Opportunities
Student Placements
Boost CYAC is supportive of student placements and values the opportunity to support students in their career development.
The application process for the full 2025-2026 academic year (September to April) is now open.
- We are offering one (1) placement opportunity in our Child & Youth Advocacy Program (see posting attached). The application deadline for the placements is: March 31, 2025.
We are not offering placement opportunities in our Trauma Therapy Program, Central Region Child Victim Witness Support Programs or the Prevention Education Program.
We are not accepting student placements for the spring or summer of 2025 or half-term placements in the fall or winter semesters.
If you are interested in completing a student placement in the program noted above, please request that the Placement Co-ordinator or Program Supervisor at the College/University contact Linda Arwich, Manager of Human Resources by the application deadline. Interviews will be held beginning in April 2025.
Volunteer Opportunity – Youth Engagement Committee
Boost Child and Youth Advocacy Centre (Boost CYAC) seeks to engage the youth and families we serve by including you in making decisions regarding our physical space, service processes, and how we can better connect to the community.
Boost CYAC currently has a Youth Engagement Committee, wherein former clients can volunteer to join to give their feedback and ideas on how BOOST can keep improving. Boost CYAC is strongly committed to forming a committee that reflects the diversity of the populations we serve. We encourage membership from individuals from all cultures, racialized communities, abilities, diverse sexual and gender identities and others who may contribute to the further diversification of ideas.
Requirements to join:
- Between the ages of 16-24
- Must not be a current client of the centre – previous clients are welcome to join, six months or more after they complete services at Boost
What the term looks like:
- Meetings are held between the months of September to June (during the school year)
- Participation in committee projects and goals
- Membership in sub-committees, depending on the committee’s annual goals
What you will get:
- Reimbursement through gift cards for participating in meetings and committee projects
- Secondary school volunteer hours
- Potential references
- Experience to add to your resume/curriculum vitae
Interested? Email Hilary Abate, Youth Engagement Committee Chair at abate@boostforkids.org
