Volunteer

Screening ensures the highest standards for clients and volunteers:

• Application submission

• Criminal Record Check

• Reference Checks

• Interview & Site Tour

• Thorough orientation and interactive training

• Ongoing support and education

• Challenging and rewarding assignments

• Appreciation of your unique skills and talents

Find volunteer opportunities across the Interior Health region. Volunteers are present in many health-care programs and services, including:

• Community Care
• Hospital
• Long-term Care
• Public Health
• Substance Use Services

For all East Kootenay volunteer inquires please contact VolunteerKootenays@kootenays.cmha.bc.ca.

Contact Louise at louise.fitzgerald@interiorhealth.ca about volunteer opportunities.

• Assistance with Recreational activities such as bingo, floor curling, dice games, card group, board games or simply sharing your unique talents and skills with residents

• Friendly Visitor- one on one conversations, reading, walks, games, manicures

• Assisting on outings- shopping, picnics, community events

• Pet therapy visits through St. Johns Ambulance with your certified pet

• Serving refreshments in main lounge area / meal club assistance / tea party gatherings and various special events

• Entertainment / musicians

• For further information please contact Margot at margot.wright@interiorhealth.ca

Types of volunteer opportunities

• Adult Day Services – socialize with seniors, engage in hands-on activities or share your unique talents and skills

• Friendly Visitors – provide companionship to housebound older adults and respite for their caregivers

• Drivers - provide transportation to medical appointments, banking and grocery shopping

• Meal Delivery – Deliver meals to Adult Day Service programs and individuals with mobility issues

• Shop by Phone – contact clients each week via phone and/or shop for clients’ groceries.

• Child & Baby Clinics – greet parents and assist with weighing and measuring

• Prenatal Packages – assembling information packages that are given to expectant mothers

• Toy Cleaning – clean and sanitize toys used at clinics

Some programs may be impacted by Covid-19.

Applying to volunteer

• Volunteer Application Form (This is the file path to the PDF file)

• Criminal R​ec​ord Check (Please copy the access code TYFCPFTFTP)

• For further information and to contact us directly, please email COKCommunityVolunteerServices@interiorhealth.ca or call us at 250-980-1558. 

Type of volunteer opportunities

• Patient visitation programs - one-to-one, making friendly conversation and providing support.  
• Information desks - welcome and guide people, provide direction, and assist with deliveries. 
• Medical unit support, outpatient escort, mail delivery, and various other programs. 

Applying to volunteer   

• Volunteer Application Form
• Please contact us directly at KelownaKGHVolunteerServices@interiorhealth.ca or call 250-862-4492 or 250-862-4497 for further assistance.
• Criminal Record Check, (Please copy the access code A2U28W9KXC).

The following opportunities are available for the Brookhaven, Cottonwoods, David Lloyd Jones and 3 Links Manor care centres.

Type of volunteer opportunities

• Recreational programs: art/painting, bingo, games, entertainment/Happy Hours, crafts, ceramics, baking, woodworking, manicures

• Outings to restaurants, picnics, malls, farmer’s market, sailings, casinos

• Serving beverages - tea/coffee/juice

• Gift shop

• Hair salon

• Spiritual care - visits, Sunday Services.

• Companions for appointments

• Visiting - one to one friendly conversation/reading/games/computer assistance.

• Gardening – weekly and seasonal

• Entertainers – solo and group entertainers

• Pet visitation – register your dog with Kelowna Caring Canines Society

• Youth Volunteers – ages 13-18

Applying to volunteer

• Volunteer Application Form

• Please contact us directly at LTCVolunteerServices@interiorhealth.ca or call 250-212-8418 for further assistance.

• Criminal R​ec​ord Check, (Please copy the access code V4V7VWDA4K)

Type of volunteer opportunities

• Visiting – One-to-one making friendly conversation/reading/word games with patients including palliative care

• Information Desks – welcome and guide people, provide direction and assist with deliveries.

