Volunteer Positions

Join our Volunteer Facilitation Team!

Positions: Climate Action, Resilience, and Emotions Facilitators
Program: Climate Action, Resilience, and Emotions (CARE)
Organization: Be the Change Earth Alliance
Location: Kelowna & Kamloops, BC

Type: volunteer
Remun.: Volunteer facilitators will receive a $50 honorarium for completing facilitator training, and an additional $50 for each 2-part workshop facilitated.

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About the Program: Why CARE?

Climate Action, Resilience, and Emotions (CARE) is a two-part, in-class workshop designed for youth aged 10-18 in the Kelowna and Kamloops regions to explore their emotions related to climate change, learn resilience-building strategies, connect with local community environmental initiatives, and become empowered to take positive local action.

CARE workshops are run in a by-youth, for-youth model. Volunteer facilitators (aged 18-30) receive training to facilitate CARE programming in classrooms in their local Kelowna or Kamloops region throughout the school year. Beyond developing public speaking skills, facilitators will be part of a warm, fun and supportive community, are bound to meet like-minded folks, and will learn a lot! Facilitating these workshops offers the opportunity to guide and mentor younger folks as they navigate their role in the climate crisis.

About the Position

We are hiring two teams of volunteer workshop facilitators: one in Kamloops, and one in Kelowna. Applicants must be located in either Kelowna or Kamloops, and able to travel to local schools to deliver in-person workshops.

We encourage anyone ages 18-30 who is interested in climate justice and youth empowerment to apply to join our volunteer facilitation team!

This is a volunteer commitment that runs from December 2025 to May 2026, with the possibility of continuing through the summer and into the fall. We anticipate an average commitment of 8-10 total hours, including preparation for workshops, workshop delivery, and travel time.

All successful applicants will be trained in social-emotional resilience techniques, classroom management, delivering CARE content, and will be supported by ongoing check-in meetings with CARE staff as needed.

Volunteer facilitators will receive a $50 honorarium for completing facilitator training, and an additional $50 for each 2-part workshop facilitated.

Who we’re looking for

➔ Youth 18-30

➔ Located in either Kelowna or Kamloops (able to travel to local Kelowna or Kamloops schools for in-person workshop delivery)

➔ Passionate about climate change and social justice

➔ Have public speaking or facilitation experience, or are interested in gaining these skills

➔ Experience working with youth is an asset

➔ Excellent interpersonal skills

➔ Strong time management skills to balance commitments

At Be The Change Earth Alliance, we value diversity, inclusion and kindness. We are committed to an anti-oppressive approach in our work and we encourage all qualified applicants to apply. We cherish differences in gender, orientation, religion, beliefs, age and abilities and having a wide range of facilitators will allow us to effectively connect with a diverse audience. We welcome any feedback and are happy to make accommodations upon request at admin@bethechangeearthalliance.org

Facilitator Duties and Responsibilities

• Lead CARE Workshops
  • Facilitate 65 minute workshops to groups of youth
• Pre-workshop duties
  • Practice and develop personalized presentation of workshop
  • Tailor the workshop content to the specific group. This may include adapting and modifying the workshop design to meet the group’s needs and desired learning outcomes
• Post-workshop duties
  • Collect feedback from teachers and workshop participants
  • Follow up with the teacher or point of contact, and the youth participants as needed
• Other responsibilities
  • Attend all required training sessions
  • Prior to joining the facilitation team, candidates must successfully pass a criminal record check

Application Steps

1. Read this job description thoroughly to decide if the position is something you can truly commit to.
2. Complete the online application form. The application will require you to:
   1. Upload your resume (max. 1 double-sided page)
   2. Indicate your availability for training and workshop shifts

All applicants will receive a response and successful applicants will be contacted for an interview.

Applications close at midnight PT on Wednesday December 3rd.

Interview Questions

1. How did you become motivated to work on climate change or other social/environmental justice issues? What has been meaningful about this work?
2. What skills or experience would you like to gain from this position?

About our organization

Be The Change Earth Alliance is a B.C.-based, charitable organization founded in 2005. Our mission is to educate and empower youth and educators to take positive steps towards an environmentally regenerative, socially just, and personally connected human presence on Earth. We deliver eco-social education initiatives that empower youth and educators with transformative learning experiences that engage the head, heart and hand. Our free student workshops and online library of learning resources, Student Leadership for Change, provide ongoing support for teachers and students in this work. More information can be found on our website: https://www.bethechangeearthalliance.org/.

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