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On-Site
Ongoing Opportunity
Posted
2025-10-08
In-Home Visitor Volunteer
Doane House Hospice
5 Openings
Summary Looking to Make a Difference in your community? Share your time and smile with a neighbour living with a life limiting illness.
Description What you’ll be doing
On a weekly basis, visiting volunteers provide companionship, practical assistance and emotional support to clients in their home. Their visits also provide relief to caregivers. Volunteers should be interested in helping others and have the ability to listen, support and validate others in a non-judgmental way. Our social worker matches volunteers with clients and provides on-going guidance to support their visits.
Qualifications:
- Friendly and caring
- Empathetic to people dealing with life threatening illness and their families
- Good communication and active listening skills
- Able to work independently
Time Commitment 2 to 4 hours per week Monday to Friday during daytime hours. Times are arranged to suit both client and volunteer.
Requirements Whether you meet these requirements or not, we encourage you to share your interest in us. You may still be a fit for a different opportunity with our organization.
Driver's License
Comfortable commuting to opportunity location
Vulnerable Sector Police Screening
Participate in mandatory training: Introduction to Hospice Palliative Care course and orientation
When
ASAP
Where
On-site Address 17100 Yonge Street
Newmarket , Ontario L3Y 8V3
Skills & Experience Hospice CareMedical & Healthcare OtherPatient Support / CareSenior CareHealth & WellnessHome Care Support
Tags
hospicecompanionvisitingin-personcommunity healthvisitor
Type of Volunteer
Individual
Good for Ages
Adult (Ages 18-54)Older Adult (Ages 55+)
Languages
English
Less Details
Doane House Hospice
https://www.myhospice.ca/margaret-bahen-hospice/
9059670259
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Minimum Age Requirement
Adult (Age 18-54)
About the role
You are about to tell that you're interested in their volunteer .
If you'd like to add some additional information about yourself or ask questions, you can do so in the message box below.
Once you click the confirm button, will be notified you're interested in volunteering for them and they will have access to your profile, contact information, and resume. You can wait for them to follow up with you or contact them through their profile page
On-Site
Ongoing Opportunity
Posted
2025-10-08
In-Home Visitor Volunteer
Doane House Hospice
5 Openings
Summary Looking to Make a Difference in your community? Share your time and smile with a neighbour living with a life limiting illness.
Description What you’ll be doing
On a weekly basis, visiting volunteers provide companionship, practical assistance and emotional support to clients in their home. Their visits also provide relief to caregivers. Volunteers should be interested in helping others and have the ability to listen, support and validate others in a non-judgmental way. Our social worker matches volunteers with clients and provides on-going guidance to support their visits.
Qualifications:
- Friendly and caring
- Empathetic to people dealing with life threatening illness and their families
- Good communication and active listening skills
- Able to work independently
Time Commitment 2 to 4 hours per week Monday to Friday during daytime hours. Times are arranged to suit both client and volunteer.
Requirements Whether you meet these requirements or not, we encourage you to share your interest in us. You may still be a fit for a different opportunity with our organization.
Driver's License
Comfortable commuting to opportunity location
Vulnerable Sector Police Screening
Participate in mandatory training: Introduction to Hospice Palliative Care course and orientation
When
ASAP
Where
On-site Address 17100 Yonge Street
Newmarket , Ontario L3Y 8V3
Skills & Experience Hospice CareMedical & Healthcare OtherPatient Support / CareSenior CareHealth & WellnessHome Care Support
Tags
hospicecompanionvisitingin-personcommunity healthvisitor
Type of Volunteer
Individual
Good for Ages
Adult (Ages 18-54)Older Adult (Ages 55+)
Languages
English
Less Details
Doane House Hospice
https://www.myhospice.ca/margaret-bahen-hospice/
9059670259
Causes
we are a part of.
Communities
we help & serve
Our Opportunities
Found: 0 Opportunities
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Morning Shift
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Minimum Age Requirement
Adult (Age 18-54)