Compassion Volunteer
(Compassion Society of Halton)
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| Opportunity Details | |||
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| Comments | Please apply through Volunteer Halton, “Yes, I’d like to volunteer” button on the top, and we will receive your interest and reply. | ||
| Contact | Aliya Khawari, Executive Director, Compassion Society of Halton; Phone: 905 592 3722; Email: aliya@compassionsociety.net | ||
| Duties | Preparation before store opening. We open at 12 but need to organize food received that morning from Food for Life and Refresh Foods. Clothes sorting, screening and organizing. | ||
| More Info Link | www.compassionsociety.ca | ||
| Benefits | Help the community, great for references and the volunteers have way to much fun! | ||
| Clients | Visitors to be treated with respect, and kind words. Immediate dismissal for any volunteer treating a client without dignity. | ||
| Ages | 16 year(s) and up | ||
| Suitable for OSSD | Yes | ||
| Suitable For | Adults (18+) ; Seniors (55+) ; Highschool students ; Newcomers / English as a second language ; Community Groups | ||
| Areas of Interest | Cleaning Services ; Community / Neighbourhood Volunteering ; Food Services / Nutrition ; General Manpower / Physical Labour ; Group / Family Volunteering ; Shelf Stocking / Warehousing / Inventory ; Social Interaction ; Translation / Languages / Interpretation ; Youth Engagement | ||
| Skills/Experience | Confidentiality ; Translation & Languages ; Willing to learn and have some fun. | ||
| Interaction Level | Sorting clothes - interaction with other volunteers Food table - direct contact with clients Front sorter - general friendly chat with clients, also offer to help them look for sizes, read a book with a child as mom looks around. | ||
| Dates and Times | Friday: Morning, Afternoon (9am-3:30pm) Short shifts, 9,10 or 11 am to 3 or 4pm approx., before store opening. | ||
| Seasons | From October, our client numbers sharply rise as the cold weather arrives. | ||
| Accessibility | Partially Accessible | ||
| Location | 484 Plains Road East, Burlington | ||
| Number of Positions | Burlington: 8 individual(s) 8 individual(s) needed in total. | ||
| Training | Orientation is offered and you are paired with a senior volunteer during first 3 shifts to show you the ropes. | ||
| Transportation | Near public transit ; You gotta get here. Bus stop right in front of the plaza. Bus #1 W from Burlington GO heading to Aldershot GO, get off after Mapleview Mall on Plains Rd at Shoppers Drugmart, cross the road (Bingo Plaza) and we are there. Bus #1 E from Aldershot GO heading to Burlington GO (Mapleview Mall), get off on Plains Rd across Shoppers Drugmart, at the Bingo Plaza and we are there. | ||
| Police Check | Required | ||
| Additional Requirements | -2 references -Knowledge of languages other than English is an asset. Please alert us to this in your application. | ||
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| Organization Name | Compassion Society of Halton | ||
| Office Phone | 905-592-3722 | ||
| contact@compassionsociety.net | |||
| Website | www.compassionsociety.ca | ||
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