Procedure for Applying to the Adult Volunteer Program
Recruitment for the Adult Volunteer Program at North York General Hospital runs from September through June year-round. Adult Volunteers are required to make a minimum commitment of 6 months of volunteering.

How to Apply

1) Complete and submit an application package.
    The application package includes:

• Application form
• Reference forms (two completed references are required)
• Updated resume

Incomplete packages will not be considered.

2) If you were interviewed and offered a placement in our program, you must:

• Complete a mandatory immunization protocol (including a two-step TB test)
• Attend a volunteer orientation session
• Sign hospital privacy and code of conduct documents
• Attend additional unit/area training and orientation

Please note all applications are reviewed but, due to the volume of applications we receive only those selected for an interview will be contacted. Application packages will be kept on file for one year.

Please mail or drop off completed packages to:
North York General Hospital
Volunteer Services Department
4001 Leslie Street, Room 65
Toronto, Ontario M2K 1E1

Sample Placements
A volunteer description is given to each candidate outlining the duties and responsibilities of the service you are assigned to.

Listed below are some of the sample placements we offer at the three sites. You are required to make a weekly commitment of one day per week, three to four hours per shift. Please note that placements are offered based on suitability and availability.  

General Site (4001 Leslie Street, Leslie & Sheppard)

• Clerical positions (Foundation, Accounts Payable, Human Resources etc.)
• Gift and Etcetera Shop
• Information Desk
• Inpatient Floors (Pediatrics, Mother & Baby, Rehabilitation, Progressive Care Units, etc)
• Outpatient Services (Day Surgery, Emergency, Emergency Triage, etc.)

Branson Site (555 Finch Avenue West, Bathurst & Finch)

• Information Desk
• Medical Imaging
• Surgical Day Care
• Patient Registration
• Prostate Centre

Seniors’ Health Centre (2 Buchan Court, Leslie & Sheppard)

• Activation Program
• Day Hospital
• Friendly Visiting
• Gardening
• Geriatric Ambulatory Clinic
• Monthly Teas
• Tuck Shop

There are also several positions available on Board of Volunteer Services appointed committees such as:

• Recruitment Committee
• Projects Committee

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