Current Volunteer Opportunities
Expand the list below to see more details about our current volunteer opportunities.
Emergency |
Activities in the emergency volunteer role include:
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Durham Regional Cancer Center (DRCC) |
Activities in the DRCC volunteer role include:
This role is available at the Oshawa Hospital. |
Cancer Centre Navigator |
The Durham Regional Cancer Centre (DRCC) has an incredible volunteer opportunity. In this role you would greet first time patients and assist them with registering as well as provide support to patients and their family who arrive at the DRCC for their ongoing appointments.
Note: There are two areas for this role – a roving position where a volunteer will move through the Cancer Center during the shift or a more stationary position at the Cancer Center entrance. This role is available at the DRCC located at the Oshawa Hospital. |
Lobbies and Entrances |
In the lobbies and entrances volunteer role, you will learn about the hospital and its services while interacting with patients and visitors at various entrances. This is a physically active position. Other activities include:
This role is available at Ajax Pickering, Bowmanville, Oshawa, and Whitby Hospitals. |
Retail – Gift Shops, Cafés, and Second-Hand Clothing Stores |
In the retail volunteer role, you will work with other volunteers to support the Lakeridge Health Auxiliaries and their fundraising goals through customer service and sales from various retail operations. This role is available at the Ajax Pickering, Bowmanville, Oshawa, and Port Perry Hospitals, Lakeridge Gardens, and offsite locations across the Durham Region. |
Healthy Aging – Social Connection, Friendly Visiting, and Recreation Therapy |
Activities in the healthy aging volunteer role include:
This role is available at Ajax Pickering, Bowmanville, Oshawa, Port Perry, and Whitby Hospitals and Lakeridge Gardens. |
Patient Experience – Patient Family Experience Advisor |
The patient experience patient and family advisor volunteer role is for individuals who have had a health-care experience as a patient or family member at Lakeridge Health in the last two years and would like to share their experiences, insights, and ideas with us to shape the care we provide. Activities include:
This role is not hospital specific. You may be asked to contribute virtually or in person. |