• Retail – on site Auxiliary Gift Shop

• Cancer Clinic – interact with patients and visitors, serve prepared lunch/snacks

• Diagnostic clinic support – assist/direct patients and assist clinic staff

• Courier/Mail delivery and various other programs

• Pet Visitation – visit with patients with your SJA certified dog

• Youth Volunteers – high school students aged 15-18

• Neonatal nursery – infant cuddling, assisting staff with prenatal packages

Applying to volunteer

• Volunteer Application Form

• Youth healthcare volunteer program information package

• Please contact us directly at vjhvolunteerservices@interiorhealth.ca or call 250-558-1364 for further assistance.

• Criminal R​ec​ord Check, (Please copy the access code BR6PRXGRES)

Types of volunteer opportunities

• Recreation Programs - Art/painting, games, bingo, entertainment, happy hour/social events, manicures
• Outings - Restaurants, picnics
• Spiritual care - Visits
• Companions for appointments or shopping
• Visiting - One-on-one friendly conversation, reading, games, computer assistance
• Entertainers - Solo or group
• Gardening - Seasonal
• Pet visitation - Registered with a recognized pet therapy organization
• Youth volunteers ages 15-18 (Polson)

Facilities you can volunteer at

• Polson Extended Care

• Noric House

• Gateby Care Centre

Applying to volunteer

• Volunteer application form

• Please contact us directly at vjhvolunteerservices@interiorhealth.ca or call 250-558-1364 for further assistance.

Type of volunteer opportunities

• Information Desks - welcome and guide people, provide direction and assist with deliveries.

• Retail – sell items in an on-site Gift Shop.

• Meal Delivery – Deliver meals to individuals with mobility issues

• Clinic desk – Welcome and help with patient appointments and directions

• Westview Extended care – 1-1 visits, activities and outings, personal shopping

• Visiting - Pet Therapy, Healing Touch, Spiritual Care, Ice Water Delivery

• SOS Café – on site café

• Youth Volunteer Program – 1-1 visits, crafting, games and activities

• Recycling – gathering recyclables

Applying to volunteer

• Volunteer Application Form

• Criminal R​ec​ord Check, (Please copy the access code 1446761).

• Please contact us directly at PRHVolunteerServices@interiorhealth.ca or call 250-462-7965 or 250-492-4000 EXT 32518 for further assistance.

Type of volunteer opportunities

Summerland Eye Clinic

• Clinic desk – Welcome and help with patient appointments and directions

• Summerland Ladies Auxiliary Thrift Store

Dr. Andrew Pavilion Long-Term Care

• Extended Care – 1-1 visits, activities and outings

• Youth Volunteer Program – 1-1 visits, crafting, games and activities

Applying to volunteer

For all volunteer inquires please contact Annette at Annette.Zakall@interiorhealth.ca.

Type of volunteer opportunities

• Friendly Visitors – One-to-one visits with patients – conversations, reading, word games, resident shopping
  Pet Visitation – visit with patients with your SJA certified dog

• Youth Volunteers – high school students aged 15-18

• Dinners at Home – South Okanagan Auxiliary

• Gardening – The Heirloom Garden Club maintains and beautifies the SOGH entranceway gardens, small group gardeners maintain the facility gardens

• Volunteer Drivers Club – Assists patients and residents to appointments and community members to lab appointments

• Harm Reduction Volunteers – assemble harm reduction kits for at-risk populations in the community

• Musical Entertainment – provide welcomed musical entertainment in facilities

• Hospice – visits and palliative support by the Desert Valley Hospice Society Volunteers

Applying to volunteer
 

• Volunteer Application Form

• Criminal Record Check, please copy the access code KETF98QZ9L or apply using your BC Services Card.

