Activities involved
Companion/Visitor
Skills required
Requirements:
- Interview
- References
- Vulnerable Sector Search
Also required for this position: TB test
Languages Needed:
If you speak another language we may have a resident who we can match
- Flexible in schedule
- Good for families
- Good for groups
- Good for youth
- Accessible by public transit
one to one visits
Share conversation, joy, laughter or a game while providing regular companionship. You are matched with a resident, or meet several residents to visit and provide that outside connection to community outside the home. Sometimes, you may be listening to music, playing a game, going for garden walks in the spring and summer, or simply enjoying a coffee time in our Bistro.
Additional Details & Skills Required
You will need or be open to learning to be positive and full of good news, learn or have strong boundaries and be open to learning new things to have conversations and to listen carefully.
Why should you volunteer for this opportunity?
You get to discover another person and gifts you have that you didn't expect. You can practice your conversation skills in talking about good news, sharing jokes, learning a new game. You get to give up scrolling on your phone and celebrating the gift of companionship that only comes when we intentionally support someone in longterm care. Its a time to re-engage with the beauty of being present to someone else.
Activities involved
Companion/Visitor
Skills required
Requirements:
- Interview
- References
- Vulnerable Sector Search
Also required for this position: TB test
Languages Needed:
If you speak another language we may have a resident who we can match
- Flexible in schedule
- Good for families
- Good for groups
- Good for youth
- Accessible by public transit