About the Role
As a Facilities Volunteer, you will assist with various maintenance and cleaning duties, ensuring a positive, clean, and safe environment for all participants and guests. You will gain knowledge of maintenance and cleaning procedures and act as an ambassador for the YMCA.
Responsibilities
- Assist in various cleaning and maintenance duties (e.g. mopping, cleaning mirrors, cleaning changerooms, disinfecting, dusting, painting, etc.)
- Know and follow all maintenance and cleaning procedures (WHMIS, SDS, safe lifting, etc.)
- Maintain regular communication with the department Manager
- Completed all online trainings, program training, and Why School
- Adhere to all COVID‐19 rules and regulations
- Be an Ambassador for the YMCA
Requirements
- Minimum age: we consider volunteers as young as the summer they are entering grade 9
- Original Criminal Record Check with a Vulnerable Sector Screening less than 6 months old for volunteers 18 years and older
- Capable of safe handling cleaning products and performing janitorial duties
- Genuinely Interested in being a part of the YMCA
- Reflect the YMCA’s core values of: Honesty, Caring, Respect, Responsibility and Inclusiveness
- Minimum commitment of 4 months, 2 hours/week
Skills
- Maintenance
- Cleaning
- Communication
- WHMIS
- SDS
- Safe lifting
Location
- Centre Branch YMCA
Work Type
- Volunteer
- Part-time
Experience Level
- No experience required
Benefits
- Complimentary YMCA personal membership to Health & Fitness facilities
- Part of a caring and supportive network of people to help each other succeed
- Contribute to real, meaningful impact in the lives of children and youth
About the Company
- YMCA of Southwestern Ontario was founded in 1856 and has over 200 locations from Goderich to Point Pelee, and Windsor to Woodstock.
- One of the largest not-for-profit providers of licensed childcare in Canada with over 100 school age programs.
- Offers settlement services to newcomers, employment programs, mental health support, and youth programs.
- Operates two overnight camps and 13 Health & Fitness branches across Southwestern Ontario.
- Committed to the development of healthy communities and welcomes people of all backgrounds, beliefs, and abilities.
- Provides valuable training and development opportunities.
Equal Opportunity
- All employees and volunteers are required to provide a current satisfactory Criminal Record and may require a Vulnerable Sector Search as a condition of their employment.
- Police Record checks are reviewed on an individual basis, and the offense(s) - if any - is considered in the decision-making process in relation to the requirements of the position, therefore not eliminating all candidates with a record from being offered gainful employment or a volunteer position.
