SUTHERLAND Career Center: 2014-03-30

Friday, April 4, 2014

Vancouver Aquarium - Work Experience Placement

for outgoing, enthusiastic and self-motivated students

in Grade 10, 11 & 12

Volunteer Opportunities:

Kiosk Attendant
Plaza/Membership Assistant
Visitor Surveys
4D Assistant
Information Desk Assistant
Gallery Greeter
Managing Crafts and face painting

Commitment:

Saturdays and Sundays

May 10,11,17,18,19,24,25,31

June 1,7,8,14,15,21,22

Mandatory Training:

May 3 and May 4 (Sat/Sun)

Deadline: Friday April 18, 2014

Apply online:

http://app.volunteer2.com/Public/Organization/32ab1b1a-8c48-47a1-9e12-c5755adb7755/2

select ‘Wex Student’ when asked what position they are applying for and make sure to enter your contact phone number and email address

Contact:

Christy Smith at workexperience@vanaqua.org

or see Ms.Abad / Ms. Watson

PNE Youth Council

If you are dedicated, positive, motivated and enthusiastic, PNE Youth Council is giving you an opportunity to develop your leadership skills through workshop and be provided with many unique opportunities and experiences.

Open to outstanding leadership students in Grades 10-12

(as of September 2014)

Commitment:
To attend the Youth Council's meeting once a month for approx. 3 hours
-it will give the youth a voice in the community
-learn about working of a successful business
-meet business leaders from the PNE and wider community

Applications can be found online at www.pne.ca/youth and can be submitted to youthcouncil@pne.ca

Deadline: Friday May 2, 2014

TD International Jazz Festival

Learn about the audio / visual world

and

fulfill volunteer hours for 2 weeks

June 20th - July 1st

There is a minimum of 20 hours to volunteer, and if the volunteers reach 32 hours, they will receive 2 free concert tickets of their choice along with other great perks of volunteering for the Jazz Festival. Seats are limited.

* When a volunteer recruits at least 3 volunteers who can also volunteer for a minimum of 20 hours, the volunteer referring will be given bonus volunteer hours to bump them to the next volunteer hour tier of 32 hours.

Event Management and Audio / Visual positions:

Staging
Front of House(Usher / Box Office / Merchandise / Cashier / Bartender or Bussers)
Drum Tech (Transport / Set up / Strike)
Artist Hospitality (Catering / Venue Access)
Office Admin Roles (Date Entry / Festival Info Officer /Envelope Stuffing / Packet Preparation, etc)
Package distribution

Contact:

Chris Villar
Volunteer Coordinator Assistant
chris@coastaljazz.ca
604-872-5200 ext 31

for job descriptions, please see Ms. Abad or Ms. Watson

NATURE NINJAS - VOLUNTEERS

Nature Ninjas is a 2-day, overnight camping program for Grade 4 to 7 students in Stanley Park

Duties: Help campers set up their tents, assist in the coordination of dinner, including food prep, stove set up and clean up, assist in and possibly lead outdoor educational programs

Day Leader Volunteer

Tuesday to Friday (preferred), or
Tuesday and Wednesday. or
Thursday and Friday
9:00am to 5:00pm
May 6 to June 20, 2014
with 2-3 days training

Evening Volunteer

Tuesdays and/or Thursdays
4:00pm to 7:30pm
May 6 to June 20, 2014
with training on Tue May 6 or Thu May 8

see Ms. Abad for further details and on how to apply.

GREEN CHOICE CAREER FORUM

The YWCA Metro Vancouver High School Mentorship Program is hosting this forum

for girls in grades 8 to 12

The forum is for high school girls to learn more about environmental and sustainability-related careers. This is an opportunity to speak with women who are working to protect the environment, develop new technologies, and find creative solutions. These professionals will share their career paths and advice in a small group discussions and help the girls learn more about career and educational opportunities.

FRIDAY, April 11th 2014 from 4:30-7:00pm

YWCA Metro Vancouver Program Centre, 535 Hornby Street

Sioned Dyer
Coordinator, High School Mentorship Program
604-895-5846

sdyer@ywcavan.org

or via this link: http://fluidsurveys.com/s/GreenChoice2014/

Thursday, April 3, 2014

EVENT DAY VOLUNTEERS

Help out at this year's BMO Vancouver Marathon

May 4, 2014 Sunday

at two locations

Stanley Park (Second Beach Pool)
Water station-H5 (Zone 2)
6:30am-10:30am

25 Water Stations Attendants
10 Course Marshals

or

Point Grey Park (Point Grey Road & Blenheim)
Water Station-F13 (Zone 5)
8:15-1:15pm

25 Water Stations Attendants

To sign up, see Ms. Abad or Ms. Watson

Tuesday, April 1, 2014

Play On! Vancouver - Volunteers and Referees Needed

Play On! is a Street Hockey festival with 30+ street rinks, that provides a unique, positive, and affordable recreational hockey experience for youth and adults of both genders and all ages at a grassroots level.

