Team Members - Fun, Friendly, with driving or HQ opportunities
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| Organization Name: | Operation Red Nose Winnipeg |
| Address: | #188-3336 Portage Avenue Winnipeg MB R3K 2H9 |
| Website: | https://rednosewinnipeg.ca |
| Organizational Description: | Operation Red Nose Winnipeg is part of a nationally designated driving program during the Holiday Season. |
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| Volunteer Opportunity Details | |
| Volunteer Opportunity ID: | 5562 |
| Description of Duties: | Working in a team of three, taking clients, with their cars, home safely as designated driver team during the holiday season. At least two drivers out of the three, plus one, must provide their vehicle. We reimburse fuel per km while transferring clients. |
| Skills Required: | Two must have a valid, FULL STATUS driver's license. Knowledge of the city and the basic use of a provided cellular phone and app are assets. It's a great, safe, fun social opportunity. All our volunteers are lovely people who care about our community's safety. Must apply well in advance of your volunteer night(s) on our website to allow for police clearance (7-10 days ahead) |
| Skills Gained/Related Careers: | This program is a nonjudgmental ride for responsible drivers who may be fatigued after a party, or intoxicated and need a safe service to get their car home with the driver and their friends. It is part of a 40-year-old Nationally known and operated program established in 1984 and has been operating in Manitoba since 1995. |
| Age: | 18-30, 31-54, 55+ |
| Time Commitment: | Evening , Weekend Our volunteers are active Friday and Saturday nights from 28 November 2025 until New Year's Eve (including Wednesday of New Year, which is our busiest night!). We feed volunteers and sponsors and provide food and team radio connectivity for contact with Headquarters. Its fun, safe, and in our 30th year in Winnipeg! Come celebrate with us and help get people home safely. Outside opportunities as designated drivers (driving client cars to their destination), navigators (helping the team around the city in client's car), and escort drivers (driving their vehicle, assisting your team get around the city and following our client's car. Reimbursement of gas provided to escort driver.) Inside Headquarters opportunities Call takers in our headquarters handling and logging calls with clients, call dispatcher assigning calls, night coordinator, food and hospitality (serving food to volunteers safely and keeping buffet and coffee pots well stocked) |
| Location of volunteer opportunity: | Winnipeg |
| Does opportunity require a criminal record check? | Yes Will cost be reimbursed? Yes |
| Does opportunity require a child abuse registry check? | No |
| Opportunity is available to candidates that: | Group - small, family and friends Group - large, corporate and schools Are able to attend with a support person Uses a mobility device Required to complete community service French speaking / Bilingual (French and English) |
| Organization will provide: | A letter of reference Certificate of recognition Supervision Training/Orientation |
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| Closing Date: | Jan 1, 2026 |
