- 6-month minimum commitment
- 2-3 hours per week
- Weekdays, Weekday evenings, or weekends
- GTA (Greater Toronto Area)
- In-person & remote opportunities available
- CNIB office, Zoom Conference or Telephone
CNIB SmartLife Technology Programs aims to support the technology needs of people living with vision loss across Canada. With the availability of a wide range of accessible technologies, people with vision loss can accomplish almost any task, provided they have the right device, and the right support!
Through our monthly Accessible Technology group program offerings, we provide a range of in-person & webinar-based workshops on a variety of technology-based topics. Some topics include accessibility features on smartphones, common social media apps, MS Word basics, and much more!
With our efforts of providing the best support possible, we are seeking volunteers to assist with our monthly group program offerings.
Duties:
- Co-Facilitate delivery of remote or in-person group-based workshops on a variety of technology-based topics
- Work with staff & other volunteers to research & develop training materials & handouts
- Collaborate with CNIB staff & other volunteers to identify new technology-based workshop topics
Ideal For:
- People who enjoy delivering presentations
- People who enjoy public speaking
- Students & student placement opportunities
- People who like working with technology
- People who like sharing knowledge
- Improve your public speaking skills
- Improve your presentation skills
- Gain experience creating accessible documents
- Improve your technology skills
- Gain experience for relevant employment opportunities
- Opportunity to help others
- An interest in public speaking & delivering presentations
- Experience working with Zoom conferencing
- Experience creating documents in Microsoft Word
- Experience creating presentations in Microsoft PowerPoint
- Have an interest and aptitude in working with technology
- Excellent communication skills
- Knowledge of built-in accessibility features on smartphones
- Training on specific technology applications will be provided
If you are interested in this position, you can apply to join our team today by sending your resume & cover letter to shane.laurnitus@cnib.ca. Please quote the volunteer role title in the subject field. Further application instructions will be provided following your submission.