NEW VOLUNTEERS
…are always needed
We are proud to offer sport training and competition opportunities to
members of our community with an intellectual disability. If you are
looking for a rewarding volunteer experience please inquire using the
contact information listed below. Be a part of something special –
volunteer!
Who Can Volunteer?
Special Olympics volunteers should have the following attributes:
- enthusiastic, highly motivated individual who has excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- high integrity, are passionate about helping others, and believe in the vision of Special Olympics Ontario
- interested in assisting in the growth of Special Olympics in the Ottawa area and making a difference in the lives of others
What volunteering means?
Volunteering brings out the best in everyone. Volunteers act as
coaches and organizers, helping our athletes improve their level of
physical skill.
The volunteers of the Alexandria Cornwall District Community encourage athletes
with an intellectual disability to participate and compete in sports.
They organize activities year round to meet the seasonal needs of the
athletes.
Volunteering means something different for each person involved with
Special Olympics. As one volunteer said, “every time I see the smile on
the face of a Special Olympics Athlete, it makes the time put into
volunteering well worth the effort”.
Being a trained coach in one of our sports or volunteering to help in
a Special Olympics program would be a very rewarding experience for
both you and the athletes. Training programs are offered on a regular
basis to help develop coaching skills.
Benefits
- Have the opportunity to experience and help athletes with an
intellectual disability achieve their goals and reach their full
potential
- Improve your coaching and/or administrative skills
- Meet new people and contacts
- Participate in recognition events
- Pursue training and continuing education
- Stay active in sport
- Use your skills to help others
- Add meaningful experience to your resume
What do the volunteer opportunities involve?
Program volunteers and coaches:
- provide training for athletes in any of our different sports
- work with athletes to improve basic motor skills and teach sport-specific skills
- prepare athletes for competitions
- commit about 1-2 hours weekly
- commit some weekends for competitions
- Be a part of athletes achieving their goals and capture the spirit of Special Olympics!
Please refer to the coaches page for more details on various volunteer positions.
Event Volunteering
- Experience the energy of a Special Olympics event!
- Spend an exciting day at a competition timing races, measuring long jumps, serving lunches, fundraising, and much more!
Administrative Volunteer
- Share your expertise and talents on a planning committee
- Gain new leadership and organizational skills, or utilize your
creative side in organizing on a fund raising event or competition
- Gain skills in fundraising, budgets, planning, coordinating and much more…
If you are interested in getting involved as a volunteer please
contact the Volunteer Coordinator at
volunteer.specialolympicsontario.ca to fill out an online volunteer application and a community representative will contact you | 