
Volunteer with Week of Welcome!
Team Facilitator applications NOW OPEN!
Applications will close on October 10th at 9:00 am
Week of Welcome is the biggest volunteer group on campus, and has positions for people with all kinds of strengths and interests.
Position Descriptions for WOW 2024
Faculty Team Facilitators (FTFs)
Approximate Time Commitment: 130 hours over 10 months
Faculty Team Facilitators will along with other FTFs lead a team of Faculty Leader volunteers throughout the year. The Faculty Team Facilitator duties will include but are not limited to:
- Giving Tour Training to the Faculty Leaders prior to New Student Orientation
- Organizing and supporting team bonding events throughout the summer for all volunteers
- Be a knowledgeable first point of contact for both volunteers and in some cases, new students on campus locations, buildings, and general information.
- Facilitate training for Faculty Leaders
- Provide assistance to all Week of Welcome activities (including WOW village, MainStage, and Pancakes
- Promotions of the Week of Welcome program during recruitment periods
- Interviews, selections and the hiring of a team of Faculty Leader Volunteers to be a part of their team
Site and Admin Team Facilitator (SATF)
Approximate Time Commitment: 130 hours over 10 months
Site and Admin Team Facilitators along with other SATFs will help to lead, train and oversee the Site and Admin Volunteers over the course of the year. The Site and Admin Team Facilitator duties will include but are not limited to:
- Working “behind the scenes” to help support front-facing aspects of New Student Orientation
- Organizing and supporting team bonding events throughout the summer for all volunteers
- Facilitate training for Site and Admin Volunteers
- Provide assistance to all Week of Welcome activities (Including WOW Village, MainStage, and Pancakes)
- Promotions of the Week of Welcome program during recruitment periods
- Providing support and assistance during event set up / tear down, primarily during set up week before New Student Orientation
- Interviews, selections and the hiring of a team of Site and Admin Volunteers to be a part of their team
Information and Presentation Team Facilitator (IPTF)
Approximate Time Commitment: 145 hours over 10 months
Information Presentation Team Facilitators along with other IPTFs, help to oversee the Information and Presentation Facilitators that make up their team as well as the delivery of UAlberta 101 during New Student Orientation. IPTFs duties include but are not limited to:
- Working to deliver the UAlberta 101 presentation during New Student Orientation
- Organizing and supporting team bonding events throughout the summer for all volunteers.
- Facilitate training for the Information Presentation Facilitators
- Provide assistance to all Week of Welcome activities (Including WOW Village, MainStage, and Pancakes)
- Promotions of the Week of Welcome program during recruitment periods.
- Interviews, selections and the hiring of a team of Information Presentation Facilitators to be a part of their team
We encourage all applicants to attend a Team Facilitator information session. Please fill out the following google form to register!





Phone
780-492-1480
Email
volunteers@su.ualberta.ca
Students' Union Executive and Administrative Offices
Room 2-900
Students' Union Building
University of Alberta
8900 - 114 Street NW
Edmonton, AB
T6G 2J7