Watch the Hawks Report for January 29, 2019.

There are several international volunteer positions available for full-time Humber College employees who feel they have skills to offer and the passion for helping those in need.

A diverse range of skills are needed such as, strategic and organizational planning, health, engineering, law, IT and office administration, sales and marketing, vocational training, human and financial resource management, communications, agriculture and the environment. Currently, placements are being offered in Latin America (Guatemala, Peru, Bolivia), Africa (Ghana, Malawi, Tanzania, Sénégal), and Asia (Nepal, Vietnam, and Sri Lanka).

What is Leave for Change?
Leave for Change is part of Uniterra, an important international volunteer program in Canada, which is managed by two non-profit organizations: WUSC (World University Service Canada) and CECI (Canadian Centre for International Studies and Cooperation).

What does the employee do?
The employee volunteers during their vacation and serves for approximately three to four weeks; prior to leaving, the employee will participate in two days of pre-departure training. Once the employee arrives at their destination, they will share knowledge and skills with the local partner organization and on return, shares the experience with colleagues.

Leave for Change is all about capacity-building. This means volunteers train others in their field of expertise. Volunteers do not act as employees, but as advisors who transfer skills to local staff so as to build their host organization’s capacity in a certain areas. Country preferences of volunteers are taken into consideration but we cannot guarantee that a volunteer will be sent to their preferred country.

What does Humber College do?
Humber College, as a partner of the Leave for Change program sponsors full-time Humber employees to participate in the program by contributing $6,000 per employee volunteer to Uniterra for the placement, facilitating in the volunteer selection process and by supporting volunteers in sharing their experience upon return.

What does Leave for Change do?
Leave for Change provides pre-departure training and covers the cost of: vaccinations, insurance, airfare, lodging and provides a daily stipend. In addition, they also coordinate transportation, in-field logistics and monitor security and the well-being of volunteers in the field.

How do I apply for this program?
After going over the list of postings (agora.ceci.ca/postesVacantsCS_en.html), choose one to three mandates that you feel best match your professional skills and experience. (If you do not see a post that matches your skills, please outline the professional skills you can share and include any community or volunteer experience you have had in your cover letter.) To apply, complete the online application form and attach your resumé and cover letter identifying up to three preferred opportunities at humber.ca/careers.

Information sessions will be held for all full-time employees interested in this opportunity. Please watch for details in the Communique.

Contact tanya.andrade@humber.ca to register for an information session.

For further information, employees can contact Nancey Adamson in HR Services; By phone: 416.675.6622 x5540 or by e-mail at nancey.adamson@humber.ca. All candidates are asked to submit a resume and a cover letter online and identify up to three preferred opportunities. If you do not see a post that matches your skills, outline the professional skills you can share. On request, this document is available in alternate formats.

All Humber campuses and the University of Guelph-Humber will be closed as of 6 p.m. this evening. No new classes (either full time or Continuing Education) will begin at or after 6 p.m. Any classes that are in progress will continue to their end time or be dismissed at the professor’s discretion.

All campus services and facilities will be closed as of 6 p.m.

Humber’s Child Development Centre will be closed as of 6 p.m. All parents are asked to pick up their children by 6 p.m.

Humber residences will remain open and operational for residents.

LRC third floor at North Campus and L Commons at Lakeshore will remain open.

Students and employees should use their discretion when deciding to travel to campus due to severe inclement weather. For students who are unable to travel to campus, please contact your professor or program coordinator. Employees who are unable to travel to campus or have questions about their hours or schedules should speak with their manager.

A decision on college operations on Tuesday, January 29, 2019 will be posted on humber.ca and our Facebook and Twitter channels by 5:30 a.m. on Tuesday.

Please continue to check humber.ca, Facebook and Twitter for updates.

Marketing and Communications would like to remind everyone to use the Photo Consent Form when collecting testimonials and audio-visual material in the promotion or advertising of Humber programs and services. 

This form should be signed by any adult appearing in a photograph or video on behalf of Humber. If you can clearly see a person’s face and facial features, then a consent form must be signed whether they are staff, student or Humber guest. Always have copies on-hand at student presentations and campus events.
 
Best Practices
Once signed, scan the form and save indefinitely on the storage drive of your school/department.
 
Event Photography
When you are planning on taking photographs or video of a Humber event (on or off campus) with lots of people, it would be beneficial to post the Event Photography Poster at entrances so that guests know photography or video will be taken at the event. 
 
Visit humber.ca/brand/image-bank-and-photography to download the Photo Consent Form.
 
Humber Policies and Procedures
Read more about Humber’s policies at humber.ca/policies.