The Boutique runs five days per week and is a major source of fundraising. The Boutique Hostess would be responsible for setting up new items, pricing, engaging with the public, talking up the items and of course selling.
Location: 77 Monk Street Ottawa On K1S 5A7
Deadline: May 31, 2019
Our long term care home provides church services twice per week on Wednesday and Thursday mornings. We need support escorting our residents to the services. You do not need to be religious or stay in the service if that is your choice, we need the help getting folks to the church area. The time commitment would be 9:30 - 11:00 on either day.
Location: 77 Monk Street Ottawa On
Deadline: May 31, 2019
Our long term care home has three main garden areas that require support during the spring, summer and fall. We are looking for volunteers who can help with cleanup, planting and arranging flowers, maintaining and fall clean up. If you are artistic and like the idea of organizing a garden area we could use your help.
Location: 77 Monk Street Ottawa On
Deadline: May 31, 2019
Our community support organization hosts a luncheon and Speakers Series every Wednesday morning. The position consists of setting up the kitchen and coffee, shopping at the local grocery store for the event and the helping to set up for the Speakers Series. It is a 8:30 - 1:30 position on Wednesdays but we can split the time between two volunteers. If you are looking for a shorter commitment we have Thursday and Friday mornings available from 8:30 - 9:30.
Location: 77 Monk Street Ottawa On
Deadline: May 31, 2019
Volunteers are needed to support our Saturday afternoon bingo activity. Some of our residents need help getting to the event and then more help with the actual game. This is a well attended event and we need volunteers to support individual residents. This is an ideal position for students needing their 40 hours or folks who can only volunteer on weekends. We need engaging volunteers who are not shy to reach out and connect.
Location: 77 Monk Street Ottawa On
Deadline: May 31, 2019
Snoezelen is a multisensory room which is a safe and non-threatening environment used to gently stimulate primary senses. Residents in long term care are afforded the opportunity to improve communication and build trust. Volunteers receive training and are assigned several residents who will benefit from this therapeutic experience. Documentation after each session is important as well as an ability to understand non verbal cues. WE HAVE A CHINESE UNIT AND REQUIRE A MANDARIN SPEAKING VOLUNTEER TO SUPPORT OUR CHINESE POPULATION IN SNOEZELEN.
Location: 77 Monk Street Ottawa On
Deadline: Apr 30, 2019
Montessori-based programs allow residents who have dementia the opportunity to participate in meaningful activities that will build on their remaining skills and abilities. These programs provide a sense of task completion, successful outcomes and cognitive stimulation. The Montessori program provides intellectual stimulation and challenges that ensure successful outcomes. Memory games, discussion groups, trivia are all part of the Montessori program
Location: 77 Monk Street Ottawa On K1S 5A7
Deadline: Apr 30, 2019
The Meal Assistance Dining Program is a specialized program allowing individual support for seniors who have difficulty eating in a normal dining room setting. The volunteer will help set up the room for a dining experience, encourage residents to eat, converse with residents to encourage socialization and independence by allowing choices.
Location: 77 Monk Street Ottawa On K1S 5A7
Deadline: Apr 30, 2019
We need volunteers to help escort residents to and from activities especially church on Wednesdays and Thursdays. Volunteers are also needed to escort residents to special events and concerts. Various times are available we always know in advance when special events are taking place.so there would be lots of advance notice.
Location: 77 Monk Street Ottawa On K1S 5A7
Deadline: Apr 30, 2019
We require a volunteer to support our Music Therapist in our Java Music program. The volunteer would engage our seniors in group discussions/reminiscing. The volunteer does not need be able to play an instrument but should be able to sing along and have an interest in music. Training is provided and there is a binder to use for support. Strategic questions are provided to allow residents to reminisce.
Location: 77 Monk Street
Deadline: Apr 30, 2019
Bike Around pairs a stationary bike with Google Street View to take dementia residents on a virtual ride down memory lane. You input a street address or location that means something to the residents, a childhood home for instance, and then use the handlebars and pedals to "bike around" old neighborhoods. Our strongest memories are tied to location and Bike Around taps into this idea by combining mental simulation from surrounding the resident with places they recognize and physical stimulation from pedaling and steering.
Location: 77 Monk Street Ottawa On K1S 5A7
Deadline: Apr 30, 2019
Reconnecting residents with their favorite music can vastly improve quality of life regardless of cognitive or physical status. It is especially powerful with dementia including Alzheimer's disease where it can restore, temporarily but repeatedly, the sense of self often lost when memory fails. Music is downloaded on Ipods and each resident has a head set and individual Ipod with music that means something to them.
Location: 77 Monk Street Ottawa On K1S 5A7
Deadline: Mar 31, 2019
Volunteers are needed to help with our SUNDAY MORNING MUSIC GROUP. The program runs from 10 - 11 am. Volunteers would help to porter residents to the program, help to support residents during the program and then when the program is over help to take residents back to their units.
Location: 77 Monk Street Ottawa Ontario K1S5A7
Deadline: Mar 31, 2019
We have an amazing new music group at the Glebe Centre facilitated by a Music Therapist. We need volunteers to support this group by helping to porter residents, help with song books, and encourage singing and participation. VOLUNTEERS MUST BE AVAILABLE ON TUESDAY MORNINGS. There will be concerts every few months and it is truly wonderful to see our senior population sing for families and friends.
Location: 77 Monk Street Ottawa Ontario K1S 5A7
Deadline: Mar 31, 2019
We require craft volunteers to help make articles for resale. Our community support agency relies on fundraising to help support our programming and annual Bazaar. VOLUNTEERS MUST BE AVAILABLE DURING THE DAY DURING THE WEEK. If you are creative and like to make crafts,knit and crochet and would enjoy the ambience of working with a group of fun loving individuals this would be the volunteer opportunity for you.
Location: 77 Monk Street Ottawa Ontario K1S 5A7
Deadline: Mar 31, 2019
Adult Day Programs provide supervised programming in a group setting for dependent adults in the early stages of dementia who are still living at home. The program is structured to provide engaging activities, companionship and social engagement. Volunteers would need to commit to a full day of volunteering on Tuesdays for a period of no less than six months.
Location: 77 Monk Street Ottawa Ontario K1S 5A7
Deadline: Mar 31, 2019
Every Wednesday evening we provide an activity for our seniors entitled Travelogue. We require volunteers to assist with the room set up, escort residents to and from the room, join the residents in the activity and help to do clean up after the activity. Volunteers need to be available from 6 - 8 pm on Wednesdays. Students welcome.
Location: 77 Monk Street
Deadline: Mar 31, 2019
Bike Around pairs a stationary bike with Google Street View to take dementia residents on a virtual ride down memory lane. You input a street address or location that means something to the residents, a childhood home for instance, and then use the handlebars and pedals to "bike around" old neighborhoods. Our strongest memories are tied to location and Bike Around taps into this idea by combining mental simulation from surrounding the resident with places they recognize and physical stimulation from pedaling and steering.
Location: 77 Monk Street Ottawa On K1S 5A7
Deadline: Mar 31, 2019
Abbotsford House Community Support requires drivers to take seniors to medical appointments. Three to four hours per week is all that is needed to assist with this worthwhile program. Drivers will be reembursed mileage. A clean drivers abstract is required as well as a vehicle in good working order.
Location: 77 Monk Street Ottawa On K1S 5A7
Deadline: Mar 31, 2019