• Please contact us directly at Julie.koenig@interiorhealth.ca or call 250-498-5026 for further assistance

Types of volunteer activities

• Helping with Recreational activities such as bowling, shuffleboard, curling 

• Visitor friendly such as one-on-one conversations, reading, walks, games, manicures

• Assisting on outings such as shopping, picnics, community events

• Pet therapy visits through St. Johns Ambulance program

• Serving refreshments in main lounge area

Applying to volunteer

• Volunteer Application Form

• Criminal Record Check, please copy the access code 85VA8EQJK4

• For further information please contact Andrea Naylor at andrea.naylor@interiorhealth.ca or call 250-393-6601 ext 5

Type of volunteer opportunities

• Friendly Visitors – One-to-one visits with patients – conversation, reading, word games

• Information Desks – welcome, direct and escort patients and visitors, provide information and assistance

• Emergency – greet patients and visitors, provide information, direct and escort to designated areas

• Medical Areas – ICU and Daycare Surgery

• Cancer Clinic – greet and visit patients, serve beverages and snacks

• Pet Visitation – visit with patients with your SJA certified dog

• Youth Volunteers – high school students aged 14-18

• Afternoon Auxiliary to RIH – Gift Shop, Mobile Cart, Thrift Seller

Applying to volunteer

• Volunteer Application Form

• Please contact us directly at RIHVolunteerServices@interiorhealth.ca or call 250-314-2313 for further assistance.

• Criminal Record Check, (Please copy the access code 34CQKTYMN6)

Overlander Long Term Care

Type of volunteer opportunities

• Auxiliary – New Members most welcome – Gift Shop, Fundraising and Special Events

• Spiritual Care – Organized Services & End Of Life Support

• Trinity Hospice – Patient & Family Support

• Pet Visitation – Visit Overlander Residents & Trinity Patients with SJA certified dog

• Friendly Visits – Conversation, manicures, board games, card games

• Plant Care

• Assist and support Recreational Programs – Bingos, Dinner Programs, Shopping Trips, Social Outings, Special and Seasonal Events

• Porter Hair Salon, Gift Shop and Entertainment Programs

• Accompany Residents to Medical Appointments

• Youth Volunteers – High school students 14-18 years

Applying to volunteer

• Volunteer Application Form
• Youth Volunteer Application Form
• Auxiliary Volunteer Application Form
• Criminal Record Check: (Please copy access code SSAHCQUS3N)
• For further information please contact Donna Lofstrom-Bell at Donna.Lofstrom-Bell@interiorhealth.ca or 250 554-5569.

Ponderosa Lodge

Applying to volunteer

• Please contact Stacey Baker, Recreation & Volunteer Coordinator, Ponderosa Lodge at 250-374-5671 ext. 14410 for further assistance.

Shuswap Lake General Hospital

Type of volunteer opportunities

• Outpatient Services (Diagnostic Imaging, Rehabilitation) – provide instructions/directions to visitors, assist staff with non-clinical tasks

• Greeters – welcome, guide and escort people to departments; assist with delivering items to inpatients

• Visiting – one-to-one companionship visits with patients, including Pet Therapy and Spiritual Care

Applying to volunteer

• Volunteer Application Form

• Criminal R​ec​ord Check (Please copy the access code for the CRC: F2WLEXEWCX)

• Please contact us directly at SLGHVolunteerServices@interiorhealth.ca or call 250-833-3600 ext 34338 for further assistance

Bastion Place

Type of volunteer opportunities

• Friendly Visitors – One-to-one visits with patients – conversations, reading, word games, resident shopping

• Pet Visitation – visit the residents with your SJA certified dog

• Gardening – Help to maintain the facility gardens

• Volunteer Drivers Club – Assists patients and residents to appointments.

• Assist with Virtual Visits

• Musical Entertainment – provide welcomed musical entertainment.

• Assist with Recreation Programs such as Bowling, Bingo, Bus Outings and Table Top Games.

• Class #4 Volunteer Bus Driver

• Work in the Bastion Tuck Shop

Applying to volunteer

• Please contact Robin Greencorn at 250-833-3616 ext. 46865 or e-mail Robin.Greencorn@interiorhealth.ca for a Volunteer Application and more information on how you can become a Volunteer today

• Criminal Records Check Required