| Volunteer Position Description |
A community outreach program ensuring wellness calls to adults and seniors living in isolation.
The aim of the Wellness Calls Cavendish initiative is to provide support, reassurance, and connection to adults and seniors who are at particular risk now for social isolation, given their current health and mobility challenges.
Volunteers are recruited to work remotely from home and are assigned a client to contact by phone on a weekly basis.
Clientele served: CIUSSS West Central Montreal Health Network clients living in the Cote St. Luc, Notre Dame de Grace, Snowdon West, Hampstead and Montreal West boroughs. We serve the French, English and multi-lingual communities of our city.
Volunteers can volunteer from anywhere as long as they are willing to use their own phone service.
Goals of program:
1) To offer reassurance and support to clients by phone
2) To encourage stimulating conversation with the clients.
3) To reduce the social isolation clients are experiencing. |
| On/Off Campus |
Off-campus (Montreal) |
| Position Type |
Volunteer opportunity |
| Location |
Work from home |
| Address |
Montreal |
| Neighborhood/Area |
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| Contact with Clients? |
Direct volunteering with clients |
| Volunteer Tasks |
Active Listening / Counselling, Advocacy, Friendly Visiting |
| Volunteer Tasks (Other) |
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| French required? |
No |
| Volunteer Position Requirements |
At ease with conversing with individuals with different backgrounds, age, interests
Enjoys stimulating conversation and has interest in a variety of topics
Interest in working in the health network and with seniors in particular
Calm, mature, responsible and attentive to other's feelings and needs |
| Open to students in all degrees and disciplines? |
Yes |
| Targeted Degrees and Disciplines |
Applied Human Sciences |
| Time Period |
Rolling basis |
| Start Date |
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| End date |
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| Length of Commitment Expected |
3 to 6 months minimum |
| Time Commitment |
Morning, Afternoon, Evening, Weekend |
| Hours per Week |
2 |
| Training provided? |
Yes |
| Other Benefits |
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| Benefits (Other) |
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| Application Procedure |
Email organization contact |
| Application Contact Information |
annamaria.malorni.cvd@ssss.gouv.qc.ca |
| Application Deadline |
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| Application Material Required |
Résumé |
| Additonal Application Information / Comments |
Wellness callers are entry points to home visits if the client is willing to receive a visitor at home.
Students in health care and social service disciplines are prioritized. |
