Become a volunteer
Get involved at your local school by becoming a volunteer. In doing so, you will help to enhance student learning and build connections between the school and community.
Volunteer opportunities
Below are some examples of volunteer opportunities available in our schools. Please contact the school directly to discuss available volunteer activities with the principal or vice-principal.
preparation of arts and crafts supplies and other classroom materials, e.g. laminating, photocopying
classroom reading buddies
coordination of hot lunch or pizza days
concert/special event assistance, e.g. refreshment distribution at Terry Fox fundraiser
welcome new families, providing help with translation/interpretation
help with the school's environmental program, e.g. garden planting or recycling
bulletin board maintenance
Student Nutrition Program Volunteer
speaking to students on Career Day or at Job Fairs
Steps to become a volunteer:
NOTE: Legislation prohibits individuals under the age of 18 from getting a Criminal Record Check.
Inform the school that you are interested in volunteering. The school will conduct a short interview and, if you are aged 18 or older, give you the Peel Regional Police Applicant and Volunteer Authorization Letter.
- Take the completed Applicant and Volunteer Authorization Letter to one of the Peel Regional Police stations and request the vulnerable sector check. You will need two valid pieces of government-issued identification, one must have proof of address, one must have a photo (e.g. driver's licence, health card, passport, birth certificate or citizenship card).
- Once Peel Regional Police have completed the criminal record check, they will forward the information to you.
If you live in Caledon:
- Inform the school that you are interested in volunteering. The school will conduct a short interview and, if you are aged 18 or older, provide you with the form necessary to obtain your criminal record check.
- Take this form to the Caledon OPP detachment and request the vulnerable sector check. You will need two valid pieces of government-issued identification, one must have proof of address, one must have a photo (e.g. driver's licence, health card, passport, birth certificate or citizenship card).
- Once the OPP have completed the criminal record check, they will forward the information to you.
Please visit this link Criminal Record Check for more information. Once your criminal record check is processed and mailed to you (this may take several weeks), submit the original criminal record check:
- hand deliver, if possible, to Peel District School Board, HJA Brown Education Centre at 5650 Hurontario Street, Mississauga, ON L5R 1C6, and deposit in the Criminal Record Check secured mail slot located in the Atrium (beside the Reception booth)
or
- in a sealed envelope, addressed to "CRC Partner, Human Resources Support Services, Central Board Office". Please indicate the school name on the envelope or an attached note, and place in the courier bag at your local PDSB school.
Note: The vulnerable sector check must be submitted within six months of the police search date.
Once the CRC is received and approved, your name will be added to a database as a school volunteer.