Make a difference in your community while gaining hands-on experience on the ice! As a Skate Volunteer, you’ll support program delivery, assist participants in developing their skills, and help create a safe and welcoming environment for all.

Volunteer Responsibilities

As a Skate Volunteer, you will:

• Demonstrate skating skills and techniques alongside Skate Instructors
• Provide participants with feedback and encouragement to support their development
• Assist with supervision and regular head counts
• Set up and put away equipment as needed
• Lead or join in on songs and games
• Identify common participant errors and assist with corrections

Volunteers must:

• Possess strong skating ability to confidently participate in on-ice programs
• Be comfortable engaging with and supporting a wide range of participants, typically ages 6–13

To become a volunteer, applicants must complete all steps in the onboarding process:

1. Upload a City of Brampton Volunteer Waiver to your myimpact account


2. Complete the appropriate Police Record check, and upload a copy to your myimpact account
   
   
   
   1. Volunteers between 14-17 years old must obtain a Level 2- Criminal Record and Judicial Matters Check
   
   
   2. Volunteers 18 years of age and older must obtain a Level 3 - Vulnerable Sector Check
   
   
   
   


3. Complete the 'Onboarding Orientation E-Learning'


4. Attend an in-person training session 

In addition to general onboarding, volunteers must attend a mandatory Skills Assessment to verify their skating ability. To successfully pass a skills assessment, volunteers must complete ALL of the following skills:

• Skate backwards while maintaining awareness of surroundings


• Complete a two-foot 180° pivot while skating


• Perform 360° tight turns


• Stop efficiently while skating (forwards and backwards)


• Fall down and stand up safely


• Forward crossovers