke, ON M8Z 2S6 |