2025 SOBC Games: Volunteer Opportunities
Change lives, including yours! Volunteer with the 2025 Special Olympics BC Summer Games to help 1,200 athletes with intellectual disabilities have the empowering experience of showing their abilities and achieving their dream in provincial competition.
There will be many rewarding volunteer roles to make the Special Olympics BC Games possible from July 10 to 12, 2025. No matter your skills and background, we have a role where you will make a difference and share the joy!
Volunteer with the 2025 Special Olympics BC Summer Games
The SOBC Games will welcome volunteers in the following areas:
- Sport: officials (must be certified) and general sport volunteers (no certification required)
- Accommodations, Security, and Medical: supporting operations at sport venues and team accommodation sites*
- Food Services, Logistics, and Transportation: helping set up venues, serve food, and support operations**
- Ceremonies: helping execute the Opening Ceremony and medal presentations (open to public), as well as the Victory Dance (not public)
- Public Relations: capturing photos, video, and storytelling content from the amazing moments of the Games
- Healthy Athletes Screenings: supporting operations at the Special Olympics Healthy Athletes screenings that will be offered during the SOBC Games
- And General Support: willing to help anywhere!
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*Volunteers for the vital roles in Accommodations, Medical, and Security must complete a Criminal Record Check prior to the Games. Instructions will be provided for this quick and free-of-charge process!
**In the Food Services team, FOODSAFE certification is an asset where available, and it's required for all chefs and food services shift leaders.
If you are 14-18 years old and interested in volunteering, a parent or guardian must complete the registration form on your behalf - please contact volunteers@specialolympics.bc.ca for instructions. Special Olympics BC Games volunteers must be at least 14 years old.
The 2025 SOBC Games volunteer registration portal is hosted by viaSport British Columbia. After you have registered using the link above, if you would like to log in to edit your profile and choose shifts when available (spring 2025), please click here.
Volunteer with year-round Special Olympics programs
In addition - if you'd like to make an immediate impact and build inclusion in your community, volunteer with year-round Special Olympics BC sport, youth, and health programs in Prince George and communities all across the province!
No experience is required, just a desire to make a difference with your time and talents with as little as an hour a week.
Volunteer year-round in your community
