Dining Room Assistant
Summary
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About This Opportunity
Responsibilities
• Sign in and out using the volunteer computer system
• Porter residents to and from dining area
• Provide supervision and verbal cues for residents requiring direction
• Provide hand-over-hand assistance for residents requiring physical assistance
• Clean up after resident and offer resident a warm cloth for their hands and face
Requirements
• Excellent verbal communication skills
• Comfortable interacting with seniors
• Patient, kind and positive
• Enjoy being part of a team and working effectively with others Benefits
• Provide resident with nourishment
• Interact with staff members from several departments
• Increase independence of residents in the dining room
• Make professional contacts for future
Skills & Personal Traits
• Patient, compassionate, positive and motivating
• Ability to work independently after initial training period
• Withstand distractions from other residents
Orientation & Training
• Facility tour and basic orientation will be provided for every volunteer
• Role-specific training will occur on your first day of volunteering with us
• Ongoing on-the-job training will be provided as necessary
Shifts
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Screening process:
• Fill out the Volunteer Application Form
• Attend a brief interview with the Volunteer Coordinator
• Apply for a vulnerable sector check from your local police station if you are 18 years of age or older – submit it to the Volunteer Coordinator when complete
• Obtain a 2-step TB skin test (from the Public Health Unit or your family doctor)
• Have 2 COVID vaccines as well as the annual flu shot
• Complete mandatory online training
• Attend orientation
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Volunteer Requirements
Whether you meet these requirements or not, we encourage you to share your interest in us. You may still be a fit for a different opportunity with our organization.
- Proof of Covid Vaccination
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- Flu Shot
- 2 Step TB Test
- Vulnerable Sector Check