Top Benefits
About the role
Macey Modular Housing Volunteer
Cota is seeking compassionate and enthusiastic volunteers to join our Modular Housing team at 11 Macey to support a variety of programs and activities. Volunteers play an important role in creating welcoming, engaging, and inclusive environments for the people we serve. Volunteer opportunities at Macey include supporting group outings, assisting with the coffee program, providing companionship to tenants, and helping with movie nights.
About Cota & the People We Serve
Cota is an accredited community-based organization that provides mental health, housing, and community support services across Toronto. We work alongside people who may be living with mental health challenges, acquired brain injuries, experiences of poverty, or other hardships.
Our approach is harm reduction focused and client-centered: we meet people where they are, respect individual choices, and work together toward personal goals. Volunteers play an important role in supporting this environment of dignity, inclusion, and empowerment.
Responsibilities (may include)
- Greeting and welcoming service users
- Assisting with program setup (materials, refreshments, seating, etc.)
- Engaging with clients through conversation, games, or activities
- Offering light assistance to group participants (e.g. helping with refreshments, mobility support)
- Supporting staff with group facilitation or event coordination
- Assisting staff with simple administrative tasks (e.g. preparing materials, photocopying etc.)
- Helping to track attendance or maintain sign-in sheets during programs
- Tidying up and putting away materials at the end of program/activity
Available Opportunities
Group Outings Support
- Description: Assist staff in coordinating and accompanying tenants on community outings
- Days/Times: Weekends and/or weekday afternoons
- Time commitment: Ongoing, flexible
Coffee Program Assistant
- Description: Help set up and serve coffee, engage tenants in conversation
- Days/Times: Weekday mornings
- Time commitment: Weekly or bi-weekly
Companionship Volunteer
- Description: One-on-one or small group social visits with tenants
- Days/Times: Weekdays or weekends
- Time Commitment: Ongoing, flexible
Movie Night Helper
- Description: Set up movie equipment, distribute snacks, support tenant engagement
- Days/Times: Evenings
- Time Commitment: Monthly or bi-monthly
Requirements
- Volunteers must be 16 years of age or older
- Police Record Check and/or Vulnerable Sector Screening
What You’ll Gain
- Direct experience in a supportive mental health and/or housing program
- Develop valuable communication and interpersonal skills
- Build connections within the community and with like-minded volunteers
- Make a meaningful impact in the lives of others
- Confirmation of volunteer hours and reference letters upon successful completion
Application Details
As part of our volunteer application process, all applicants are required to provide a Police Record Check and/or a Vulnerable Sector Screening (depending on the role). To help avoid delays and ensure a smooth process, we recommend obtaining these documents before starting your application. Successful applicants will be contacted for a brief interview.
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Hope, respect, dedication, equity, accountability, collaboration, and innovation are key values of Cota. We are dedicated to promoting a diverse and inclusive workplace, upholding dignity, and acknowledging each person’s individual contributions and potential as an equal-opportunity employer. We uphold the Ontario Human Right Code and strongly encourage applications from people of color, women, Indigenous Peoples, people with disabilities, LGBTQ2S+ people, and others who provide various viewpoints. Cota ensures an accessible hiring process in line with the AODA principles, providing accommodations for applicants with disabilities. For any accommodation requests or additional questions, please email us at volunteer@cotainspires.ca
About Cota
Cota is an accredited, not-for-profit, community-based organization that has been supporting adults with mental health and cognitive challenges to live well within their communities for 50 years.
We provide person-centred supports that assist individuals to find inspiration and hope in their inherent strengths and support them to pursue meaningful change in their lives, as they define it. We also work collaboratively with our funders, our partners and other stakeholders, across the provincial health and social service systems, to inspire positive change in the way that services are delivered to individuals living with mental health and cognitive challenges.
Cota offers a wide range of services to adults living with serious mental illness, geriatric mental health conditions, acquired brain injuries, developmental disabilities and dual diagnoses. Our services include case management, supportive housing, short-term residential beds, day programs, court and justice related services, Assertive Housing First Teams and services for individuals who are experiencing homelessness.
