Volunteer and Employment Opportunities
As a grassroots organization, BYCAV relies heavily on our volunteers. From our summits to our open meetings, volunteers and members are who keeps BYCAV going.
BYCAV Volunteers are often BYCAV Members!
Volunteers are essential for performing important tasks at events, and for providing important feedback regarding BYCAV and what we do. Volunteering with BYCAV also provides you with a great way to connect with other youth in Toronto and work towards an important goal. There are many ways to volunteer with BYCAV and the only requirement is that you are a youth between the ages of 13-30 years of age
We can provide volunteers with documentation of their service should they require it.
BYCAV Members are youth and those who have attended at least 2 BYCAV open meetings or other BYCAV events. We are ALWAYS looking to expand our membership! To be a member or for more information about our Open Meetings, call us at (416) 978-4359 or email us at coordinator@bycav.com.
Volunteer Opportunities
BYCAV is currently recruiting volunteers for the following programs and events:
· Summit Planning
· Workshop facilitators for BYCAV 101 Sessions and Momentum activities
· BYCAV community promotion and Street Team
For more information about these opportunities or if you are interested, please contact coordinator@bycav.com
Employment Opportunities.
Unfortunately there are no current employment vacancies at BYCAV. Please check back for any opportunities to work with us.
Steering Committee Oppurtunities.
There are three positions open on the BYCAV Board of Directors Composition and they are the Vice-Chair, Internal and Finance executive position, the Director of Media and Promotions and the Director of Membership and Recruitment .
The composition of the BYCAV Board of Directors, also known as Steering Committee, shall be as follows:
a. The following Executive positions:
i. Chairperson
ii. Vice-Chair, Internal and Finance
iii. Vice-Chair, External and Outreach
b. The following Director positions:
i. Director of Education and Awareness
ii. Director of Media and Promotions
iii. Director of Membership and Recruitment
Term of Office: Term of Office for BYCAV Executives and Directors shall be one (1) year which commenced September 1 and will expire the following August 31.
Responsibilities of the open positions on the Steering Committee:
Vice-Chair Internal and Finance:
Act as a signing officer and the official Treasurer of BYCAV;
Responsible for preparing and maintaining an annual budget for BYCAV;
Responsible for ensuring proper administrative procedures and policies are developed and followed by the Steering Committee;
Ensure that proper documentation is recorded and stored regarding Steering Committee decisions and expenditures;
Must take on tasks to ensure BYCAV completes all required or necessary administrative, contractual and financial obligations (i.e. audited financial statements, employment contracts, partnership agreements);
Responsible for the management of BYCAV full-time coordinator / staff; and,
Act as Chairperson in the absence of the Chair.
Director of Media and Promotions
Works on our internal media and news for the website and external communications. Also in charge of producing material to raise the profile of BYCAV in our community and mainstream media. Further will look at fundraising packages and materials.
BYCAV’s Media: Responsible for having articles, news, pictures and audio produced for our website that will give a voice to youth in our community.
Media relations: Director responsible for the development press releases and all communication with the media. Will work closely with Chairperson on this portfolio.
Promotions: Director responsible for developing flyers, promotional materials and any other activities to address and promote campaigns.
Fundraising: Responsible for creating proper fundraising packages and assisting the BYCAV coordinator around grant writing.
Director of Membership and Recruitment
In charge of making sure BYCAV is in proper communication with members, continues to expand its membership and finds new leaders to serve on the steering committee.
Meeting Management: Responsible for ensuring regular open meetings occur. Also responsible for holding other more social events to build up the membership base
Email/Website: Responsible for ensuring the website calendar is up to date and that regular listserv emails are going out.
Membership Management: Responsible for ensuring BYCAV has proper contact listings for our members and supporters. Ensures members are shown appreciation for the work they do.
Steering Committee Sustainability: Responsible for finding and developing new members for the steering committee in the future.