Volunteers

Overview

Be a force of nature in a young girl’s life. Join the Atabey Outdoors team as a volunteer!

Bring your passion for the outdoors, supporting BIPOC communities, or your specific skillset to Atabey. ⁠

Our number one priority is ensuring Black, Indigenous, and Members of Color feel safe, protected, and supported. We believe Representation matters and that Atabey members will positively benefit from secure relationships with mentors who look like them. Therefore, we prioritize BIPOC women and non-binary volunteers for our mentor positions.

 FAQs

  • No. All stand up humans encouraged to apply. Bonus if you have interest in nature and young people.

  • No. We train our volunteers. We provide a virtual orientation that goes over all you need to know about youth development, with take home resources you can read on your own. We also provide specialized training for adventures that require it, i.e. Paddleboarding or rock climbing.

  • If you’ve already filled out an app, maybe consider going back and looking at the newly added roles.

    Direct Service/Outdoor Mentor

    Social Media Planning/Strategy

    Scouting Field Areas

    Marketing

    Youth Program Planning

    Gear Organization

    DEI/Inclusion

    Strategic Planning

    Adventure Logistics (Loading/Unloading and/or Transportation of Gear)

    1. Fill out the application

    2. Give 7-10 business days for review/response

    3. Sign up for/Attend Virtual Orientation

    4. Pass Background Check/Get CPR Certification

    5. RSVP for an adventure!

  • We require background checks, which is just a link sent to you and is done within 24-48hours. Expenses are covered by us.

    We require our volunteers to be CPR/First aid certified. It is a 2-hour course. We offer financial assistance. Not having a certification will not hinder you from volunteering, let’s talk about our options!

  • We strongly suggest that our volunteers stay with us for one season and attend one adventure a month. and here are a few reasons why:

    1. To build meaningful relationships with youth

    2. Consistency in leadership

    3. Successful execution of long-term planning

    One season is about 3-4 months and we have plenty of adventures to choose from! We understand life happens and will work with you to create a schedule that works for you and the organization.

  • We will focus on Out of School Time days - Spring, Fall, Winter Breaks and U.S. Holidays (we will continue to observe non-gregorian calendar holidays ie: spring equinox)

    We intend for this to bring us closer to our goal of providing alternative after school experiences for our youth.

  • Yes. There will still be some Saturdays - these will be mostly family adventures.

  • Below the FAQs, you will find a link to apply!

    It will also live in our Link Tree on our Instagram profile.

  • *All Non-POC must complete an Ally orientation and questionnaire*

    All of our Non-POC roles are currently behind the scenes:

    • Administrative Roles

    • Human Resources, Volunteer coordination

    • Fundraising & Development

    • Grant research, writing

    • Strategic Planning

    • Social Media Planning/Strategy

    • Gear Organization

    • Adventure Logistics (Loading/Unloading and/or Transportation of Gear)

  • Representation Matters and it’s important for our youth to see themselves in our board members, team and volunteers.

  • Yes. The links are below.

    If you to not want to be photographed, you can choose that option on the release form

Liability Waiver

Volunteer Application

All volunteers must fill out a Liability Waiver before going on Atabey Outdoors adventures.

Photo Waiver

All volunteers must fill out a photo release form before going on Atabey Outdoors adventures.

Testimonials

  • Evelyn

    Volunteer

    "I love volunteering with Atabey Outdoors because I wish there had been a program like AO when I was little. My parents simply didn’t have the resources, the time or money. That’s often the case in our communities. It’s gratifying for me to volunteer, it makes 10-year-old Evelyn, SO happy!"