As an Adult Facilitator or Chaperone
Who says kids get to have all the fun? Help out at a 4-H Ontario camp or conference and have some fun while ensuring participants have a safe and fantastic time. Get the camp experience you never had (or now miss), while contributing your own energy, enthusiasm and knowledge. This person would understand the policies of the 4-H program as outlined in the 4-H Ontario Code of Conduct.
Prior to the opportunity, Facilitators will be provided with an overview of the program and its activities. All supplies and instructions are provided for the activities however Facilitators are encouraged to use their unique talents to enhance the activities and programs. Facilitators are asked to be at a minimum three (3) years older than the oldest participant attending the opportunity. For example: for Youth Adventure Camp, for 13–15 year olds, facilitators would be 18 years old minimum. Chaperones would be a minimum of 21 years of age.
Overnight Opportunities
(Provincial Leadership Camp, Youth Adventure Camp, Career Mania etc.)
The time commitment varies per opportunity. Typically, these volunteers would be asked to arrive prior to the delegates on the first day and leave shortly after the delegates on the last day. Also being available for an opportunity-specific training (an hour to full day depending on the opportunity) would be asked, as well as a wrap up teleconference call for approximately an hour.
Day Opportunities
(Discovery Days)
The time commitment varies per opportunity. Typically, these volunteers would be asked to arrive prior to the delegates on the first day and leave shortly after the delegates on the last day. Also being available for an opportunity-specific training (an hour to full day depending on the opportunity) would be asked, as well as a wrap up teleconference call for approximately an hour.
As a Youth Facilitator
Similar to the Adult Facilitator role, Youth Facilitators work to include all participants in the activities and ensure that an environment is created where participants are able to contribute their thoughts and feelings for personal growth. Youth facilitators support the role of Facilitator in the staff team.
Youth Facilitators are asked to be a minimum of two (2) years older than the oldest participant attending the opportunity.
The time commitment varies per opportunity. Typically, these volunteers would be asked to arrive prior to the delegates on the first day and leave shortly after the delegates on the last day. Also being available for an opportunity-specific training (an hour to full day depending on the opportunity) would be asked, as well as a wrap up teleconference call for approximately an hour.
As an Evening Program Volunteer
An evening program volunteer is a person who is willing to come into camp and assist the 4-H Ontario Programming staff in providing overnight supervision including activities such as nightly room checks and/or patrols. This person would understand the policies of the 4-H program as outlined in the 4-H Ontario Code of Conduct. Evening volunteers are asked to be at least 21 years old. They would be welcome to stay overnight at the facility however that is not a requirement. The time commitment for an evening volunteer would be between one to four hours per night.
For more information or to discuss these roles, contact:
4-H Ontario’s Coordinator, Programming
opportunities@4-hontario.ca
1.877.410.6748 x483