Volunteer with Hawk Walk

Hawk Walk

Hawk Walk is a safe-walk program where volunteers are sent out in teams of two to walk students from the Laurier community to a residential destination. Hawk Walk also operates a van service. The committee operates as an essential service focused on the safety, security and independence of undergraduate students. Hawk Walk also runs two events throughout the school year to further promote the service and engage with the Laurier community.

Why Join?

Make a real impact on campus safety.

Meet amazing people and be part of a supportive team!

Develop leadership, teamwork, communication and problem-solving experience.

Plan events & get creative with campus outreach

Be the reason someone gets home safe.

What You'll Do

Promote the service and any events that Hawk Walk executes for the Laurier community

Attend regular shifting hours that work around your class schedule during evening hours

Attend boothing events when scheduled

Submit shifting availability to the Executive in a timely manner

Who We're Looking For

Reliable and responsible

Friendly, approachable, and supportive

Comfortable working as part of a team

Excited to create a welcoming and safe community

No experience required—just a commitment to making Laurier safer for everyone

Time Commitment

Coordinators: no more than 20 hours per week

Executives: 10 hours per week

General Members: 5 hours per week

Together, we look out for each other

Ready to Get Involved?

As a Hawk Walk volunteer, you'll gain valuable experience in leadership, teamwork, communication, problem-solving, and community engagement—all while helping fellow Golden Hawks get home safely.

Opportunities with the Hawk Walk Committee

Hawk Walk Committee Waterloo

Coordinator - full job description can be found here
- The coordinator is responsible for ensuring Hawk Walk is running appropriate programming throughout the year and liaising with Students’ Union staff to facilitate these events. They also oversee the operation of the service
- Honorarium of $500 per term for Fall and Winter
Executive Positions - full job description can be found here
- Hawk Walk Executives are expected to help with the operation of the service during regular shifting times.
  The executive position has five roles with different responsibilities as outlined down below:
- Volunteer Liaison
  - The Volunteer Liaison is responsible for communication with general members and being their first point of
    contact.
- Marketing Executive
  - The Marketing Executive is responsible for coordinating in-person marketing efforts and promotion of Hawk
    Walk events.
- Events Executive
  - The Events Executive is responsible for organizing volunteers and ensuring Hawk Walk has spaces and
    vendors booked for events.
- Training Executive
  - The Training Executive is responsible for ensuring all committee volunteers are trained and have the
    appropriate resources needed for their roles.
- Operations Executive
  - The Operations Executive is responsible for ensuring the organization of committee resources and efficient
    service operations.
General Volunteer Member - full job description can be found here

Hawk Walk Committee Brantford

Coordinator - full job description can be found here
- The coordinator is responsible for ensuring Hawk Walk is running appropriate programming throughout the year and liaising with Students’ Union staff to facilitate these events. They also oversee the operation of the service
- Honorarium of $500 per term for Fall and Winter.
Executive Positions - full job description can be found here
- Hawk Walk Executives are expected to help with the operation of the service during regular shifting times.
  The executive position has four roles with different responsibilities as outlined down below.
- Volunteer Liaison
  - The Volunteer Liaison is responsible for communication with general members and being their first point
    of contact.
- Marketing Executive
  - The Marketing Executive is responsible for coordinating in-person marketing efforts and promotion of
    Hawk Walk events.
- Events Executive
  - The Events Executive is responsible for organizing volunteers and ensuring Hawk Walk has spaces and
    vendors booked for events.
- Operations Executive
  - The Operations Executive is responsible for ensuring the organization of committee resources and efficient
    service operations.
General Volunteer Member - full job description can be found here

How to Apply

Waterloo Campus

Review the Hawk Walk Job Description you are interested in
Fill out the Waterloo Volunteer Hiring Form

Brantford Campus

Review the Hawk Walk Job Description you are interested in
Fill out the Brantford Volunteer Hiring Form

The Students’ Union hires over 1000 student volunteers to help us run our Programming, Services and various other departments throughout the school year.

The Students’ Union is committed to providing diverse and inclusive programming for all students. This includes hiring a diverse and representative group of volunteers. We welcome and encourage applications from qualified individuals of all genders, sexual orientations, persons with disabilities, and persons of a minority.