Volunteer Opportunities

GENERAL MANAGER -- SPCC -HQ

This is the lead position in running our flagship office and meeting rooms at 24 Downie St., Stratford, and being the lead person on site. Would work well for someone in retirement or semi retirement or someone employed part-time. Duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to, scheduling of volunteer staff, keeping a calendar and booking groups and organizations from the community asking to use our facilities., and ensuring SPCC program and services schedule doesn't clash. Ensuring our HQ is stocked with supplies needed to keep it running perperly.

People skills and the ability to make people feel welcome, safe and secure are vital.

Position reports directly to the President and Chief Administrative Officer and will work with the building owner when required.

Attends board meetings as required.

THIS VOLUNTEER  POSITION HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME A FULLTIME PERMANENT SALARIED POSITION IN 2023.

OUTREACH TEAM

We're looking for a team lead(s) and team members to consider, plan and run our community outreach plans.

-- update and run our website

-- provide content and manage our social presence

-- run the community info line

-- write and distribute our newsletter

- -develop a plan for a phone and in-person visits program to keep in touch with our LGBTQ+ seniors and people who can't get around easily

-- create a proposal to run a "warm line" for LGBTQ+ people who occasionally need a friendly ear to listen and maybe chat

Team Leads report to the Director of Community Outreach Director on the Board of Directors.

RESEARCH/MEASUREMENT/EVALUATION

Another post that's great for someone who likes to work behind the scenes with numbers and statistics, together will the Director of Research & Evaluation. We always need to know how we're doing.

GENERAL VOLUNTEERS

We will need general help at HQ as general assistants, greeters, people to assist visitors in finding what they want, light cleaning duties, coffee/snack counter help. In regularly scheduled shifts, or on standby.  

We'll also, from time-to-time, be looking for some meet and greet help at Cinema Club.

Send us your name, contact info and resume that our Volunteer Lead can help at hand to call when we're in need. 

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

We are looking for up to four people who know Stratford, its broad community and its LGBTQ+ within it to be part of steering the policies that run and shape this unique new thing called the SPCC. Specifically, we need people in the roles of  Director of Volunteers,  Director of Community Outreach, Director of Pride Guide, as well as a Director at Large.

* Pride Guide recruiting help for 2023 will be announced at a later date.

For any or all of these positions, email us at volunteer@stratfordpride.com and specify the position of your interest in the headline. Tell us about your specific interests if any and include a copy of your resume. We'll get back to you within two days.  Yes, we're in a hurry. HQ opening June 1st!