Current Volunteer Opportunities
Expand the list below to see more details about our current volunteer opportunities.
Office Support |
In the office support volunteer role, you will work in an office environment to assist departments with project-based activities. Activities in this role include:
This role is available at the Oshawa Hospital. |
Emergency Department (ED) Entrance |
In the Emergency Department (ED) entrance volunteer role, you will work in a fast paced environment to assist patients and Essential Partners-in-Care (EPCs) coming into the ED. Some activities include:
This role is available at the Oshawa Hospital. |
Navigator |
In the navigator volunteer role, you will provide support to patients who arrive at the Cancer Centre for their appointments. You can make a real difference to someone by being a friendly, helpful presence when they arrive. Activities in this role include:
Note: A volunteer in this role must become comfortable with computers, standing and/or walking for the entire shift (4 hours maximum) and help wayfinding to other areas of the hospital. This role is available at the Durham Region Cancer Centre 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. |
Emergency |
Activities in the emergency volunteer role include:
This role is available at the Ajax Pickering, Bowmanville, Oshawa, and Port Perry 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. |
Diagnostic Imaging – Breast Assessment Centre and Ultrasound |
In the diagnostic imaging volunteer role, you will assist patients coming into the hospital for appointments. Other activities include:
This role is available at the Ajax Pickering, Bowmanville, Oshawa, and Port Perry Hospitals. |
Ambulatory (Outpatient) Support – Day Surgery, Eye Centre, Endoscopy, and Fracture Clinic |
Activities in the ambulatory support volunteer role include:
This role is available at the Ajax Pickering, Bowmanville, Oshawa, and Port Perry Hospitals. |
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. |
Durham Regional Cancer Center (DRCC) |
Activities in the DRCC volunteer role include:
This role is available at the Oshawa Hospital. |
Nephrology – Dialysis |
In the nephrology volunteer role, you will assist the patients arriving at the hospital for Dialysis treatment. Other activities include:
This role is available at the Oshawa Hospital. |
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. |
Distress Centre Durham |
Distress Centre Durham operates 24 hours a day – seven days a week – and offers callers emotional support, crisis de-escalation, community referrals, and emergency intervention when necessary. We carefully select individuals 18 years of age and older to:
For additional information, please call 905-430-3511. To complete a Volunteer Application Form for this role, please click here. |