WILD Outside

• Assist Youth Leadership Specialists in facilitating programming
• Assist Youth Leadership Specialists with equipment, set-up, and take-down on event days
• Supervise and engage youth participants during programming
• Create a welcoming and fun atmosphere for all youth participants
• Provide appropriate leadership and role modeling to youth participants
• Lead activities, games, or icebreakers while Youth Leadership Specialists are momentarily preoccupied
• Act as a First Aider at events (if qualified; CWF staff are also certified in First Aid)
• Lead events or webinars/lessons about a topic you are knowledgeable or passionate about (if you’re up for the challenge!)
• Help promote the WILD Outside program at booths, career fairs, and community events

• Be reliable and punctual
• Be available for a minimum of 2 events per month. Events typically take place on evenings and weekends.
• Arrange their own transportation to and from events

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• Plan and facilitate events, outdoor activities, and conservation service projects
• Work with and coordinate other volunteers in the execution of the program
• Participate in service projects and outdoor activities alongside participants and Volunteer Team Assistants
• Supervise youth program participants
• Assess and manage risks
• Purchase and store approved program supplies (paid for by CWF)
• Report and log events and incidents with your WILD Outside Volunteer Led program Specialist
• Monitor, track, and report results of the delivery of the program
• Be a role model for youth and lead by example  
• Create a safe environment in which participants feel comfortable to be themselves

• Be able to commit to 1 year of volunteering and delivery of 2 events per month for a minimum of 2 hours each. Events are typically on evenings and weekends, with program planning being completed outside this time.
• Have a valid Standard First Aid & CPR certification or higher, or be willing to complete at own expense
• Have reliable transportation to and from event sites
• Maintain reliable and regular electronic communication with WILD Outside Volunteer Led program Specialists and participants
• Have access to a computer and internet
• Have good judgement, decision-making, problem-solving, and organizational skills

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• Assist Volunteer Team Leaders with planning and facilitating events, outdoor activities, and conservation service projects
• Assist Volunteer Team Leaders in setting up, tearing down, or handling equipment for the planned events of the day
• Supervise youth program participants, including communicating expectations and rules during programming
• Participate in service projects and outdoor activities alongside participants and Volunteer Team Leaders
• Collaborate with Volunteer Team Leaders to brainstorm events, activities, and projects
• Be a role model for youth and lead by example  
• Create a safe environment in which participants feel comfortable to be themselves

• Be able to commit to 6 months of volunteering and delivery of 2 events per month for a minimum of 2 hours each. Events are typically on evenings and weekends.
• Have reliable transportation to and from event sites
• Maintain reliable and regular electronic communication with Volunteer Team Leaders

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A: If you are 13 to 18 years old you are eligible to participate in one of the WILD Outside groups.  Youth under the age of 18 will require the permission of a parent or guardian to participate. Participation in the program will not interfere with your school schedule as it is extracuricular. You must be a youth living, working or going to school in Canada to be a Wild Outside participant.

A: At the moment WILD Outside does not have any registion or membership fees. Although for some activities you may be asked to pay some costs to reserve a spot. You will be provided with all the equipment you need to participate in recreational activities and conservation efforts, although you are free to bring your own equipment if you so choose. If you require special assistance, please let our staff know and we will do our best to make the accommodations needed. Unless stated otherwise, no food will be provided at these events, so you will be expected to bring your own food and water bottles.

A: WILD Outside is an extracurricular progam, and while you are encouraged to attend on a regular bassis you can attend as many or as few activities as are able. While each activity aims to teach you new things and improve your skills, our instruction in each event is not intended to be built upon one another like a lesson plan. Likewise, our service projects will rarely span more than one day. If you join WILD Outside midway through a year, you will not be behind, sign-ups are just as welcome anytime.

A: We encourage you to gain as many volunteer hours as possible, as it serves your community and contributes to any service hours that may be required by your school or other progams you belong to that ask you to do commuity service. All Wild Outside activities count towards your service hours and will be based on the length of each event you attend. 

A: Absolutely! We encourage you to spread the word about this amazing program, we only ask that your friend is also between the ages of 13 and 18 and has the permission of a parent or guardian to participate. If you have a guest in mind, contact your group leader to arrange the necessary paperwork in advance.

A: We are always open to new opportunities to collaborate with the communities ad develop partnrships with organizations our program serves. Much of our programming relies on partnerships with local conservation areas, as well as collaborations with youth groups, faith-based groups, outdoor activity groups, and non-government organizations. Our program offers tremendous flexibility, and you can customize the WILD Outside activities to meet a specific need of your community or the goals of your organization. For example, maybe you are a local environmental group with a focus on a particular lake or wild area in your town, with WILD Outside, you could host an event to clean up the lake’s shoreline or remove invasive species from the wild area. Please reach out to our staff to discuss the possibility of a mutually beneficial relationship.

A: WILD Outside does not provide specific certification courses to volunteers in the program. Our staff will train you on the ground in all of our applicable policies and procedures. If you already have formal certification or in-kind life experience, that are aplicable then we welcome you. All nessisary supplies and equipment needed for an activity will be provided/sourced with aid from our staff.