Volunteer Opportunities

Volunteers are needed to man the Fitness Center desk, answer phones, and assist patrons. Shifts are 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. and 12:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Training will be provided.

Are you dependable and pleasant with good customer service skills? A volunteer is needed to assist the Admin/Social Services Reception Desk staff by answering phones and assisting walk-ins. The volunteer may also assist staff with a variety of special projects. Positive personality and superior phone skills are a must. Training will be provided. The volunteer is needed from 12:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. on Mondays.

Several volunteers are needed to assist assembly of meals in our kitchen as part of our Home Delivered Meals and Kosher to Go programs. The ability to stand for up to 2 hours is required. If interested, please email volunteers@cje.net or call 773.508.4232.

We are looking for an enthusiastic volunteer who enjoys making phone calls. This volunteer would follow a script and make thank-you calls to donors remotely or in person. Please call 773.508.4232 or email volunteers@cje.net, if you are interested.

Tax preparer volunteers are needed to assist North Shore Senior Center clients and community members in completing and filing simple yearly tax returns. This service is intended for seniors but is open to all and is provided in conjunction with the AARP Tax Aide program. Preparers must have basic computer skills, strong communication and organization skills, and a keen attention to detail.  Volunteers must be discreet with and keep client’s personal and financial information confidential. Tax preparation class through AARP is required. The AARP Tax Aide Program runs from February 2023 to mid-April 2023. Training for the program will begin prior to the start date.

Our Marketing team is seeking an individual who has an interest in photography. Volunteers are asked to take photos during North Shore Senior Center events.

Are you compassionate and a respectful listener? Our Senior Options Therapy & Counseling department is looking for a volunteer to assist new clients by explaining paperwork and helping them complete paperwork as needed. The volunteer will also assist with office work, assembling client packets, mailing client feedback surveys, and making reminder phone calls. Training will be provided.

Are you organized, efficient, and good with phones and computers? We’re seeking administrative volunteers with customer service and basic computer skills to assist with our Older Adults Benefits Program! Tasks include answering phones and setting appointments, and confidentiality is required. Training will be provided. Openings are for our Niles office: Thursday or Friday mornings from 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. or Wednesday or Thursday afternoons from 1 – 4 p.m.

Are you a people-person in search of a meaningful volunteer position? NSSC’s Senior & Family Services is seeking volunteers who can help call participants for wellness checks and appointment reminders! The role also includes data entry and other special projects, along with light administrative duties like copying and filing. Volunteers must be organized, have good phone and computer skills (including Microsoft Word and Excel), and be comfortable dealing with participants from a variety of ethnic, cultural, and educational backgrounds.

Calling all administrative experts! Our Intake team is seeking detail-oriented volunteers who can help with phone, computer, and office work. Must be discreet with sensitive and confidential information. Training will be provided.

Greet those coming to the North Shore Senior Center to have their taxes prepared through the AARP Tax Aide Program. Distribute and review paperwork with clients and explain process. Must have knowledge of the Tax Aide Program process (training provided). Excellent customer service skills required. Volunteers must be discreet with and keep client’s personal and financial information confidential. The AARP Tax Aide Program runs from February 2023 to mid-April 2023. Training for the program will begin prior to the start date.

Retrieve voicemails, return phone calls, and schedule appointments for the AARP Tax Aide Program. Must have knowledge of the Tax Aide Program process (training provided). Excellent data entry, phone and customer service skills are required. Volunteers must be discreet with and keep client’s personal and financial information confidential. The AARP Tax Aide Program runs from February 2023 to mid-April 2023. Training for the program will begin prior to the start date.

The Escorted Transportation Service (ETS) Coordinator volunteer coordinates rides to and from medical/dental appointments for older adults within a specified area of the North Shore utilizing a bank of North Shore Senior Center ETS volunteer drivers. Coordinators retrieve phone messages, return phone calls during their shift and work on a database (training will be provided) to match the requests that come from clients with available ETS drivers. Coordinators must have good computer skills, effective communication skills and demonstrate strong organizational abilities and attention to detail.

