Toronto Long-Term Care Homes and Services
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Volunteer
Toronto Long-Term Care Homes and Services is always looking for new volunteers to join our team. As a member of our volunteer team you will experience an environment that is stimulating, challenging and rewarding.
Your support means our residents maintain as active, independent and as high a quality of life as possible by augmenting and complementing services provided by staff of the home. Volunteer initiatives enhance the lives of residents and clients, by delivering many programs such as the tuck shop, bingo, pub, one-to-one visiting, and help to enhance many other home programs including dining assistance and escorting.
Other areas of volunteer service may include:
- arts and crafts
- chapel liaison
- dining enhancement
- fundraising
- hairdressing
- library
- musical entertainment
- program convenors
- special events
- trip escort
We also welcome applications for telephone re-assurance and friendly visiting in our community programs.
Volunteers become our partners-in-care and reinforce our commitment to providing care and services that respect, support and enable our clients and residents; you play a key role in helping us remind residents, each and every day that they are part of a larger community that cares.
Volunteers achieve personal growth by:
- helping others and connecting with people
- feeling a sense of accomplishment
- participating in a variety of programs
- learning transferable skills
- giving back to your community
Our volunteers are provided with:
- orientation, training and staff support
- program choices
- flexibility in scheduling