| Volunteer Position Description |
A volunteer can provide a room visit to:
-help stimulate brain activity through conversations, reading, short board games/cards
-reduce patient's feelings of isolation with regular weekly visits weekends or weekdays
-brighten a person's day with positive interactions
-allow patients to express positive and negative feelings during rehabilitation |
| On/Off Campus |
Off-campus (Montreal) |
| Position Type |
Volunteer opportunity |
| Location |
On-site |
| Address |
4375 Montclair Avenue, Montreal (NDG borough), QC H4B 2J5 |
| Neighborhood/Area |
Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce |
| Contact with Clients? |
Direct volunteering with clients |
| Volunteer Tasks |
Active Listening / Counselling, Animating Activities, Caregiving, Friendly Visiting, Translation |
| Volunteer Tasks (Other) |
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| French required? |
No |
| Volunteer Position Requirements |
1. Weekly availabiltiy, minimum 3 months
2. Registration with organization (interview and forms)
3. Empathy, kindness, at ease with conversation, positive approach to helping others
4. Students from all disciplines are welcome; specific disciplines applied human sciences, art education, creative art therapies, education, exercise science, journalism, music, psychology, religions and cultures, sociology, teaching English as a second language are an asset for this type of volunteer work or potential projects.
5. French, English and all languages welcome |
| Open to students in all degrees and disciplines? |
Yes |
| Targeted Degrees and Disciplines |
Art Education |
| Time Period |
Rolling basis |
| Start Date |
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| End date |
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| Length of Commitment Expected |
3 to 6 months |
| 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 |
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