Volunteer Opportunities

The AOA provides volunteer opportunities with minimal commitment and maximum rewards. By volunteering with us, you will meet fellow opticians & students while servicing the community at large.

Explore Opportunities

Field Supervisor  - Oversee student opticians and their supervisors 

As a Field Supervisor, you will visit practicing student opticians on-site. 

The Field Supervisor ensures that students have access to the necessary equipment, and that they are being properly supervised. You will answer questions and provide feedback from students and their supervisors to NAIT. 

Hearing Tribunal Member - Impartial adjudicators disciplinary hearings 

If you have a strong sense of justice and a desire to keep your practice safe from misconduct, you might like to volunteer for the Hearing Tribunal. 

Members will be called upon to sit as impartial decision makers at discipline hearings for other members. In this role, you will strike a balance of fairness for opticians and patients. 

Student Mentor - Help student opticians pass the NACOR Exam 

Do you have a knack for teaching? How about review? 

Mentors will spend time with students and help them develop their skill set in preparation for the NACOR exam. 

Committee Member - Put you organizational skills to work 

If you have strong organizational skills and a desire to serve the public or your fellow opticians, consider volunteering for a committee.  

PLAR Interviewer - Interview international and non-accredited education candidates 

Are you a people person? The PLAR interviewer’s role is to meet with incoming international and non-accredited education candidates. First and foremost, interviewers help determine if candidates are ready to become opticians in Alberta. You should have an easy, relaxed, but professional attitude for this job.