Call for TSA Volunteers: Paper City Facilitators

Have experience working with kids and want to inspire the next generation of city-builders? Come join us as a Facilitator for our Paper City activation during this year’s Doors Open Toronto!

Now in its second year, Paper City invites kids and their families to test their architectural creativity by designing and building a part of TSA Paper City. Kids will have the opportunity to fold, colour, stack and transform simple geometric shapes into their dream creations and then add them to an ever-growing paper metropolis. 

Paper City Facilitators support the program on-site at City Hall helping with the implementation of the program and logistics throughout the day, including greeting visitors, helping the kids with their creations, keeping track of supplies and attendance, setting up/cleaning up, and helping to answer questions about architecture and the TSA in general. TSA Volunteers for this program are reliable and outgoing team players who enjoy working with children and getting crafty! All supplies for the event will be provided along with detailed instructions. Previous experience working with kids would be great, but is not required.

What to expect?

Facilitators are expected to support this activity for one full-day shift (approx. 9:30 AM – 5:30 PM) during the Doors Open weekend (May 24-25, 2025). We will hold a mandatory half-day orientation session on Saturday, May 10. New volunteers will also be required to complete a short online course on accessible customer service (30-40 minutes).

Important Dates

• Application Deadline | April 6, 2025
• Orientation | May 10, 2025 (half-day)
• Doors Open Weekend | May 24-25, 2025

Ready to Volunteer? 

Please fill out our TSA Volunteer Application Form.

Applications are due by 11:59 PM on Sunday, April 6, 2025 [deadline passed].

Still have questions?

Want to learn more about what volunteering with the TSA is all about? You can watch the recording of our Volunteer Information Session, originally hosted on March 12, where we reviewed all the current positions and answered questions about volunteering with the TSA.

We encourage you to get in touch with us at tsa@torontosocietyofarchitects.ca if you have any questions.

About Doors Open Toronto

Canada’s largest event of its kind and one of the three largest in the world, Doors Open Toronto provides an opportunity for the public to see inside architecturally, historically, culturally, and socially significant buildings across the city. Produced by the City of Toronto in partnership with the broader community, Doors Open Toronto has attracted more than two million visits to nearly 700 unique locations since its inception in 2000.