Steps to volunteering with PEO

Complete PEO Volunteer Application Form for Chapters or statutory committees, other committees reporting to Council, or advisory groups, and submit to [email protected]. Ensure all additional documents requested in the specific volunteer posting you are responding to are also included.

If applying to be a volunteer for statutory committees, other committees reporting to Council, or advisory groups, PEO will contact you if you are selected for an interview.

If applying to be a Chapter volunteer, PEO will notify your chapter that you have applied to be a volunteer. The chapter may contact you for an interview.

If selected to serve as a PEO volunteer, you will be required to complete five mandatory training courses and modules prior to your start date (time commitment of about 2 hours 45 minutes):

• Privacy at PEO: What You Need to Know (28 minutes)

• Workplace Violence and Harassment Training for Employees (Ontario Bills 168 and 132) (25 minutes)

• Understanding Human Rights Training (AODA edition) (24 minutes)

• AODA Customer Service Training (Condensed) (29 minutes)

• EDI Training Webinar for Engineers and Geoscientists (60 minutes)

Please also sign and submit the following documents to [email protected]:

• PEO Confidentiality Agreement

• PEO Volunteer Code of Conduct

Note: Some statutory committees have additional training that is required and provided on an ongoing basis.

Finally, within the first three months of being a PEO volunteer, please participate in our volunteer orientation and training program. A member of PEO staff will contact you about upcoming opportunities.

Note: Some statutory committees have their own specific orientations where adjudicative skills are required.