awareness, understanding, mindfulness.
VOlunteer
Recruitment Period: ONGOING
- Fall: TBD
- Winter: TBD
- Summer: TBD
There is currently 1 Senior position available.
A Friendly Note:
Individuals can only hold 1 Senior position at a time. Meetings will be centered around MST time.
Director of Communications
Job Responsibilities:
- Through collaboration with the Directors of Marketing, lead recruitment efforts for all organizational teams. This Includes interviewing potential candidates, development of promotional marketing ads, coordinating interview time and dates, and providing accepted volunteers information on required training.
- Must be able to prepare, organize and facilitate written, and visual documents to present to Free Your Mind’s general and director volunteer meetings.
- Collaborate with Free Your Mind’s Executive Director to connect with outside organizations to foster and maintain external partnerships.
- Oversee social media content production and its distribution for Free Your Mind (as produced by the Events Team, Video Creation Team, and Directors of Marketing).
- Assist the Executive Director with overseeing FYM’s teams. This may include regular check-ins with teams and/ or Directors, providing information and recommendations on disciplinary actions to Directors, and coordinating virtual socials for FYM volunteers.
Skills and Knowledge:
- Must possess excellent interpersonal, communication (oral and written), analytical, problem solving, and time management skill (asset)
- Strong organization and ability to work independently and within a team (asset)
- Possess strong documentation skills, critical thinking and problem solving (asset)
- Respect for cultural and social differences
- Knowledge and strong interest in mental health, community outreach and advocacy (required)
Training Provided:
- General training on mental health and Equity, Diversity and Inclusion required of all FYM volunteers (12 hours)
- Training on implementing our disciplinary system required of all FYM Directors overseeing a team (2 hours)
- Onboarding meeting (1 hour)
- The Director of Communications role can be complex. Aside from the training listed above, much of the work inevitably involves learning on the job. The Executive Director and Community Consultant will be there with you every step of the way to assist you in succeeding in this role.
Estimated Time Commitment:
Between 2-8 hours per week. This wide variation is due to this position being heavily influenced by time-dependent organization needs (e.g., recruitment periods are especially busy for this position).
For more information about Free Your Mind, visit our social media pages!
IG: freeyourmindyyc
FB: @freeyourmindyyc
To learn more about Speak Your Mind, our blogging team, visit:
IG: speakyourmindyyc
FB: @speakyourmindyyc
You can find the application form for the Director of Communications below! Please ensure you are accessing the correct form.
There are currently 3 Junior positions available.
A Friendly Note:
Individuals can hold up to 2 Junior positions at a time. Meetings will be centered around MST time.
Video Creation and Editing Team
Recommended Skills:
- Familiarity with Adobe AE, PR, PS and/ or Harmony is a strong asset, but not a necessity.
- Ability to create original and eye-catching digital art.
- Proficiency with basic animations and/ or editing stock footage.
- Excellent time management.
- Proactive communication with team members.
- Ability to de-escalate and resolve interpersonal conflict.
- Familiarity with and willingness to follow relevant copyright laws and regulations.
Responsibilities:
- Create short (3-6 minutes] videos for YouTube in conjunction with the relevant FYM team. This involves animation or stock footage creation/ compilation, video editing, and sound editing. Concept, scripts, and voice acting will be provided by the relevant FYM team (but involvement at these stages is welcome if interested).
- Create short (10-30 seconds) clips for use on FYM social media in the form of Instagram Reels, TikToks, etc. in conjunction with the relevant FYM team. Similarly to YouTube video creation, this involves either animation or stock footage creation/ compilation, editing, and sound editing. Concept, scripts, and any necessary voice acting will be provided by the relevant FYM team.
- Edit podcast recordings provided by other FYM teams. This involves creating thumbnails for each episode and sound editing.
Estimated Time Commitment: 3-4 hours per week
Speak Your Mind – Blogger
Recommended Skills:
- Proficiency in critical and/ or creative writing.
- Familiarity with or a willingness to learn research methods and popular citation styles.
- Clear and proactive communication.
- Proficient time management.
- Ability to discuss sensitive topics in a respectful and professional manner.
Responsibilities:
- Write at least 1 work (around 500 words) per month, on topics related to youth mental health. This may take the form of opinion pieces, research articles, and/or creative works.
- Remain in close contact with the Directors of Speak Your Mind; respond to all messages within 48 hours.
- Proactively communicate any questions, concerns, or accommodation requests to the appropriate Free Your Mind personnel.
- Complete orientation sessions, basic mental health literacy training, and periodic workshops relevant to your role.
Estimated Time Commitment: 2-3 hours per week
Events and Social Media Team
Recommended Skills:
- Experience with event organization and logistics is a strong asset, but not a necessity.
- Comfortable with collaboration.
- Creativity and innovative thinking.
- Effective time management skills.
- Excellent communicative skills.
Responsibilities:
- Attend regular meetings, actively participate, and remain accountable for timely communication.
- Promote Free Your Mind’s community engagement and spread mental health awareness through researching, developing, and/or creating posts for social media.
- Brainstorm and execute innovative events in line with Free Your Mind’s goals to spread awareness of mental health. Respect and build upon, traditional events like Free Your Mind’s monthly podcasts and Mentorship Program.
- Complete Events Team related tasks in a timely manner, as determined during Events Team meetings or in alternative discourse with the Director of Events.
- Collaborate with the Director of Marketing – Events Team to create social media posts, if desired.
Estimated Time Commitment: 2-3 hours per week
For more information about Free Your Mind, visit our social media pages!
IG: freeyourmindyyc
FB: @freeyourmindyyc
To learn more about Speak Your Mind, our blogging team, visit:
IG: speakyourmindyyc
FB: @speakyourmindyyc
You can find the application form for Junior positions below! Please ensure you are accessing the correct form.
Application Form: Senior Positions
You may fill out the application form below or access it externally through the following link: https://forms.gle/sewrfn1xaxq5yd498
Application Form: Junior Positions
You may fill out the application form below or access it externally through the following link: https://forms.gle/iehvw7cLJfsk2bJm8
Land Acknowledgement
In the spirit of reconciliation, we acknowledge that we live, work and play on the traditional territories of the Blackfoot Confederacy (Siksika, Kainai, Piikani), the Tsuut’ina, the Îyâxe Nakoda Nations, the Métis Nation (Region 3), and all people who make their homes in the Treaty 7 region of Southern Alberta.