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  Junior Achievement of Southern Alberta

Junior Achievement has a place for you if you want to make a difference in the life of a young person!

Volunteers are the heart of JA, providing critical business, life, and career expertise to help open the minds of youth living and learning throughout southern Alberta. By connecting business professionals with students, JA creates and fuels an entrepreneurial spark in our youth, and challenges students to succeed by linking economic concepts to everyday life.

Volunteering for Junior Achievement is a rewarding and fun way for you to share your practical business experience with students. As a Junior Achievement volunteer, you bring the real world of work to students by facilitating our hands-on, interactive learning experiences. Our 8 different Junior Achievement programs focus on personal success and workforce readiness from understanding the importance of staying in school, learning basic financial literacy, navigating the stock market, to entrepreneurship

Your commitment to JA can vary from a single school day to hourly visits over the course of several weeks. Choose from a number of programs that match your background, skills and interests. Take your work back to class and let their success be your inspiration. JA programs are brought to life with your investment of time and expertise. Show students what it takes to accomplish their goals!

Find out more about our programs and determine which program would be the best fit for you:
Program Summary

Visit our Programs page.

Current Opportunities
Junior Achievement provides the training, materials and support needed to make your experience fun, meaningful and easy to deliver. Take a look at our current volunteer opportunities:
  • Regional Programs (outside of Calgary)
  • High School Programs
  • Elementary and Middle School Programs in Calgary
    For further information, please contact Junior Achievement by phone at 403-237-5252 or email

    Volunteer Benefits
  • Teach a program that utilizes your skills and aptitudes
  • Become a role model for tomorrow’s workforce
  • Develop your presentation and facilitation skills
  • Network with members of the business and education communities
  • Create relationships between business and education communities Enbridge is a proud sponsor of Junior Achievement's Volunteer Resource Management Program.










    Volunteering with JASA

    VOLUNTEER FAQ SHEET
    Volunteering your busy time is a commitment that is greatly appreciated, and at JA we realize that there are many questions you may have about your volunteer experience. Hopefully the following will answer some of your questions and bring you one step closer to the classroom. View the Frequently Asked Questions

    APPLY TO VOLUNTEER TODAY
    Download the Volunteer Information Form, complete the form and questions in as much detail as possible, then fax or scan and email your form to the Volunteer Manager or fax 403-261-6988.

    VOLUNTEER POSITION DESCRIPTIONS

    ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PROGRAMS
    Business Basics- Our Business World Program Facilitator
    Business Basics- Technology & Innovation Program Facilitator

    MIDDLE SCHOOL PROGRAMS
    Dollars with Sense (DWS) Program Facilitator
    Economics of Success (ESIS) Program Facilitator
    Investment Strategies Program (ISP) Facilitator

    HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAMS
    Company Program: A Student Venture In-School Program Volunteer
    Company Program: A Student Venture After- School Program Volunteer Advisor
    JA Titan Program Facilitator

    The Board of Directors of Junior Achievement of Southern Alberta has accepted the Canadian Code of Volunteer Involvement.



    Registered Volunteers Only:

    Please download and review our JASA Volunteer Handbook, Volunteer Code of Conduct, and Privacy Policy

    JASA Online Orientation

    DWS Refresh Training- Returning Volunteers Only
    ESIS Refresh Training- Returning Volunteers Only



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