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Get Involved with our Volunteer Program Recruitment is NOW OPEN! Read to learn how to join an award-winning volunteer team! HOW TO GET INVOLVED: Step 1: Decide if you want to join the Vancouver Aquarium’s Volunteer Team. Would you like to join a team of hundreds of volunteers committed to effecting the conservation of aquatic life through display and interpretation, education, research and direct action?
Step 2: Make sure you are eligible. All volunteers must fit these requirements to register for the Vancouver Aquarium Volunteer Program:
Step 3: Make the commitment Our volunteers are required to make a minimum commitment of once a week for 6 months. Should you not be able to commit to that length of time, you can commit to reaching 100 hours of service in a shorter period of time yet this is not encouraged. All volunteers must also attend our 21-hour training program which teaches about our animals, our style, our skills and our conservation programs. Training is held on Mondays and Wednesday nights in September. Step 4: Find out when the next recruitment and training is being offered, then review the opportunities available. We recruit three times a year, We will begin recruiting again on August 3rd for our fall volunteers. Starting on August 3rd and for the month of August, you can check the What's Available Now? page for a list of opportunities currently recruiting for volunteers. Select an opportunity that interests you and that you are available for (one (1) shift per week is all that is required for most roles). *Note that special Volunteer opportunities, such as our Marine Mammal Rescue Volunteer position, are available only in the summer and are restricted to Volunteers that have given 100 hours or 6 months of Volunteer time in another department and select Member recruits. Click here to learn more about becoming a Member of the Aquarium.
Step 5: Call us to sign up for the Information Session. Found a role you like? When you have selected a program on the What's Available Now page that fits your interests and availability, call 604-659-3478 to register for the Information Session. Please note that we need to speak to you in person and we need to know which volunteer opportunity most interested you. Our office is staffed 7 days a week between 10am and 4pm. Step 6: Attend training sessions. If we are able to connect your personal interests to our organizational needs you will be invited to join us for the training sessions held on Monday and Wednesday evenings for seven (7) modules. This comprehensive volunteer training will engage you in our galleries and animals, our style and our conservation programs so you are ready to act as an Aquarium ambassador.
Following your successful completion of the 21-hour training, you will begin volunteering once a week (or as the program requires) in one of the many exciting opportunities that are available now. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ We'll remind you when recruitment opens! If you are unable to get involved at this time or we are not recruiting at this time but you would like to be notified when we recruit again in August, send an email with "Remind Me in August" in the subject line to volunteer@vanaqua.org.
Additional Information: The Vancouver Aquarium has adopted and adheres to the Values, Principles and Organizational Standards of the Canadian Code for Volunteer Involvement. Our dedicated volunteer team ranges in age from 14 to 94 years old. The Aquarium Volunteers won the Volunteer Vancouver's Volunteer Recognition Award for Community Service for Group - sponsored by VanCity and the Manager of the Year Award by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums. All you need to commit is four hours per week for a minimum of six months, or the equivalent of 100 hours in less than six months, for the experience of your life as part of this award-winning team! Review what Volunteer Opportunities are available now, what all the Volunteer Opportunities are and what you can gain through Volunteer work with the Aquarium.
The Youth Volunteer team (14-18) helps to develop career skills, will empower you with knowledge and foster partnerships through direct participation in Aquarium and community initiatives, building future leaders in conservation and our community.
The Adult Volunteer experience provides endless opportunities that will challenge your curiosity and provide you with unlimited room to grow, learn and make new friends.
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