The Support House Board of Directors is composed of volunteers who work and/or live in Halton and surrounding communities. The Board is responsible for effective governance and leadership for the organization.

The time commitment required for a director of the Board is approximately 60–70 hours per year. Meetings are held monthly on the last Monday of a month, in the evening, at the Oakville office or virtually.

Preference will be given to candidates who have experience with any of the following:

The Social Media Director will be responsible for posting Historical content on our Facebook page, Instagram and our YouTube channel. This will include our weekly "History Monday" posts, upcoming event posters and other community events. You will also be posting any videos to our YouTube channel from any guest speaker events and other events  at Sovereign House. 

If you enjoy speaking with the community, working outdoors, and helping out with a variety of tasks then this may be the perfect volunteer opportunity you’ve been looking for! 

We are looking for a small diverse team to accompany our team members providing information, resources and educational, hands-on activities at our Burlington Beach Eco Hub and other locations, primarily in late Spring, Summer, and early Fall.

This opportunity is suitable for adults of all ages, and for post-secondary and older high school students with communication skills, lots of energy, reliability, passion for the environment, responsibility and a willingness to learn. Formal related experience or education is not required.

If you are selected for this opportunity, we will ask you to commit to a schedule of weekday and/or weekend shifts for a two month period. Training will be provided.

Duties may include:

• Set up and take down of outreach table/supplies and eco-activity materials

• Being a friendly and helpful ambassador for BurlingtonGreen, providing awareness and eco-action information to members of the public

• Leading and/or co-leading eco-actions with diverse community member of all ages

• Referring questions to staff members or other volunteers as needed

• Maintain confidentiality as needed

• Other duties as needed

For more information, please contact Sue at volunteer@burlingtongreen.org. 

Please use our volunteer application form to share your interests, passions and related experience/skills. Information sessions and interviews will be available.

All volunteers must have a completed waiver and release on file with BurlingtonGreen before participating.

All volunteers are required to review our Accessible Customer Service Handbook and complete this form to confirm completion.

Our volunteer board of directors meets monthly in Georgetown or Acton (Halton Hills), with additional meetings as deemed necessary for committees and project-oriented activities. Participation at meetings is in-person or through online conferencing when appropriate. Responsibilities of Directors include attending monthly meetings well-prepared to discuss agenda items that are meant to facilitate board decisions about the organization and its operations. Directors are asked to devote an average of 4-8 hours per month to respond to communication, participate at in-park events, participate in the activities of at least one subcommittee and actively extend help to other Directors as and when needed.

Our appointed, volunteer Directors serve a minimum 2-year term and commit approximately 6 to 12 hours per month to Board activities. As a Director your responsibilities will include developing a clear understanding of our mission and mandate; providing financial oversight; and building effective relationships within our service delivery communities to promote literacy and essential skills, and to raise funds in support of organizational financial sustainability.