Everyday seniors in your neighborhood may miss important medical appointments, simply because they can’t get there. Many have short-term illnesses or injuries that preclude them from driving while others have relinquished their licenses due to physical or mental constraints. You can remedy this situation by transporting seniors in your personal vehicle to and from medical and dental appointments. All that is required is a valid driver’s license, a good driving record, auto insurance and a 3-4 hour block of time to take an appreciative senior to an appointment. Scheduling software is used so drivers must have and be comfortable using their smartphone and computer to communicate and accept rides. Training will be provided.

Thank you for your interest in volunteering for GLASA’s Power Soccer Program! Practices will be held from 7:30-9:00pm at Glenview Community Center, with additional time before and after practice for volunteers.

Volunteers will assist GLASA staff members and coaches by helping move equipment into the gyms, setting up the practice area, assisting with drills and practice, and help clean up after the program.

Location: Glenview Community Center (2400 Chestnut Ave, Glenview IL 60026).

We are currently recruiting volunteers to help in a variety of volunteer positions. Please feel free to sign up for more than one opportunity, as we are looking for consistent volunteers to help our programs grow. If you have difficulty signing up or have any other questions, please feel free to contact Emily Higgins at volunteer@glasa.org or (847) 989-7743.

Thank you for your interest in volunteering for GLASA’s wheelchair basketball program! The GLASA G Cats have both competitive prep and varsity teams and compete throughout the Midwest. The game is played in a gymnasium on a regulation basketball court. The prep team plays on a 8½-foot hoop and is for beginners, while the varisty team plays on a 10-foot hoop for those interested in joining the competitive travel team.

Volunteers are needed to assist athletes, work with equipment, setting-up, fielding balls, running drills and taking down the equipment after the program.

Volunteer Requirement: It is preferred that volunteers have previous basketball experience.

We are currently recruiting volunteers to help in a variety of volunteer positions. Please feel free to sign up for more than one volunteer position (as long as they don’t overlap)! If you have difficulty signing up or have any other questions, please feel free to contact Emily Higgins at volunteer@glasa.org or (847) 989-7743.

CLICK THIS LINK TO VOLUNTEER: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/9040a44aaa62bab9-2022234

Thank you for your interest in volunteering for the GLASA Falcons Sled Hockey Program! Practices are held at Hot Shot Ice Arena on Sundays from 3-5pm.

Just as in ice hockey, sled hockey is played with six players (including a goalie) at a time. Sled hockey follows most of the typical ice hockey rules with the exception some of the equipment. Players propel themselves on their sledge (specially designed sleds that sit on top of two hockey skate blades) by use of spikes on the ends of two three-foot-long sticks, enabling a player to push himself as well as shoot and pass ambidextrously. Rinks and goals are regulation Olympic-size, and games consist of three 15-minute stop-time periods.

Location: Hot Shots Ice Arena (29860 Skokie Hwy, Lake Bluff, IL 60044) 3-5 pm

On-Ice Assistant Description:  Volunteers are needed to assist players and coaches with various tasks.  Help push and/or mentor sled hockey players on ice during practice and/or scrimmage play. Accepting volunteers 14 years and older who are VERY PROFICIENT skaters with a hockey background (must have vast hockey knowledge).  On-ice volunteers are required to wear (and bring their own) hockey skates, helmet, gloves and hockey attire (warm ups or jersey, etc. – no jeans, please).

**On-Ice Volunteers MUST be very proficient skaters with a hockey background and have their own skates**

We are currently recruiting volunteers to help in a variety of volunteer positions. Please feel free to sign up for more than one volunteer position (as long as they don’t overlap)! If you have difficulty signing up or have any other questions, please feel free to contact Emily Higgins at volunteer@glasa.org or (847) 989-7743.

