Volunteer Hot Spots

We’re looking for volunteers immediately to help in the following areas. If you’re interested, please contact us today:

• BU397 Tutor (Summer)
  Tutors are responsible for presenting SOS Exam-AID review sessions, leading students through the covered material, ensuring of their thorough understanding. To excel in this position you must possess a passion for teaching and be able to effectively communicate with peers. You must have also taken the course previously and excelled in it, with proven communication skills.
• BU395 Coordinator (Summer)
  For this role, you are responsible for the coordination of a ‘Exam-AID’ group review session for a specific course. You are the manager of the course and are accountable for its overall success. You are the communication link between tutor, administration, faculty and SOS. You will be required to work closely with the course tutor to determine when sessions will be running, ensure that the registration is properly implemented, and that the sessions run smoothly and successfully with true SOS quality. As well, you will be helping the tutor put together the course package and make certain it follows curriculum guidelines. To excel in this position, you must have good communication skills, be organized and self motivated.
• Trip Leaders
  The Trip Leader is responsible for coordinating and participating in an SOS Outreach Trip. The Trip Leader will support the other trip participants by acting as the go-to person before, during and after the trip. Initially, you will support the Vice President of Outreach in recruiting Outreach Trip participants. Your role will also include regular communication with SOS National, who will organize the trip and provide you with details and support. While on the trip, you will lead the other participants with the support of a local guide.
• Digital Exam-AID Executive
  As the Digital Exam-AID Executive, your responsibility would revolve around the technological aspect of the filmed sessions. Your main responsibility would be editing the video, usually using the splicing tool on QuickTime in order to trim the beginning and end of each video segment. You would also be asked to help with uploading the videos to VidYard, the website we use to then embed the videos to portal where we set up the session. This role requires some intermediate knowledge of media and technology and familiarity with video feed. In terms of time commitment, it wouldn't be as much of a weekly requirement but rather busy in the weeks prior to midterms and finals.
• Street Team Rep (Summer Only)
  As a Street Team Representative, you will be responsible for informing all students when ‘Exam-AID’ review sessions will be held, for which courses and about volunteer opportunities within Laurier SOS. You will be reporting directly to the Street Team Coordinator and implementing any promotional activities organized by the Marketing department to increase awareness about our review sessions. To excel in this position, you must have great communication skills, the ability to think “outside the box” and a passion for marketing.
• Event Coordinator (Summer Only)
  As an Event Coordinator, you will be assisting the VP of Human Resources with creating and maintaining the team spirit within the organization when planning team events. The purpose of these activities will be to bring all volunteers together to celebrate all of their hard work and help throughout the year, as well as providing all volunteers with an opportunity to socialize and to get to know one another. To excel in this position, you must have good communication skills, be highly enthusiastic and enjoy interacting with others.
• Outreach Executive (Summer Only)
  As an Outreach Executive, you will be developing creative awareness campaigns for the annual outreach trips to Latin America. You will be assisting the Vice President of Outreach and the outreach team in the promoting efforts. To excel in this position, you must be passionate and enthusiastic about SOS and the cause we represent, as well as good communication and teamwork skills.
• BU111 Tutor (Summer)
  Tutors are responsible for presenting SOS Exam-AID review sessions, leading students through the covered material, ensuring of their thorough understanding. To excel in this position you must possess a passion for teaching and be able to effectively communicate with peers. You must have also taken the course previously and excelled in it, with proven communication skills.
• BU357 Coordinator (Summer)
  For this role, you are responsible for the coordination of a ‘Exam-AID’ group review session for a specific course. You are the manager of the course and are accountable for its overall success. You are the communication link between tutor, administration, faculty and SOS. You will be required to work closely with the course tutor to determine when sessions will be running, ensure that the registration is properly implemented, and that the sessions run smoothly and successfully with true SOS quality. As well, you will be helping the tutor put together the course package and make certain it follows curriculum guidelines. To excel in this position, you must have good communication skills, be organized and self motivated.
• Tutors (Please Specify Course - there are many courses available
  Tutors are responsible for presenting SOS "Exam-AID" review sessions and leading students through the covered material, ensuring their thorough understanding. To excel in this position, you must possess a passion for teaching and be able to effectively communicate with peers. You must have also taken the course previously and excelled in it, gaining a good understanding of the content.
  
  Please specify which course(s) you would like to tutor and your mark(s) for that/those course(s).
• Course Coordinators (Please Specify Course - there are many courses)
  For this role, you are responsible for the coordination of a Exam-AID group review session for a specific course. You are the manager of the course and are accountable for its overall success. You are the communication link between tutor, administration, faculty and SOS. You will be required to work closely with the course tutor to determine when sessions will be running, ensure that the registration is properly implemented, and that the sessions run smoothly and successfully with true SOS quality. As well, you will be helping the tutor put together the course package and make certain it follows curriculum guidelines. To excel in this position, you must have good communication skills, be organized and self motivated.
  
  Please make sure to specify which course(s) you are interested in and your mark(s) for that/those course(s).