Top Benefits
About the role
Macey Modular Housing Volunteer
Cota is seeking compassionate and enthusiastic volunteers to join our Modular Housing team at 11 Macey to support a variety of programs and activities. Volunteers play an important role in creating welcoming, engaging, and inclusive environments for the people we serve. Volunteer opportunities at Macey include supporting group outings, assisting with the coffee program, providing companionship to tenants, and helping with movie nights.
About Cota & the People We Serve
Cota is an accredited community-based organization that provides mental health, housing, and community support services across Toronto. We work alongside people who may be living with mental health challenges, acquired brain injuries, experiences of poverty, or other hardships.
Our approach is harm reduction focused and client-centered: we meet people where they are, respect individual choices, and work together toward personal goals. Volunteers play an important role in supporting this environment of dignity, inclusion, and empowerment.
Responsibilities (may include)
- Greeting and welcoming service users
- Assisting with program setup (materials, refreshments, seating, etc.)
- Engaging with clients through conversation, games, or activities
- Offering light assistance to group participants (e.g. helping with refreshments, mobility support)
- Supporting staff with group facilitation or event coordination
- Assisting staff with simple administrative tasks (e.g. preparing materials, photocopying etc.)
- Helping to track attendance or maintain sign-in sheets during programs
- Tidying up and putting away materials at the end of program/activity
Available Opportunities
Group Outings Support
- Description: Assist staff in coordinating and accompanying tenants on community outings
- Days/Times: Weekends and/or weekday afternoons
- Time commitment: Ongoing, flexible
Coffee Program Assistant
- Description: Help set up and serve coffee, engage tenants in conversation
- Days/Times: Weekday mornings
- Time commitment: Weekly or bi-weekly
Companionship Volunteer
- Description: One-on-one or small group social visits with tenants
- Days/Times: Weekdays or weekends
- Time Commitment: Ongoing, flexible
Movie Night Helper
- Description: Set up movie equipment, distribute snacks, support tenant engagement
- Days/Times: Evenings
- Time Commitment: Monthly or bi-monthly
Requirements
- Volunteers must be 16 years of age or older
- Police Record Check and/or Vulnerable Sector Screening
What You’ll Gain
- Direct experience in a supportive mental health and/or housing program
- Develop valuable communication and interpersonal skills
- Build connections within the community and with like-minded volunteers
- Make a meaningful impact in the lives of others
- Confirmation of volunteer hours and reference letters upon successful completion
Application Details
As part of our volunteer application process, all applicants are required to provide a Police Record Check and/or a Vulnerable Sector Screening (depending on the role). To help avoid delays and ensure a smooth process, we recommend obtaining these documents before starting your application. Successful applicants will be contacted for a brief interview.
______________________________________________________________________
Hope, respect, dedication, equity, accountability, collaboration, and innovation are key values of Cota. We are dedicated to promoting a diverse and inclusive workplace, upholding dignity, and acknowledging each person’s individual contributions and potential as an equal-opportunity employer. We uphold the Ontario Human Right Code and strongly encourage applications from people of color, women, Indigenous Peoples, people with disabilities, LGBTQ2S+ people, and others who provide various viewpoints. Cota ensures an accessible hiring process in line with the AODA principles, providing accommodations for applicants with disabilities. For any accommodation requests or additional questions, please email us at volunteer@cotainspires.ca
About Cota
Cota is an accredited, not-for-profit, community-based organization that has been supporting adults with mental health and cognitive challenges to live well within their communities for 50 years.
We provide person-centred supports that assist individuals to find inspiration and hope in their inherent strengths and support them to pursue meaningful change in their lives, as they define it. We also work collaboratively with our funders, our partners and other stakeholders, across the provincial health and social service systems, to inspire positive change in the way that services are delivered to individuals living with mental health and cognitive challenges.
Cota offers a wide range of services to adults living with serious mental illness, geriatric mental health conditions, acquired brain injuries, developmental disabilities and dual diagnoses. Our services include case management, supportive housing, short-term residential beds, day programs, court and justice related services, Assertive Housing First Teams and services for individuals who are experiencing homelessness.