If you are signing up for a volunteer opportunity, please sign our waiver by clicking this link: https://www.waiverfile.com/b/GreatLakesAdaptiveSportsAssoci

If all the shifts are filled, please email Emily at volunteer@glasa.org. A list of interested volunteers will be kept if there are cancellations.

Thank you very much for your continued support and dedication to the GLASA Falcons Sled Hockey Team. 

Great Lakes Adaptive Sports Association (GLASA) will host its Second Annual Wheelchair Basketball Tournament, the Timmy G. Classic, in memoriam of one of GLASA’s longtime wheelchair basketball athletes. Tim was a GLASA athlete from 2009 to 2018, with a presence on the court that will never be forgotten. His passion and never-give-up attitude made a difference to those around him.

The tournament will be held at St. Viator Highschool November 19-20th, with games starting at 8am.

We are currently recruiting volunteers to help in a variety of volunteer positions. Volunteers will be needed to assist with set-up, check in teams, man the scoring table for each game (shot clock, score, book), sell raffle tickets, sell concessions and clean up at the end of each day.

Location: St. Viator High School (1213 E Oakton St, Arlington Heights, IL 60004)

Please feel free to sign up for more than one volunteer position (as long as they don’t overlap)! If you have difficulty signing up or have any other questions, please feel free to contact Emily Higgins at volunteer@glasa.org or (847) 989-7743.

SIGN UP HERE: https://linktr.ee/VolunteerForGLASA

Tennis Instruction is provided for beginner, intermediate, and tournament level players who are ambulatory (standing) or use a manual or power chair.  In wheelchair tennis, the only rule change is that the player gets two bounces, if needed.  Athletes are under the coaching instruction of Paralympian Paul Moran and Coach Mike Carrico.

Volunteers are needed to assist the coaches with drills, field balls, one-on-one technique work and play in matches with athletes. All volunteers should be prepared to work with athletes of all abilities and levels (beginner, intermediate, recreational, and tournament). Although you will be assigned to specific courts initially, you may be asked to work with a different group based on the athletes and other volunteers present at each practice.

Volunteer Requirement: Volunteers must have tennis experience.

Location: A.C. Nielsen Tennis Center (530 Hibbard Rd, Winnetka, IL 60093)

Time: Saturdays; 2:00 – 4:00 pm

If you have any questions, please contact Emily Higgins at volunteer@glasa.org or 847-989-7743.

Thank you for your interest in volutneering for GLASA’s adaptive yoga program! Yoga classes will be held throughout the year from 6:15-7pm.

Volunteers are needed to assist with transporting any equiptment or supplies, setting-up the mats, assisting GLASA support staff during the yoga session, and cleaning up after the program.

Location: 847 Running Company (406 N Milwaukee Ave, Libertyville, IL 60048)

We are currently recruiting volunteers to help in a variety of volunteer positions. Volunteers DO NOT need to have previous experience. If you have difficulty signing up or have any other questions, please feel free to contact Emily Higgins at volunteer@glasa.org or (847) 989-7743. Thank you!

Goalball is a Paralympic sport designed specifically for athletes with a visual impairment.  Players compete in teams of three, throwing a ball that has bells embedded in it down the court to attempt to score a goal, while their opponents, using their bodies to defend the goal, try to stop the ball from scoring.  The ball is thrown by hand and never kicked. All players participate while wearing blindfolds and tactile markings on the court are provided to aid with orientation.

Volunteers are needed to assist with setting-up the court, fielding balls, running drills and cleaning up after the program. Practices are held on Fridays from 6-7:30, with additional set up time starting at 5:30.

Location: Dunbar Recreation Center (888 Dunbar Rd, Mundelein, IL 60060)

We are currently recruiting volunteers to help in a variety of volunteer positions. Volunteers DO NOT need to have previous experience. If you have difficulty signing up or have any other questions, please feel free to contact Emily Higgins at volunteer@glasa.org or (847) 989-7743.