Volunteer with CSP

Volunteers not only help our staff deliver our regular programming, but will also serve as adult role models for our youth.

We want to emphasize the importance of the volunteer student dynamic, and ask that our volunteers be willing to make a commitment to our program and to our youth in order to create a safe and familiar environment for our students.

City Surf Project has volunteer opportunities for you and your friends! Support from our community is what inspires our youth and opens their eyes to new greater opportunities. Follow the steps below to get started.

Surf Day Volunteer Application Process

Trainings are held 2-3 times per year and are required to ensure surf day safety and quality.

Step 1: Attend a Volunteer Training

Start your volunteer application by identifying your strengths and availability.

Step 2: Complete our Application

We background check all of our volunteers. Submit your application and we’ll send you the link.

Step 3: Submit a Background Check

  • You will working with the staff surf instructors to help beginner surfers catching waves and will be responsible for helping assist in managing the group safety from the water. This is a challenging position, and the conditions we normally work in can be very difficult to manage for any level of surfer. Those who would like to participate in this capacity need to keep in mind that this role has the most direct impact on the participant’s experience. We do require volunteers to participate in one of our trainings or have come out on program as a water-safety volunteer several times.

  • This is the role the majority of volunteers start out with. Starting as a water safety volunteer will ease you into the flow of our programming and allow you to gradually build up the skills to be comfortable and confident as an Assistant Surf Instructor. The primary focus of this position is to work with the students who are not currently surfing with an instructor. We try to keep student-instructor ratios 1:1 so students who are not surfing will be swimming and boogie boarding near the shoreline. Volunteers will be able to interact with youth and build their trust as they work up to eventually going surfing.