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Lethbridge Volunteer Opportunities
Conservation Outreach Assistants help to conserve the City of Lethbridge’s river valley by monitoring, observing, and reporting activities that are not permitted in natural areas. They also act as the eyes and ears of the Nature Centre by reporting their observations of the natural world and seasonal phenomena.
Supporting the mission and vision, Conservation Outreach Assistants represent the Nature Centre in the community by helping trail users understand and appreciate the parks they are visiting.
Location: Conservation Outreach Assistants specifically target Nature Preservation Area Parks in the City of Lethbridge, including: Lethbridge Nature Reserve, Elizabeth Hall Wetlands, Alexander Wilderness Park, and Cottonwood Park.
Special Events Assistants provide support during busy festivals and offsite events in an effort to raise awareness about the Nature Centre’s programs and services.
Supporting the mission and vision, the Special Event Assistant represents the Nature Centre in the community by helping acting as an ambassador at events like Canada Day at Henderson Lake, Lethbridge Children’s Expo, Spring Nature Fest, Discovery Days, Nature Play Fest, among many others.
Location: Special Events take place at the Nature Centre and at various locations throughout the City of Lethbridge.
Trail Rovers act as the eyes and ears of the Nature Centre – reporting their observations, sightings, and photos from the trail system. Supporting the mission and vision, the Trail Rover represents the Nature Centre in the community by helping trail users understand and appreciate what they are experiencing. Rovers often share their love and knowledge of what can be discovered in Lethbridge’s river valley.
Location: Trail Rovers work in various locations throughout the City of Lethbridge at any park or natural area accessible by the city’s trail system.
Exhibit Rovers interact with our visitors, providing an interpretive experience that connects them to nature through our exhibit program. Supporting the mission and vision, the Exhibit Rover represents the Nature Centre to visitors during normal operating hours (between 10am and 6pm).
Location: Exhibit Rovers work in the exhibit rooms – primarily the front lobby, main gallery, and exhibit gallery at the Helen Schuler Nature Centre, located north of the High Level Bridge via Indian Battle Road and 3rd Avenue South.
Program Assistants work closely with Nature Centre staff to deliver compelling, interactive, and memorable programs. Supporting the mission and vision, the Program Assistant represents the Nature Centre in the community by helping Program Leaders in such programs as: Big Bird Little Bird, Junior Naturalists/Trail Blazers, Extreme by Nature, and Day Camps.
Are you passionate about environmental education and the importance of nature? Are you an active community leader who wants to support nature interpretation in Lethbridge? We want you!
We are recruiting board members with diverse backgrounds, and have a specific need for experience in the following areas:
- Finance
- Fundraising
- Legal and risk management
- Environmental issues
- Environmental education programming
Quick info about the program:
- Provides a free daily lunch for high school students.
- In partnership with local businesses and food banks, youth receive scheduled hot meals, or grab and go lunches to take back to school.
What a typical lunch program looks like:
- Volunteers arrive at the scheduled prep time (this can vary depending on the day as some meals are provided by local restaurants, and some meals are cooked in house.)
- Team has a quick meeting to discuss the day, and gets the meal and space ready for youth.
- Youth arrive at 11:30am, where they are checked in or registered at our front desk.
- Meals are served as youth arrive.
- Youth either take a meal to go, or stay if time and regulations permit.
- Once all youth have left, the team has a quick debrief meeting, then clean up for the next program to start.
A core program at Youth One, the after school drop in exists to give youth a safe, fun, empowering and mentoring environment during after school hours.
Program features optional/organized activities, computer lab, art room, mini ramp (skateboarding), climbing wall, table games, concession, daily meal/snack and more.
What a typical drop-in looks like:
- Volunteers come in for a team meeting 15 minutes before the program starts.
- Roles within the day are handed out, and any items/announcements for the day are communicated.
- Doors open for youth at 3pm, here they sign in through our check-in system, or any new youth are registered.
- 30 minutes after opening, we have a “family meeting” where we go over the 3 golden rules, and let youth know about the planned activities and snacks.
- After the family meeting, a snack/meal is served, planned activities take place and free time follows.
- At the end of Drop-In, all volunteers are expected to stay at least 30 minutes to clean and have a debrief meeting.
MyCityCare Lethbridge is a non-profit organization that relies on the support of dedicated volunteers to achieve its mission of serving the community. As a volunteer with MyCityCare, you will have the opportunity to make a positive impact in the lives of those in need by helping to meet the basic needs of clothing, food, and community.
MyCityCare has a variety of programs and initiatives throughout the year, including Cinderella Project & Tux Shop, Stuff the Bus, Mobile Street Stores, and Shop of Wonders.
As a volunteer with MyCityCare Lethbridge, you will receive training and ongoing support from staff members to ensure you feel confident and prepared in your role. Your time and effort will be greatly appreciated and will make a positive impact on the community we serve.
- Could be a committee or part of a board.
- Could be broken up if volunteers are interested in graphic design or writing a newsletter depending on areas of interest.
- This could further be broken up into multiple roles if someone is interested in (beyond just graphic design and newsletter) social media marketing, marketing logistics and scheduling, or just being involved in the creative side of it (event names, etc.)
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