Current Volunteer Opportunities

Check back regularly for the latest projects, events, and programs requiring volunteers.

Children's Deployment Workshop Assistant
Help children age 3-12 experiencing a work-related separation with crafts and activities. Check out the job description here.

Deployment Child Care Assistant
Help support military families experiencing a work-related separation at our Wednesday Coffee Nights and other deployment events. Check out the job description here.

Family Network Coordinators
Become a vital part of a successful deployment by getting involved as a Family Network Volunteer. Have fun while making connections with your community. Enhance your group facilitation skills, provide information and support to your fellow military families while gaining experience with communications and organizing special events. Share your skills and knowledge. Interested? You will need approximately six hours per month. Check out the current vacancies. We need extra volunteers for all Family Networks to assist with activities, communications and planning. Check out the job description here. We are currently in need of a volunteer for the following family network:

  • 443 SQUADRON
  • HMCS CALGARY
  • HMCS PROTECTEUR
  • HMCS VANCOUVER

Formation Fun Day Volunteer
It's the biggest event at CFB Esquimalt each year and requires a lot of volunteers to make it happen! Give back to the military community and soak in the smiles and fun of the day. Work at the event supervising rides or inflatables. If you are up to it, help us setup and tear down. As a volunteer, you'll receive a free Formation Fun Day t-shirt and free snacks, and you'll also receive a big thank you from the Military Family Resource Centre, Personnel Support Programs and the CFB Esquimalt community! [CLICK HERE TO APPLY NOW]

Military 101 Panel Member
Are you a military spouse/partner with experience and expertise in this ever-changing lifestyle?  Have priceless "nuggets" to pass along to others who are still getting to know this uncertain new culture?  Military 101 is looking for a panel of experts for an upcoming two hour workshop. 

Photographer
If you enjoy taking photographs and are passionate about helping to communicate our stories visually, your talents could be valuable to the MFRC. This opportunity suites your schedule. Choose your assignments. You can go out to events, workshops and special occasions to help capture photographs for our website, the Lookout Newspaper, the Activity Guide and our various promotional materials. The more initiative you have, the more you'll get out of this opportunity. Some projects to work on:

  • Adding more images or better images to EsquimaltMFRC.com
  • Taking photographs for the MFRC Annual Report to printed by August 2013
  • Taking photographs for the Activity Guide
  • Taking photographs at our special events in March, July and September

Special Events
Special events are ongoing throughout the year and always in need of support from volunteers. Jobs vary from planning committees to set-up/tear-down crews to event photographers. Come learn about event planning and execution while enjoying the fun and camaraderie of these special events. Help is needed with:

  • Father Daughter Sweetheart Dance on March 1, 2014
  • Pacific Women's Day on March 2014
  • Formation Fun Day on Saturday July 6, 2013 [CLICK HERE TO APPLY NOW]
  • West Coast Welcome on September 14, 2013

Website Consultant
Do you have a good knowledge of creating websites? Know HTML, CSS, and Javascript? We are looking for help on a few small projects (eg. tweaking look). We are also looking for someone to bounce ideas off of (eg. adding an online registration, other improvements). Most of this position is offering advice but there might be a few 1-2 hour projects that could help us out incredibly.

Writer
If you enjoy writing and want to tell the stories of the military family community, here's an opportunity you might find interesting. You can write about MFRC programs, your experiences in the military family community, tips on a particular subject, upcoming events, or extraordinary people in the community. Some projects to work on:

  • Writing a 300-500 word article for the Activity Guide (upcoming deadlines: June 14 & October 18, 2013)

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