Volunteer Commitments

EMSA North is a community-driven organization powered by dedicated volunteers. Our incredible volunteer board members, team officials, and parents are the heart and soul behind the success of our soccer program in the Northeast quadrant of our city.

There are plenty of ways to get involved and give back to the program. Whether it’s taking on a Board position, coaching, assisting with fundraising, or helping out at events, every role is crucial to keeping our program thriving.

While many positions are available when you register your child for the season, additional opportunities may open up after the season begins through our partnered community leagues. These roles can be accessed by contacting the leagues directly.

Our EMSA North staff work closely with our volunteers to ensure they have the support and resources needed to succeed. If you’re interested in learning more about how you can get involved, please reach out to our Executive Director at programs@emsanorth.ca.

EMSA North Volunteer Positions

• Head Coach (Valid Application & Security Clearance required)
  Are you enthusiastic about soccer? Promote Fair Play? Have a positive outlook on life? Consider being a Soccer Coach.  As a coach, you will be required to attend all coaching courses to help develop your skills as a coach. All training and courses will be provided to be successful in your role. You must attend all games. Be prepared to bring all the team equipment along with the first aid kits. You will coach, mentor and develop players while creating and fostering a team atmosphere.

• Assistant Coach (Valid Application and Security Clearance required)
  Do you like to help out but not quite ready to be a head coach? Consider being an Assistant coach/coach helper. As an Assistant Coach/coach helper, you will be required to attend all coaching courses. All training and courses will be provided to be successful in your role. You will assist the Head Coach with the team. Prepare the kids on the bench for line changes. Act as head coach in absence of head coach. Coaching courses are available but not mandatory for this position.

• Team Manager (valid application and security clearance required)
  Responsible for keeping the team organized for games and tournaments. You are the heart of the team, coordinating and acting as a liaison between parents, coaches and community soccer directors. You will be required to have your Respect In Sport course up to date. You will need to be well organized and able to relay information to the parents extremely fast. Any changes, cancellations or delays will be communicated by you to the team via TeamSnap. Game sheets will be completed by you the night before to have ready for your coaching staff upon game day.

• Tournament Events
  Tournaments are a primary source of fundraising for EMSA North. These are large events with a multitude of volunteer options. These volunteer positions can vary from medal presentations, set up, tear-down, Field Marshalls to name a few. You must be able to commit for the entire shift. Many hands make light work so expect to help set up and tear down the area you are assigned.

• Office Assistance
  This is primary help with Tournament preparation. This position could include use of the computer and medal preparation for the tournament.

• Bingos and Casinos (Security clearance may be required) 
  Bingos and Casinos are another large source of fundraising in EMSA North. There are a variety of different positions, dates and shifts to choose from. There is a maximum amount of food allowance for your shift in which our bingo coordinator will provide the information upon your arrival. Must be able to commit to working the whole shift. 

Community Positions

The commitments outlined below are just a few examples of volunteer opportunities available through our community league partners at EMSA North. Every community league is unique, and while some commitments may be similar, there may be slight differences between the leagues.

• Community Soccer Director 
  This position is vital for the success of our community run program. The person willing to take on this role will be responsible to ensure children in their community get a chance to play soccer and connect with other members of the community. You will attend all EMSA North Board meetings and be your community’s voice to the EMSA North Board of Directors. This role runs year long and along with a variety of duties, the main focus will be to direct the facilitation of the soccer program within the community. Building teams, communicating with the coaches and building a strong relationship is key to a successful program for your community league. You are required to attend all EMSA North Board of Directors meetings, Planning sessions and AGM. Your leadership skills will be valued and appreciated by the whole of your community in keeping soccer alive! If this sounds like something that you could do, please contact your home community league to see if there are any vacancies in order to sign up.

• Equipment Director
  Responsible for taking inventory of the community leagues equipment and working with the soccer director to see what is needed for the season. Help in set up and distribution for the season start up and assist the soccer director in collecting the equipment by the end of the season.

• Year-End Soccer Party Support
  For communities that host a year end soccer party, this person could work with the events coordinator at the community league seeing what is required for this event.

• Soccer Registration Support
  As soccer registrations are now all online, some members of our communities require additional help in navigating the online world. If this position is offered at your community league, you will typically work with your soccer director in assisting community members to help complete their registrations. If this is offered, your community will set up an in person help session that you will need to sign up for.

• Bingos and Casinos
  Community Leagues also fundraiser through their own bingos and casinos. They will connect with you in regard to how to sign up for one. Any bingos or casinos worked within the communities are the community’s responsibility and they are the first point of contact.