Seeking a volunteer who could provide ASL interpretation for residents during large group programs at Sunset Manor.
- Provide regular visits to assigned older adult clients, offering companionship, conversation & engagement in meaningful activities
- Perform regular outbound phone calls to assigned older adult clients
- Report any health or safety concerns to the Supervisor
- Provide monthly activity reports to Supervisor
Help Senior Wish expand into Simcoe County to ensure that no senior is left isolated, alone and feeling like society has forgotten them. Help is especially needed to prepare for our Christmas Wish program starting in September.
Volunteer for our many projects such as:
- Granting Wishes for Seniors
- Christmas Bag of Love program
- Memory book program
- general good deeds for Senior
Volunteers will lead a gentle functional fitness program designed for community members aged 55+
- The purpose of the program is to:
- Increase and maintain strength, coordination, balance and flexibility
- Improve health and energy
- Improve mobility and independence
- Prevent falls and decrease falls risk
- Meet new people and socialize
Volunteer in our retail shop, deliver snacks to schools, singsong and party support at seniors centres and so much more.
MUSCIAL VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR OUR ADULT DAY PROGRAM. IF YOU SING, OR PLAY AN INSTRUMENT AND HAVE A HOUR A WEEK/MONTH TO COME AND ENTERTAIN OUR CLUB MEMBERS AT THE VON ADULT DAY PROGRAM IN COLLINGWOOD.
As a Volunteer with The Elden of Bradford we will work together to match you with the program that provides mutual satisfaction between you and the Seniors.
- 1:1 Visits
- Special Events
- Active Games
- Outdoor Strolls
- Library Volunteer
- Baking/Cooking Class
- Knitting Club
- Card and/or Board Games
- Piano Player
- Painting Class
- Arts and Crafts
- Teach a new language
- Meal Time Assistance
- Teach a New Skill (Ukuele, Belly Dancing, Yoga, etc)
- Billiards
- And Many More Oppuntunities
- Special events
- Art programming
- Outings
- Friendly visiting
- Gardening
- Spiritual care
- Palliative Care
- Empathetic listeners who are able to provide inclusive, non-judgmental support to callers representing a variety of ages, identities, and concerns
- Call centre operates 24/7, and we actively recruit both day and night shifts.
- Day shifts are 4 hours
- One on one visiting with residents
- Supporting and/or facilitating group activities
- Reading or playing games with residents
- Meal assistance
Be trained to conduct education sessions on fracture prevention to seniors at seniors centres, retirement homes and active living programs.
Contact Lori Waring either by phone or email to set up a time. We are always searching for individuals or groups to come in and provide entertainment to our clients for our adult day program providing social recreational and therapeutic activities for seniors and adults who are frail, cognitively impaired, and/or isolated, and/or physically challenged.
Be provided names of those who may enjoy visits.
Knock on the resident’s door and introduce yourself and explain the purpose of your visit. Porter when necessary. (if leaving the room to go to another).
Visits last as long as the resident wishes
Take attendance and give to program staff.
Possibly could bring reading material, listen to music, offer hand massage, offer a manicure, walk, etc.
Visiting residents residing in long term care, one-on-one. This can include walking with residents inside and outside the facility.
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Supportive of exercise being part of one's lifestyle
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Familiar with osteoarthritis of the hip and/or knee
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Be able to bend and squat repeatedly
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Be able to lift exercise equipment (pedal bikes, risers, chairs)
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Mon and Wed 1:15 to 3:45 pm and/or
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Mon and Fri morning 8:45 to 11:15 am
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Additional time may be helpful to assist those in need of computer registration with GLA:D Canada at BCHC
- Help Set up the area according to event, ie. Tables and chairs, or just chairs.
- Decorate room according to the event Ask staff what can be done.
- Knock on each resident’s door and invite them to the program.
- Help bring residents to area
- Help if needed for resident drinks and or snacks
- Support resident(s) to designated area. Take attendance and give to program staff.
- Help clean up area and place tables and chairs back to how was before
Volunteers will be responsable for meeting with a clients weekly or bi-weekly to add enrichment to peoples lives. Clients are blind or have vision loss to some degree, which often requires adpaments to life. Volunteers are required to socialse with them and add normal contact back in their lives after the effects of the pandemic. They can go for walks, visit community gardens, really anything the pair would enjoy. The requirement are up to the two people who are paired.