Spirit Day 2023

This team helps with the people movement, food service and general logistics of the event.

Age requirements:
Must be in grade 10 (born in 2008) or older (*we are also looking for adults to be Team Leads)

Skills needed:

• Positive attitude towards participants, fellow volunteers and supervisors.
• Able to lift some heavy objects and move equipment (not all people will need to do heavy lifting).
• Able to work under the direction of the Logistics Task Coordinator and Team Leads.
• Work efficiently and effectively in a fast-paced environment, especially during busy times (food service, people movement).

Duties include but are not limited to:

• Event set-up (participant gyms/eating areas, food service area, parking lots)
• Serve food to participants
• Direct traffic in the parking lots as the participants arrive and depart
• Keep the event facility clean (garbage and recycling)
• Crowd control and directing participants to where they need to be during the event

Other important information for consideration when applying for this role:
There may be some pre-event day tasks that you may be asked to help with. For example, within the two weeks leading up to the event, we may need volunteers to help package the group kits (t-shirts and other items).

This team helps with lobby and auditorium people movement and helps people in the auditorium as needed.

Age requirements:
Must be 19 years of age or older (as of November 4, 2023)

Skills needed:

• Positive attitude and an ability to be the “face” of the Archdiocese.
• Confident in giving direction to school and parish group leaders and their youth participants
• Flexibility but also confidence in upholding policy in light of various situations
• Able to work discreetly inside the auditorium while the program is in progress
• Have a keen eye to spot issues with participants and other volunteers in a dimly lit environment
• Flexibility but also confidence in upholding policy in light of various situations

Duties include:

• Guiding people into the auditorium in a timely manner
• Directing groups (small and large) to their seats before and during the program/Mass
• Ensuring the auditorium is kept clean (particularly in between sessions)
• Helping participants with their needs (e.g. if they are not feeling well, you will direct them to First Aid)

Other important information for consideration when applying for this role:
Once confirmed and assigned to a team, you will also be required to attend the mandatory meeting on Friday, November 3, 2023, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Chandos Pattison Auditorium at Pacific Academy. Ushering Team members must attend this meeting to familiarize themselves with the facilities and ushering duties and protocol.

This high-energy team helps with participant engagement during and in between program sessions. 

Age requirements:

Must be in grade 11 (born in 2007) or older (*we are also looking for young adults age 18-30 to be Squad Leads)

Skills needed:

• Positive attitude towards participants, fellow volunteers and supervisors
• Able to work under the direction of the Spirit Team lead
• Able to lead icebreaker games with participants
• Comfortable in speaking with groups of participants
• Able to build up enthusiasm and energy while moving participants to where they need to be
• Be animators inside the auditorium during appropriate times (usually during the energetic praise & worship music, as participants are settling in their seats, and as directed by the Spirit Team lead)
• Comfortable performing in front of people (either on stage or offstage)

Duties include:

• Help with people movement
• Having conversations with participants
• Animating the crowd during certain points of the program
• Foster an energetic environment for the participants

Other important information for consideration when applying for this role:

You will be invited (by the Spirit Team Lead) to attend the following mandatory meetings and rehearsals. Dates and times for these meetings/rehearsals are TBA.

Once confirmed, and assigned to a team, you will also be required to attend the mandatory meeting on Friday, November 3, 2023, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Chandos Pattison Auditorium at Pacific Academy. Spirit Team members must attend this meeting to familiarize themselves with the facilities and rehearse.

On Saturday and Sunday, November 4 and 5, be at Chandos Pattison Auditorium from 8 a.m. – 7 p.m. for pre-event prep and service at Spirit Day 2023.

This team helps with the on-stage delivery of the program on the event day.

Age requirements:

• Must be in grade 11 (born in 2007) or older.

Skills needed:

• Positive attitude towards participants, fellow volunteers and supervisors
• Comfortable performing in front of people
• Able to take direction from Production and Program Coordinators
• Any stage experience would be an asset (dance, acting, speech, singing, etc.)

Duties may include:

• Developing testimonies 
• Performing skits (some skits include large amounts of physical movement)
• Good time management skills and ability to take initiative

Other important information for consideration when applying for this role:

If selected for Stage Moment Actor, you will be required to come to meetings and rehearsals. Dates and times are TBA.

Must be able to attend the event on both Saturday and Sunday, November 4 and 5.

If you choose Stage Moments, you will definitely need to choose at least 2 other areas of service that you might like to serve in. (eg. If you choose Stage Moments, General Hospitality and Spirit Team, you may be assigned to be an Actor on Stage but, when you are not on stage, you will be helping with General Hospitality.)

As Stage Moments is not an independent team, you will be invited to serve on another team at Spirit Day so please make sure you rank another team as part of your selections.