{"id":3932,"date":"2016-11-04T14:22:19","date_gmt":"2016-11-04T18:22:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/52.229.122.34\/en\/?page_id=3932"},"modified":"2026-03-04T10:28:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T15:28:09","slug":"become-a-volunteer","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ottawahospital.on.ca\/en\/career-opportunities\/become-a-volunteer\/","title":{"rendered":"Volunteer at TOH"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"770\" height=\"330\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ottawahospital.on.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/TOH-Volunteers.jpeg\" alt=\"TOH Volunteers\" class=\"wp-image-68945\" style=\"width:840px;height:360px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ottawahospital.on.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/TOH-Volunteers.jpeg 770w, https:\/\/www.ottawahospital.on.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/TOH-Volunteers-600x257.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/www.ottawahospital.on.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/TOH-Volunteers-300x129.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.ottawahospital.on.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/TOH-Volunteers-768x329.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Volunteer With Us: Help Reshape the Future of Health Care<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Our volunteers represent diverse cultures, age groups, abilities, and life experiences. Some are looking ahead to future careers in health care; others are looking back over the rich life experiences that have equipped them for their role as volunteers. Whatever their backgrounds, all our volunteers are working to help The Ottawa Hospital reshape the future of health care.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A volunteer&#8217;s gift of time, talent, and energy are invaluable to patients, visitors, and staff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>To volunteer, all you need is the following:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A willingness to help people<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Some time to share<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A desire to challenge yourself<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Commitments and Qualifications<strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Volunteers must be 16 years or older.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Eight-month commitment. Cottagers and snowbirds are welcome!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Most assignments require one shift of 3-4 hours per week.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The desire to always provide EXCELLENT customer service.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Excellent at working in a cooperative team environment.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Eager to participate in courses and change practices in continuous pursuit of excellence.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Timelines and Opportunities<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We have a thorough screening and training process. If a good fit is found for your interests and availability, it can take 1 to 2 months to start volunteering.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background\" style=\"background-color:#fdb933\"><strong>Please note that for information to be current, we keep applications for a period of four months, after which, you need to re-apply.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Here are some of the volunteer roles at The Ottawa Hospital:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Wayfinding (Info desk. entrance navigator and Infoguide+)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Recreational therapy<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Virtual Program (Info desk, courtesy calls, chemo teach)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Inpatient and Outpatient Units (ED, ICU, Eye Care Centre, Surgical Day Care, Hemodialysis, Cancer Centre)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Office Helpers<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Wellness Centre Support<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Musical Moments<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Transitional Care (offsite locations)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pet Therapy (Pet Therapy volunteers must first be certified by either <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sja.ca\/en\/community-services\/therapy-dog-program\">St John\u2019s Ambulance<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ottawatherapydogs.ca\/about_us\">Ottawa Therapy Dogs<\/a> to volunteer at The Ottawa Hospital)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>We continue to work with our TOH leaders to develop new and exciting volunteer roles and programs and welcome great new ideas from our volunteers, staff and families.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-text-color has-background\" style=\"color:#000000;background-color:#ffffff\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-color\" id=\"schedule-a-visit\" style=\"color:#3e7d98;font-size:40px;line-height:1.15;display:none\">If you would like to apply for one of these positions, we invite you to complete an<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-horizontal is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-499968f5 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-50 has-custom-font-size\" style=\"font-size:25px;display:none\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/app.betterimpact.com\/Application?OrganizationGuid=c7c14b9e-3408-431f-88c5-d800b0c5a759&amp;ApplicationFormNumber=1\" style=\"border-radius:0px;color:#ffffff;background-color:#3e7d98\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Application Form<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Volunteer applications are temporarily closed<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Thank you for your interest in becoming a volunteer at The Ottawa Hospital. Our volunteers are an important part of our team. Due to a high volume of applications, we have temporarily paused volunteer intake and are not accepting new applications. When onboarding resumes, we will share a link to the volunteer application on this page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Volunteer With Us: Help Reshape the Future of Health Care Our volunteers represent diverse cultures, age groups, abilities, and life experiences. Some are looking ahead to future careers in health care; others are looking back over the rich life experiences that have equipped them for their role as volunteers. 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