One volunteer is needed to support and translate for children in our playroom while our workshop Facilitator for Kids Have Stress Too! shares information to their Ukrainian parents in a nearby room. The workshop is aimed at supporting and educating parents on how to best assist their children who are experiencing stress and anxiety during this difficult time in their lives. The volunteer will be supporting the Child Minder responsible for the children by translating children's questions & responses to/from the Child Minder.
We require one volunteer who is fluent in Ukrainian and English. Preferably you would have experience with young children and enjoy play time!
The WFC Child Minder will communicate in English. The volunteer is needed to translate English to Ukrainian verbally during play time. The volunteer will then need to translate the responses and or questions from the children from Ukrainian to English.
The workshop is held on November 2nd from 5:00-8:00 at our Vancouver location. Food will be provided for the participants, the staff and the volunteer.
What you will be helping with:
- Translate English to Ukrainian a few sentences at a time between Child Minder and child
- Translate Ukrainian to English a few sentences at a time as needed when the Ukrainian child has responses and/or questions for the Child Minder.
- Translate English to Ukrainian a few sentences at a time as needed when the Child Minder is responding to the Ukrainian child's responses and/or questions
- The volunteer is to log their hours after the workshop session they respond to
Other Helpful Information:
- Volunteers must be fluent in Ukrainian and English.
- Volunteers must maintain confidentiality of all attendees & discussions at the workshop.
- Volunteers must be comfortable in a public speaking environment.
- Workshop will be held in Vancouver
- Experience with young children and a joyful disposition would be a bonus!
- Volunteers contact information will be shared with Westcoast Family Centres.
- A Volunteer Coordinator will connect with the volunteer with more information once they receive your registration for this opportunity
- Dinner will be provided.
- If volunteers are no longer available to assist, please unregister from this opportunity or let the coordinator know to allow new volunteers to register.
Time Commitment: 3 hours on November 2nd
Contact: Kristin Lloyd (kristinl@uwbc.ca) if you have any questions or need help with signup.
