Apply to Volunteer or Coach

ALL NEW AND RETURNING COACHES AND VOLUNTEERS MUST:

• Submit their Volunteer Registration Form
• Contact the office to sign-up for programs once the program schedule is available for each season. The summer program schedule will be available around the beginning of June.
• Ensure your Criminal Record and / or Vulnerable Sector Checks are up to date.

Please note: for those that require a renewal of your Criminal Record Check (CRC) or Vulnerable Sector Check (VSC), you will need to contact the Special Olympics PEI office to request a CRC/VSC reference letter to submit when you request your CRC/VSC. If you are unsure when you submitted your last CRC/VSC, please contact Special Olympics PEI, either by calling 902-368-8919 or via email at sopei@sopei.com.

• Class A Volunteers with more than 3 years of experience only require a check every 3 years
• Class A Volunteers with 3 years or less experience require the check annually

Once completed, your forms can be either dropped off at the Special Olympics PEI office (40 Enman Crescent, Room 240), scanned and emailed back (sopei@sopei.com), or faxed (902-894-4553).

Safe Sport Training

This is training on harassment and abuse for everyone involved in sport: decision makers, those with direct athlete contact (including caregivers), and those with no direct athlete contact. Certified coaches are also eligible for Professional Development points toward their maintenance of their certification.

This course will help you:

• Understand that everyone has a role to play in keeping sport safe, how the misuse of power leads to maltreatment, and the principles of the Universal Code of Conduct.
• Understand the various types of maltreatment, the conditions that enable them, and how to recognize signs that they may be happening.
• Know what to do if you suspect maltreatment, and how you can create a culture that protects all participants.