Parks volunteers help maintain parks, greenspaces, playgrounds, pathways, trees, natural areas and off-leash areas, and they assist Parks staff with providing special community programs.
We encourage volunteers of all backgrounds, abilities and experience to contact Parks and see what we have to offer.
Volunteers must undergo an interview and screening process. Once accepted, volunteers receive orientation, training and other forms of recognition.
Current volunteer opportunities in Calgary's parks:
Thank you to the current thousands of Parks volunteers. Without you our parks would not be the wonderful, vibrant places they are.
What is The City's policy on screening volunteers?
Screening helps us know more about volunteers. It is designed to identify any person who may pose a risk to any member of the public. Every volunteer will undergo a police check if they volunteer to work at a park located near a school, playfield, natural area, or tot lot. Specific individuals are not being targeted in this process; this is a city-wide policy. Screening is not just happening in Calgary – throughout Canada, non-profit agencies are following Volunteer Canada's 'Safe Steps' campaign for screening.
