North York General Hospital – Join our Volunteer Team!
North York General Hospital (NYGH), affiliated with the University of Toronto, is one of Canada’s leading community academic hospitals. We offer our diverse community a wide range of acute care, ambulatory and long-term care services across multiple sites. Through partnerships, collaboration, and academic endeavours, we seek to set new standards for people-centred care. Working together with our patients and their families, we are making a world of difference.
We provide an exceptional care experience for our patients and their families and have proudly served our diverse communities in North Toronto, and beyond, since 1968. Our staff, physicians and volunteers have a history of transforming health care to better serve our patients. We are leaders who adopt the most innovative health information technology, strategists who carefully chart patient flow and find ways to reduce wait times, and visionaries who dream of, and work towards, the ideal patient experience. From boardroom to bedside, we go above and beyond to offer the best and safest care. We put our people first in everything we do.
Across our sites, volunteer programming supports our patients, residents, and families. Volunteer Services is currently recruiting individuals. Current volunteer placements we are recruiting volunteers for:
- Patient focused volunteer roles at the Finch Site Reactivation Care Centre (RCC) at Bathurst Street & Finch Avenue West.
- Patient focused volunteer roles and administrative focused volunteer roles at the General site, (Hospital), at Leslie Street & Sheppard Avenue.
- Resident focused volunteer roles at the Seniors’ Health Centre (SHC) at Leslie Street & Sheppard Avenue.
NYGH Volunteer Program requirements:
Thank you for your interest in joining our Volunteer Program at North York General Hospital (NYGH). Kindly ensure you meet all volunteer program requirements before you complete your Volunteer Application.
√ I confirm I am 18 years of age or older.
√ I confirm I am not an employee nor a learner at NYGH and will not be applying for an academic placement at NYGH
in the next year.
√ I confirm I have an advanced level of English, both speaking and writing.
√ I am willing to complete the required Communicable Disease Surveillance Protocol at the hospital, which includes
a 2-Step TB Test, and proof of immunity.
√ Some volunteer placements require a Vulnerable Sector Check. Volunteers incur the cost, and it is not reimbursed;
cost is between $27- $35.
√ Volunteers accepted to the program provide a $20 deposit for their uniform and I.D. Badge. Deposit is returned
when volunteers exit the program.
√ I confirm that I am available to volunteer once weekly for a 4-hour volunteer shift, and I am willing to commit to
my volunteer placement for at least 12 months. Note, current volunteer shifts are only available Monday to
Friday, between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m.
Volunteer Services strives to place as many applicants as possible. However, due to the tremendous volume of applications received, regretfully we are not able to place everyone that applies. We consider previous volunteer and work experience, skills, and availability, when selecting applicants to screen. We thank all those we applied to our Volunteer Program, however only those selected for further consideration will be contacted by the Volunteer Services department. If you have not heard from us within six months of submitting your application, we invite you to reapply.
Thank you,
Sheri
Sheri Loosemore (she/her)
Manager, Volunteer Services
NORTH YORK GENERAL
4001 Leslie Street, Toronto, ON M2K 1E1
nygh.on.ca
