An opportunity for our community and North Community Members to support and volunteer with our youth at Harold Mezile. Are you passionate about nature, sustainability, and creating a vibrant green space? We have the perfect opportunity for you! Join our greenhouse team as a volunteer and be a part of something truly special.
1. Volunteer Summary:
You will help our staff maintain the greenhouse and outdoor gardens. This volunteer opportunity also includes being part of a positive atmosphere that promotes team member and program participant safety and satisfaction in accordance with YMCA policies and procedures. Volunteers should come prepared with comfortable work clothing and a water bottle. We provide gloves and tools.
2. Volunteer General Responsibilities:
- Assist the Staff with seasonal responsibilities, such as:
- Planting, weeding, and maintaining garden beds
- Watering plants and ensuring proper irrigation
- Composting and waste management
- Harvesting and packaging produce
- Participate in community events and workshops
- Collaborate with fellow volunteers and share gardening tips
- Assess and optimize the functionality of various spaces, from community centers to homes, to maximize their potential.
- Declutter - participate in decluttering initiatives to create organized and aesthetically pleasing environments.
- Follow all procedures and policies of the branch and association.
3. Volunteer Qualifications/Requirements:
- Minimum age: 16
- Dedicated to member safety and the Y mission and philosophy
- Ability to read, interpret instructions and procedures, and follow-through with instructions to job completion.
- Verbal and written communication skills.
- Volunteer application
- Criminal background check
- Signed code of conduct
- Completion of online New Volunteer Orientation (NVO)
4. Physical Demands:
- Ability to perform tasks outdoors in seasonal elements and conditions.
- Perform essential maintenance in greenhouse, outdoor fields, and wash and pack areas which may involve, but not limited to the following activities: semi – reaching to full-reach overhead; crouching; kneeling; shoveling and pulling; working in narrow and/or confining spaces; twisting of the waist, shoulders, and legs.
5. Additional Notes:
This volunteer opportunity represents the primary needs identified at this time but is not intended to be all-inclusive. The volunteer will also be responsible for taking direction from their supervisor or other designated YMCA team member.
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Pledge
The Y of the North is committed to the work and everyday practices of eliminating disparities and eradicating of unjust systems to become a multicultural, anti-racist and anti-oppressive organization. YMCA of the North team members and volunteers must exemplify the association’s mission, vision and values of caring, equity, honesty, respect and responsibility.
The YMCA of the North continues to develop plans and strategies to ensure team members and volunteers reflect the demographics of the communities we serve. We will continually conduct institutional racism and oppression review of our policies, procedures and practices in recruitment and selection; compensation and benefits; professional development and training; promotions; transfers; layoffs; terminations; and the ongoing development of a multicultural, anti-racist and anti-oppressive work environment and culture that promotes equity and respect for the human dignity of all. We value and respect this diversity and choose to be inclusive through our acceptance of all.
