I served as a remote Volunteer Manager at YRES during the spring and summer of 2024, having been offered this part-time position after completing my winter 2024 co-op term here as a Volunteer Coordinator. I continued overseeing YRES’s in-person and virtual volunteer network while onboarding and training new university co-op students to take on volunteer coordinating tasks for the term. 

One of my biggest projects during spring/summer was to manage our pool of over 150 summer camp volunteers across five locations in Richmond Hill and Markham. My responsibilities included reviewing volunteer applications, providing safety training before camp, sending out shift reminder emails, and signing off on community hour forms after volunteers completed their shifts.. I worked closely with the Camp Directors and company executives to ensure that volunteers are well prepared for their assigned shifts, utilizing training sessions, self-learning materials, and mandatory quizzes. I created spreadsheets for each campsite to help site leaders coordinate the volunteers of their site with tracking attendance, taking note of any issues, and collecting weekly feedback. 

I also assisted a fellow Project Coordinator in organizing and managing the Volunteer Appreciation Event on the day. I helped review the event timeline, MC scripts, and the presentation slides prior to the event, as well as helped to address last-minute changes in the hours leading up to it. During the event, I served as a backstage coordinator, managing volunteers and ensuring they were bringing out the correct prizes and awards at the appropriate times.