Current Opportunities
Title: Volunteer Coordination Assistant
Job Type: Employee Contract
Duration: 35 hrs/wk over 17 weeks
Start Date: June 22 – October 9, 2026
Application Deadline: June 12, 2026
Application Requirement: Canada Summer Jobs eligible (see linked job description below) and current Vulnerable Sector Check.
Location: Home-based with occasional/weekly meetings in the Hamilton/Burlington area. In-person attendance at events in Hamilton/Burlington is required. Onsite for the duration of the set up, Festival, and tear down, between October 1-4, 2026.
Job Description
Reporting to the Community Programming & Volunteer Coordinator, the Telling Tales Volunteer Coordination Assistant will support the Telling Tales team at the Telling Tales Festival this October at the Royal Botanical Gardens in Burlington, Ontario. They will help build volunteer outreach campaigns, strengthening ties to the local community and encouraging participation in the Telling Tales Festival. The Volunteer Coordination Assistant will support the Community Programming & Volunteer Coordinator in organizing, directing, and training volunteers in the lead up to the festival and during festival weekend.
Job Description: learn more here.
How to Apply:
Email PDFs of your cover letter and resume to emily@tellingtales.org. Put your first and last name in the file title of each document.
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Telling Tales is an equal opportunity employer. At Telling Tales we encourage applications from all qualified persons including women, persons with disabilities, applicants who identify as members of the BIPOC communities, and persons across the spectrum of sexual orientation and gender identities.