JUNE 7 - 8, 2014

Play On! are looking for around 100 volunteers, who will get the opportunity to spend the weekend outdoors participating in an exciting event while still collecting volunteer hours.

Volunteer Positions include: event set up, master scoreboard, runner, rink monitor, and more!

Fill out a Volunteer or Referee Application Online:
www.playon.ca/events/vancouver
or call (604) 688-7584

or see Ms.Abad / Ms. Watson

Participate in Taking Care of Parks

An opportunity in the North Shore for students to get engaged in taking care of parks, get connected to nature, learn about environmental issues facing their parks and work together as a team.

Sunday April 6th 9.45am-1pm. Lynnouth invasive plant removal and planting of native plants. To sign up click HERE

Tuesday April 15th 9.15-noon. Ivy pull at Caulfeild Park in West Vancouver. No experience necessary. Tools and gloves will be provided. To sign up click HERE

April 26th 9.45am-1pm. Hunter Park invasive plant removal, planting of native plants, surveying coho fry. . To sign up click HERE.

May 10th 9.45am-1pm. Lighthouse Park scotch broom removal To sign up click HERE

Lots of other opportunities to participate in the Lower Mainland. Our calendar is --> HERE

If you have any questions, contact:
Lyda

lowermainlandgreenteam@gmail.com

Volunteers - Soccer Tournament

Wickham FC is hosting an annual Soccer Tournament on the North Shore

(close to Sutherland at Loutet Park).

April 26 & 27

The tournament is an adult tournament that hosts 24 teams. Games run from 9:00am - 6:00pm both Saturday and Sunday.

Volunteers are needed to help with set-up, take-down, selling food at the concession, cleaning the facilities, etc.

Please contact:

Maegan

778-888-0956

wickhamfc7aside@gmail.com

or see Ms.Abad / Ms. Watson

Work Experience Courses ~ WEX12A & WEX12B

WORK EXPERIENCE provides an opportunity for students, explore career options, build employable skills, possibly land their first job, give back to the community, add to their resume, scholarship, university applications and is a great life experience!!

Work experience takes place in the community providing students with an opportunity to explore a career of interest to them. Typically it is a school-arranged, non-paid placement which may lead to an apprenticeship or employment.

Requirement:

1. Complete WorkSafe BC Program (see Mr. Nevison)
2. Meet with the Work Experience Facilitator (Ms. Nieken-Spence) to determine career focus & arrange a placement
3. Complete 30-100 hours of volunteer or work experience
4. Submit a written report

Students may choose to register in the following Career programs:

1. Grade 10 Science COOP = 100 hours of career exploration (Planning 10 and Science 10 are the courses associated with the program. Incorporates WEX12A by allowing students to attend a work placement every Monday and Thursday afternoons, to complete the required 100 hours.

2. Grade 10 Explorer Program = 30 + hours of career exploration (Social Studies & PE Leadership are the courses associated with the program). Includes an opportunity for students to complete the minimum 30 hour Work experience requirement for graduation. Students attend work placement every Thursday afternoon.

3. Grade 11 and/or 12 Work Experience Program = 100 hours of career exploration (can be completed within the timetable of outside of the timetable including summers and other school break times. Register in WEX 12A/12B.

4. SSA (Secondary School Apprenticeship) = 4 courses for a total of 16 credits (can be started as early as age 15/can be done part time or over summer and other school breaks/ can be scheduled as an entire semester outside of the school classroom).

SSA is a career program that allows students to begin an apprenticeship while still in school and earn high school credits for doing so and be eligible for a $1000 scholarship!!

An apprenticeship is a paid training program for trades and technical careers that involves a combination of on the job training and classroom instruction. Register in SSA11a / SSA11b/ SSA12a/ SSA 12b.

For a list of apprenticeable trades, go to http://www.itabc.ca/

5. ACE IT Training = Foundation Level studies in a variety of trades (Cook Level 1 @ Carson Graham / Carpentry @WVSS / other trades at the Post-Secondary Institute – BCIT, VCC, etc)

Hidden Apprentices -- If you are working, you may already be a Secondary School Apprentice.

New resources to Help Students Find A Career in Skilled Trades: http://www.tradestrainingbc.ca/

For further information, please contact:

James Nevison (Teacher/Career Advisor) jnevison@sd44.ca
Yolanda Nieken-Spence (Work Experience Facilitator) YNieken-Spence@sd44.ca