Volunteer Opportunities

The primary function and goal of TMU Orientation Crew volunteers (OCs) is to foster a welcoming environment for incoming students across campus (including within our residences) and to assist the Student Life & Learning Support and Student Housing Services teams with the implementation and coordination of Orientation Week events. 

Volunteers are tasked with providing a seamless transition for all incoming students with a welcoming, enthusiastic attitude and an ability to disseminate relevant information and knowledge. They are also expected to assist with the running of orientation specific programming. There are many exciting and rewarding positions available to you as a TMU Orientation Crew member, each catering to a specific function within the team and all of them invaluable to the Orientation program!

There are many great benefits to being a member of our TMU Orientation Crew! We want to help you reach your full potential and build transferable skills for future roles. Here are some of the skills and experience you will gain from volunteering with us:

• Gain leadership experience through the successful completion of Level Up Badges and other training opportunities
• Connect with TMU students, staff, and faculty across faculties and programs.
• Event Execution and Group Management.
• Conflict and Crisis Management.
• Communication and Interpersonal Relations.
• Certificate of Participation at the conclusion of your role, with the possibility of a reference for future opportunities.

You will also have access to:

• Ongoing socials and training opportunities to meet new people and personal and professional development throughout the year.
• Bi-weekly volunteer social events, post-Orientation volunteer appreciation event, and other social engagements over the summer.
• Free food, volunteer t-shirt, and other swag items.

As a member of the TMU Orientation Crew, you will be assisting the Orientation Team with executing dozens of events and programs for over 11,000 incoming students. 

For our programming, volunteers:

• Must be available during Orientation Week (August 25 - September 2, 2024).
• Attend events and assist with facilitation of activities when necessary.
  
• Foster community through 1:1 or 1:many interactions in events and online through our discussion boards, by:
  • Facilitating icebreakers and other activities to increase engagement/enthusiasm.
  • Setting up and tearing down events (e.g. moving tables, setting up activities, handing out items, moving items from storage to the venue)
    

• Helping run events (e.g. serving food, icebreakers, small group activities, moving items from storage to venue)
• Welcoming and registering incoming students on a daily basis
• Liaising with other faculty and group Orientation programs
• Leading campus tours
• Unloading cars and moving items during Residence Move-In Day
• Creating a safe and welcoming community by leading icebreakers and activities
• Directing new students and their guests around campus
• Assist with TMU to the Core (TMU’s commuter program) to ensure commuter students are able to easily find and access campus facilities
• In addition to the tasks above, TMU to the Core Ambassadors will staff the welcome booth on Gould street and local subway stations.
• Applications received before August 5, 2024 will be reviewed for participating in Orientation 2024, where applications received after August 5 will be considered for Orientation 2025.

Volunteering as a TMU Orientation Crew member requires a level of passion and positivity to ensure the successful transition for incoming students. There are many qualities we look for in our candidates and a few can be seen below.

• Commitment to Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, Consent and Respect for Aboriginal Perspectives
• Empathetic and supportive to incoming students
• Kind and caring individuals
• Able to work flexible hours and on a variety of tasks
• Motivated and enthusiastic
• Able to function individually and apart of a team
• Problem solve and adapt to unexpected situations
• Be helpful and respectful