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Youth Volunteer Opportunities

Looking for a way to give back to your community and make a difference in the lives of children and youth? Our organization runs 100% on the efforts of dedicated volunteers who believe in our mission and are passionate about promoting creative literacy.

As a volunteer with our organization, you’ll gain valuable experience and make meaningful connections with others who share your passion for creative literacy.

All positions are virtual. No travelling is required.

Interested candidates, please submit your résumé to [email protected]. Together, we can create waves of change.

Wave Blog Contributor

Are you a creative person that loves to write? We are looking for students in grades 8-12 to share their opinions and experiences on various topics that matter to youth through engaging and authentic blog posts for Wave Blog.

 

As a Wave Blogger, your role and responsibility are to:

  • Write blog posts that are personal and authentic, reflecting your opinions and experience, but relevant to other students as well
  • Create original content in liaison with our editorial team
  • Write and edit concisely for clarity and accuracy
  • Share the blog using your own personal social media accounts
  • Suggest keywords for your post

Here’s what we’re looking for:

  • You are insightful, creative, and love to inspire others
  • You possess excellent communication and written English skills, including grammar and spelling
  • You pay attention to detail
  • You have exceptional organizational skills
  • You can commit to deadlines

Posts on our blog must fit one of the following categories:

  • Books: Book reviews or recommendations
  • Creative Writing: Blog posts that have to do with creative writing, whether it’s tips or inspirational
  • FlashbackAn experience or personal life event that made an impact on you
  • Fresh: A new and different perspective when looking at any given topic
  • View: Reflections on your personal points of view, opinion, and experiences

You can earn up to 5 volunteer hours per blog – this includes the writing deadline and any required revisions while working with our publisher and editor to finalize your piece. Ripple Foundation reserves the right not to publish any content that does not meet its required criteria.

 

If you are interested in contributing to our blog, please send your resume along with a sample blog or article you’ve written to [email protected]

Virtual Writing Workshop Facilitator

Interested in working with students in grades 4-8? Volunteer as an Assistant Writing Workshop Facilitator, and you can help improve children’s writing skills through fun and interactive activities that inspire author voice and choice.

 

As an assistant writing workshop facilitator, your role and responsibility are to:

  • Deliver the Write It Workshops to children aged 8-14 years via Zoom
  • Work with other volunteers during the delivery of the workshop
  • Attend an online training session with other volunteers
  • Collect feedback and comments from participants to be used for social media sharing
  • Provide feedback to the workshop manager

Here’s what we’re looking for:

  • A Vulnerable Sector Check is required from the local police
  • You possess excellent communication skills (English)
  • Patience working with kids of diverse backgrounds and levels of understanding
  • Interpersonal skills to interact with organization co-ordinators and other peers
  • You are interested in teaching
  • You are reliable and responsible
  • Experience with Zoom is an asset

What’s in it for you?

  • Make a difference in your community.
  • Support children’s literacy and creativity
  • Improve your communication skills
  • Gain experience working with children
  • Professional development for those who want to pursue a teaching career

Each workshop is 1 hour long and takes place on a Saturday afternoon that starts at either 1 pm or 2 pm. You will log in to Zoom half-hour before the start of each workshop. All lesson plans and workshop activities are provided. Therefore you will need to participate in the online training sessions and familiarize yourself with the lesson plans and workshop activities. There are 5 lesson plans in total. You will earn 1.5 hours per workshop plus additional hours for online training and learning the lesson plans.