Community and Leisure Volunteer

Group Living/ Supported Independent Living

Where: 
Woodstock and District Developmental Services

Location:
Woodstock, Ontario

Type: Long term, flexible

Schedule is mutually determined

Responsibilities:

1. Connect with people with developmental disabilities based on their interests and goals
2. Support with leisure activities i.e. sports, gardening, playing cards/games, music, seeing a movie, cooking and crafts
3. Offer new connections and activities that might provide opportunities to learn new and different skills
4. Support and advocate for diversity, equity and inclusion in your community

Requirements:

1. Mature, reliable and committed
2. Energetic and motivated
3. Works well with others and in teams
4. Enjoys supporting people and building relationships
5. Well connected or willing to connect to community
6. Believes in the vision of ‘a Community Where Everybody Belongs’

**Criminal record check including the vulnerable sector and references are required**

1. If you would like to support someone in your car, valid G or G2 driver’s license with $1 million liability proof of insurance is required

Benefits:

• Sense of well-being and connection
• Form new relationships
• Personal and professional development
• Make a difference

Training:

• One-on-one meeting with Volunteer/Student Coordinator
• Orientation provided to all volunteers on agency policies and procedures
• Online training provided (Health and safety, diversity and inclusion, confidentiality, abuse, rights, emergency procedures)
• Meet and greet and time to get to know the person(s) you will be volunteering with
• More training available if requested