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Volunteer
Opportunities
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Volunteers
embody
the heart of Junior Achievement. Taking a message of opportunity and
economic understanding to a classroom in your community, no matter what
your profession, is JA in action.
All we need is your enthusiasm, life experience, and a willingness to
teach children about how you took chances and went for the
gold. Junior Achievement provides the training, curriculum,
and a classroom ready to meet you.
Role of a JA Volunteer
Qualified volunteers, in partnership with educators, enter the
classroom to teach Junior Achievement programs. In the process of
delivering these programs, they help to shape the future career paths
of students. JA volunteers act as positive role models and mentors by
sharing personal knowledge and experience. They strive to enhance the
personal growth of students through experiential learning and they
demonstrate values such as:
Integrity
(honesty, reliability, and ethical behaviour)
Mutual
Respect (treat
all individuals with respect and dignity)
Quality
(strive for excellence and improvement)
Business
Ethics
(observe the standards and policies of the business, education and
Junior Achievement communities)
Volunteerism
(commit the time required to deliver Junior Achievement programs)
Other
Volunteer
Opportunities:
As a not-for-profit organization, Junior Achievement relies heavily on
the volunteerism of individuals and companies in order to operate
efficiently and cost-effectively. If you are interested in other
volunteer opportunities, please contact us by phone at 416-360-5252 or
by email at info@jacentralontario.org.
Volunteer
Benefits
- Being
part
of Junior Achievement is a fulfilling volunteer experience and a unique
way to achieve personal career objectives. Junior Achievement
volunteers:
- Gain
a
significant sense of satisfaction and accomplishment from mentoring
students and contributing to their skills development
- Develop
and
improve useful life and business skills that are transferable to both
professional and social environments, including leadership,
facilitation and problem solving
- Discover
opportunities to network within the business, education, and JA
communities
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"These students will
become our
employees and colleagues in the years ahead, so it is in our best
interest to help them develop the skills they need to be successful."
- Stuart A. Reynolds,
Associate Vice President, Fund
& Portfolio Accounting Toronto Dominion Bank
"Junior Achievement is an
important part of Markham Hydro's community involvement effort. Our
senior staff are encouraged to participate in delivering JA programs to
broaden their perspective of our business, and have found the classroom
experience to be a refreshing and unique opportunity for personal
growth." -
Peter Faye, General Manager,
Markham Hydro Electric Commission
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