Dube Centre for Mental Health - Recreation Volunteer
Volunteers share their time & efforts to support staff by providing distraction, emotional support & direction to their patients. The Volunteer supplies that extra pair of “helping hands” that add to the trained services of the Acute Care facility staff, working together to enhance the patients experience during hospitalization.
In the art studio, therapeutic kitchen, reflection room, Ellis Hall gymnasium, multipurpose room (D1010). Volunteers may be on-unit depending on their position and the program. Associate volunteer positions are relational in nature and provide value added care for clients and patients through meaningful engagement and service. The volunteer will work closely with the recreation staff in the Adult and Adolescent Mental Health Units.
- Plan and prepare for your chosen program
- Participate in the programming -
- Assist in motivating patients to attend the program
- Return all materials used and tidy the area that you used for the program
