Volunteer Position Description |
A volunteer will be part of our multi-disciplinary team and work primarily with physiotherapists, occupational therapists and social service staff.
Job description:
-greeting patients with a friendly disposition and encouraging conversation
-to work cooperatively with professional staff by following directives
-safely accompanying assigned patients during rehabilitative walks, and chair exercise treatments.
-pushing clients in wheelchairs between bedroom, rehab room and common areas (wheelchair training is provided)
-assisting discharged patients with patient satisfaction surveys
-some clerical work (printing, photocopying, scanning, sorting, etc.) |
On/Off Campus |
Off-campus (Montreal) |
Position Type |
Volunteer opportunity |
Location |
On-site |
Address |
4375 Montclair Avenue, Montreal, QC, H4B 2J5 |
Neighborhood/Area |
Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce |
Contact with Clients? |
Direct volunteering with clients |
Volunteer Tasks |
Accompaniment, Active Listening / Counselling, – Other (enter below) |
Volunteer Tasks (Other) |
motivating clients during exercises and walks |
French required? |
No |
Volunteer Position Requirements |
1. Patience, compassion and interest in working within a hospital setting
2. Registration with volunteer department (interview and forms to complete)
3. French and English is preferrable but not mandatory, Must be fluent in either French or English. Other languages are welcome as we serve a multi-cultural community.
4. Must follow training and Covid-19 procedures. |
Open to students in all degrees and disciplines? |
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Targeted Degrees and Disciplines |
Applied Human Sciences, Biology, Exercise science, Psychology, Sociology & Anthropology |
Time Period |
Rolling basis |
Start Date |
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End date |
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Length of Commitment Expected |
12 weeks or more |
Time Commitment |
Morning, Afternoon |
Hours per Week |
3 |
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 |
Volunteer will be provided a schedule according to availability
Shifts
AM 9-12
PM 1-4 |