Volunteer with Us
Volunteers play an important role in our Neighbourhood house enabling us to offer more extensive and better-quality programs and services to our community.
Volunteering helps you connect with the community, make a positive impact, build new skills, and expand your network. We are proud and honoured to have over 200 volunteers working with us, and we are inviting you to be a part of this wonderful network.
Benefits of volunteering:
- Increase your work experience or learn a new skill
- Meet your neighbours.
- Understand your community.
- Learn about different cultures.
Interested in volunteering with us? Please fill out this application and we will contact you as soon as a suitable opportunity becomes available.
Little Mountain Neighbourhood House welcomes volunteers from all backgrounds and ages.
All volunteers are required to:
- Review and agree with the LMNHS volunteer guidelines. All volunteers review these guidelines with the volunteer coordinator/program coordinator on their first day of volunteering or at the orientation and volunteers will be required to sign the document agreeing to comply with the guidelines.
- Submit a valid BC criminal records clearance if you are working with vulnerable populations or children. We will guide you through the criminal record check process.
- Attend an orientation meeting with the volunteer coordinator.
- Submit your volunteer application by filling out this Microsoft Form: Click Me
- Our Volunteer Experience team will review your application to understand your interests and will contact you when a suitable opportunity becomes available in our community.
- The time it takes to process your application will depend on your interests. If you’re eager to start right away, please check out our available volunteer opportunities at the bottom of this page.
Any Questions?
Contact: Isuru Premathilaka (He/Him), Volunteer and Events Coordinator
Phone: (604) 879-7104 ext. 107
Email: volunteer@lmnhs.bc.ca
Current Openings
We are seeking a dedicated volunteer to support our Homework Club for students in grades 8-12. As a Homework Club Volunteer, your responsibilities will include;
- Setting up the space
- Assisting students with their school assignments
- Helping with take down after each session
- Contributing to the planning, implementation, evaluation, and debriefing of activities.
What We’re Looking For:
- Experience working with youth, particularly in grades 8-12
- Strong knowledge of high school subjects
- Comfortable engaging with and supporting youth
- Ability to teach and share information in a clear and accessible manner
This is a great opportunity to make a meaningful impact on students’ academic success while gaining experience in educational support and youth development.
Date of Volunteering: Tuesday and/or Thursday
Our homework clubs run parallel to the school term. We are looking for volunteers for the following 3 terms.
- October 15, 2024, to the end of December 2024
- January 21, 2025, to the end of March 2025
- April 8th, 2025, to the end of April 2025
Time of Volunteering: 2 pm to 5 pm
Location: Sir Charles Tupper Secondary School. 419 E 24th Ave, Vancouver, BC V5V 2A2
If you are interested in volunteering please sign up by filling out this form.
We are looking for enthusiastic and energetic volunteers to help us during our Apple Days in the Riley Park Community Garden.
Our Riley Park Community Garden is designed to address food security and community involvement and bring our community members closer through participation, education, and events. The garden is an inclusive gathering point reflecting our core visions to improve food security, ecological sustainability, and community development. We promote food security by supporting those in our community who need extra food support. The garden is a collective public space where people can engage in co-creation, feel a sense of belonging and ownership, and increase networks. Long-term sustainability depends on the development of social capital and the intention to grow produce that may be given back to the community.
Learn More: Riley Park Community Garden (rileyparkgarden.org)
Role of the Volunteer
In advance of the event
- Cut and sort apples for dehydrating and baking.
Day of the Event
- Organize signage
- Present apple samples (cut apples for sampling and plating)
- Press Apples for Juicing and bottling
- Do demos with dehydrated apples
- Clean up and take down at the end of the event.
Date of Volunteering: 31st of August/28th September/20th October and one day before the event
Time of Volunteering: 12:00 pm to 4:30 pm
Location of Volunteering: Riley Park Community Garden 50 E 30th Ave, Vancouver, BC V5V 2T9
If you are interested in this opportunity, please sign up here
Car Free Day (CFD) is a community-driven festival celebrating diversity, sustainability, creativity, and connection. For over 20 years, Little Mountain Neighbourhood House has been involved in CFD at various levels. This year, we’re excited to participate again, offering fun activities and games that will engage and connect the diverse people in our neighborhood.
Role of the volunteer
- Setting up before the event and cleaning up afterward
- Facilitating activities for the audience
- Monitoring the food station and refilling supplies as needed
- Engaging and interacting with the audience
- Share information about Little Mountain Neighbourhood House services with the audience
The festivals run from 12 pm to 7 pm, however, we require assistance during set-up, from 10 am, and during take down, until 8 pm.
Volunteer shifts are between 4 and 6 hours long and can be arranged based on your availability.
Date of Volunteering: 15th of September
Location of Volunteering: 3981 Main St Vancouver, BC V5V 3P3
If you are interested in this opportunity, please sign up here
We are seeking a creative and reliable graphic designer to join our volunteer and events team at Little Mountain Neighbourhood House. This role involves helping us communicate more effectively with our community through visual media, enhancing our social impact.
As a volunteer, your tasks will include:
- Designing flyers, posters, and social media posts.
- Ideating and creating visuals to effectively convey our messages to the community.
This volunteer opportunity is a great way to sharpen your design skills while gaining insight into the non-profit sector in Canada.
This is a remote volunteering opportunity with a 2-hour commitment each week.
If you’re interested, please contact us at volunteer@lmnhs.bc.ca with samples of your previous designs.
We are looking for an enthusiastic and outgoing volunteer to help us with our fundraising efforts at the Riley Park Farmers Market. Your responsibilities include;
- 9:30 AM – 12:30 PM: Set up the canopy, tables, easels, program posters, and donation bins. Engage with market shoppers and ask for donations to LMNHS, and chat with farmers and vendors.
- 12:30 PM – 2:30 PM: Continue asking shoppers for donations, interact with farmers and vendors, and answer questions about LMNHS programs. At the end of the market, use carts to collect produce and donations from vendors. Take down the booth and return all equipment to the fieldhouse and shed.
Date of Volunteering: 1st Saturday of each month
Time of Volunteering: 9:30 am to 2:30 pm
Location of Volunteering: Riley Park Community Garden 50 E 30th Ave, Vancouver, BC V5V 2T9
If you are interested in volunteering please sign up by filling out this form.