Current Opportunities

E.W. Bickle Centre

Unit Support

An excellent opportunity for direct patient interaction.

Facilitating integration of newly admitted patients onto the unit (e.g. give tours, help patients unpack and get settled), facilitating social interaction with patients (e.g. one-on-one conversation, card games, board games), making family members feel welcomed (e.g. offer them a book or magazine to read, glass of water), and supporting and assisting staff (filing, answering phones).

Wellness Program Support

Participate in the social programs and activities led by Wellness Partner staff whose goal is to assist the individual to maximize independence in leisure, optimal health and the highest quality of life. These are hospital wide programs eg. Coffee House, Women’s Group, Active Games, Sit and be-fit, Creative Corner (crafts) and Current Events.

Socialization Support

Enrich the quality of life for patients through activities that promote socialization. Volunteer provides one-on-one companionship with designated patients.  Duties may include computer training, stimulation for special care patients and assist with promotion of daily living skills (e.g. engage in recreation/leisure activities with patient and Therapeutic Recreationist, such as watching TV, reading, playing cards, writing letters etc).

Palliative Care Volunteer

Assist in creating a compassionate and comfortable environment for patients and their families. Volunteers visit and provide support to patients and family members, assist staff, run errands for patients and assist with new admissions

Chaplaincy Support

Piano Player: Experienced piano player to play at our Sunday service and assist with escorting patients to and from service.

Hymn Sing and Weekly Service: Assist chaplaincy programs by escorting patients to and from program, assist patients during program, help with set up and clean up of program, support chaplaincy staff in creating a calm and safe environment during service.

Sundays
10:30am-12:00pm 

Tuesdays
1:30pm -3:30pm

Wednesdays
10:30am-12:30pm

Gift Shop Attendant

A small shop that is open to patients, visitors and staff that is run entirely by volunteers. Proceeds from the shop are used to fund various programs and benefit the patients.  Duties include: display merchandise in a attractive manner and ensure that seasons and special days are acknowledged, respond to requests from customers to stock specific merchandise when feasible and/or possible, etc.

Hillcrest Centre

Unit Support

An excellent opportunity for direct patient interaction.

Facilitating integration of newly admitted patients onto the unit (e.g. give tours, help patients unpack and get settled), facilitating social interaction with patients (e.g. one-on-one conversation, card games, board games), making family members feel welcomed (e.g. offer them a book or magazine to read, glass of water), and supporting and assisting staff (filing, answering phones).

Saturday & Sunday
12:00pm–2:00pm
2:00 pm-4:00 pm
4:00pm–6:00pm

Administrative Support - Health Records

The role of the Administrative Support Volunteer is to assist a discipline or department, a few hours a week or for a short period of time, usually in the area of office or business administration.  There may or may not be patient interaction.

Responsibilities:

• Pulling charts and other information for clinics as instructed
• Filing of patient records, loose documentation, etc., accuracy is very important
• Other clerical duties – photocopying, faxing, mail sorting etc.
• Other duties as deemed necessary and appropriate by your supervisor

Lyndhurst Centre

Unit Support

An excellent opportunity for direct patient interaction.

Facilitating integration of newly admitted patients onto the unit (e.g. give tours, help patients unpack and get settled), facilitating social interaction with patients (e.g. one-on-one conversation, card games, board games), making family members feel welcomed (e.g. offer them a book or magazine to read, glass of water), and supporting and assisting staff (filing, answering phones).

Dining Room Support

Dining Room Volunteers are required to assist dietary staff with feeding assigned, low-risk patients, during regular meal times.  Volunteers will receive general training on approved feeding techniques and swallowing disorders.

Pet Visitation

Provide patients with an opportunity to interact with and receive companionship.

Applicants must be approved volunteers of the Therapeutic Paws of Canada or St John’s Ambulance Pet Therapy Program.

Pet Therapy (dogs with owners)

A direct service provided by trained volunteers and pets.  Pets must display a temperament conducive to the hospital environment: confidence, good manners and sociability with other pets and people.

Applicants must be approved volunteers of the Therapeutic Paws of Canada or St John’s Ambulance Pet Therapy Program.

Administrative Support - Health Records

The role of the Administrative Support Volunteer is to assist a discipline or department, a few hours a week or for a short period of time, usually in the area of office or business administration.  There may or may not be patient interaction.

Responsibilities:

• Pulling charts and other information for clinics as instructed
• Filing of patient records, loose documentation, etc., accuracy is very important
• Other clerical duties – photocopying, faxing, mail sorting etc.
• Other duties as deemed necessary and appropriate by your supervisor

Administrative Support for ongoing Multiple Sclerosis projects

The goal of the position is to assist with the preparation of Multiple Sclerosis (MS) health promotional groups such as “Life with MS” group and assisting with client satisfaction with MS DVD orders. 

Responsibilities:

• Photocopy assessment forms and surveys

• Assemble “Life with MS” binders
• Assemble “Life with MS” pre group and post group packages
• Organize MS DVD orders for mail out
• Send out MS DVD order forms if requested
• Possibly returning phone inquiries about the MS DVD ordering process

Administrative Support – Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) Day Hospital

The role of the Administrative Support Volunteer is to assist the Day Hospital staff with:

• greeting and assisting patients in the day hospital
• conduct patient orientations
• answering phones, taking accurate messages, confirming appointments and retrieving voice-mail messages
• filing will be conducted as instructed and must be accurate
• Computer work may be requested using various programs, such as Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Outlook
• Other clerical duties – photocopying, faxing, mail sorting etc.
• Other duties as deemed necessary and appropriate by the Day Hospital Program Assistant or Manager