Team Leader - Heritage Discovery Day Event

Are you interested in Vancouver’s unique heritage properties and looking for an opportunity to peek inside? We are seeking Team Leader volunteers for Heritage Discovery Day, an integral role in executing this highly popular event! 

Heritage Discovery Day is a 1-day, self-guided tour organized every year since 2003 by Vancouver Heritage Foundation. This year we are engaging Vancouver’s unique neighbourhood of Kitsilano where 10 heritage sites will be available to explore. Teams of volunteers will independently manage each tour site, guided by a Team Leader (you!).

Vancouver Heritage Foundation advances the appreciation and conservation of our city’s diverse heritage places and their stories. We raise awareness of the vital contribution that heritage makes to a vibrant, inclusive, and sustainable community. Through our events, like Heritage Discovery Day, we create opportunities for current and new Vancouverites to learn about the place they live. We aim to reach beyond built heritage to center the diverse history and cultural heritage of Vancouver and inspire the next generation of heritage lovers. 

Event Details:
Location: Kitsilano, various locations
Event Date: Saturday, June 7th  
Time commitment: 4.5 hour shift on event day + training session. 

Team Lead volunteers supervise and direct a team of 8 - 12 volunteers at one of the 10 tour sites. Tour sites can be a private heritage home or heritage site in the community (business or community organization). They coordinate set-up or clean up of the tour site (shift dependent), rotate volunteers for adequate coverage through the site, and support with ticket issues and tour guideline enforcement. 

Qualifications:  
- Positive, friendly, and self-motivating attitude with great inter-personal skills
- Able to take direction, manage tasks independently, and effectively communicate to their team
- Capable of enforcing rules to the public and calmly intervene when issues arise  
- Previous supervisory or leadership experience an asset
- Knowledge about heritage, architecture or history is not necessary, but  very welcome  

Support: Team Leaders report to the Volunteer Manager and will be supported on event day by VHF staff members. Questions can be directed to caroline@vancouverheritagefoundation.org.