Volunteering at the Vic - Victoria General Hospital

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Food Services
Working under the supervision of a registered dietician or the Manager of Food Services on projects such as conducting patient surveys, research and administrative duties. Shifts vary from two to four hours in length Monday to Friday during the day. Volunteers commit to one shift per week. Please note shifts are limited in this placement and preference is given to students who are pursuing education in this field.

Victoria Lifeline

Victoria Lifeline - a not-for-profit division of the Victoria General Hospital Foundation.

Victoria Lifeline is a personal response service that puts people in touch with help at the press of a button, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

Victoria Lifeline has volunteer opportunities in two key areas.

Within the department there are office volunteer opportunities. This includes doing a variety of clerical tasks such as filing, preparing mail-outs, collating promotional items, etc.
Victoria Lifeline also offers the opportunity to provide quality care beyond the hospital walls in the form of volunteer installers. We need more installers due to the demand for our service. Volunteer installers hook up the Lifeline equipment in client’s homes and show them how it works to get them help.

Training Provided
No Technical experience required
Flexible hours
Paid Mileage
Opportunities available city wide

Anyone who wants to work in the Victoria Lifeline program applies through and becomes part of the Victoria General Hospital Volunteer Services Department. For more information or to access a volunteer application, click here.

Gift Shop
Working as a cashier in the Victoria Hospital Gift Shop serving customers and operating the cash register and interac/credit card machine. Volunteers also replenish stock and ensure the store is neat and tidy. The Gift Shop shifts are as follows:

Monday to Friday:
8:00 am - 11:00 am
11:00 am - 2:00 pm
2:00 pm - 5:30 pm
5:30 pm - 8:45 pm

Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays:
12:30 pm - 5:00 pm

Volunteers commit to one shift per week during the weekdays or alternate days on weekends. Volunteers can also work on a casual/spare basis.

Front Lobby Ambassadors
Ambassadors are friendly greeters in our hospital lobby who assist our visitors and patients arriving to the hospital. Duties include assisting with the parking meters, providing directions to various departments for tests or appointments, answering general inquiries and assisting with patient discharges. Shifts take place Monday to Friday 9:00 am to 12:30 pm, 12:30 pm to 4:00 pm and 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm as well as Noon to 3:30 pm on Saturdays and Sundays.

Fundraising
Assisting the Guild of Victoria General Hospital with special projects/events throughout the year such as raffle ticket sales, craft & bake sales, luncheons and other fundraising activities. Flexible shifts vary throughout the year.