VOLUNTEER POSITIONS

There are many Volunteer Opportunities. The Volunteer Services Coordinator works together with the Social Work, Recreation, Rehabilitation and Nursing departments to determine how to best serve the needs of our residents. We then work with the volunteers to find the position that best suits you. You can choose from a lengthy list of opportunities or be creative! If you have a special talent, hobby or interest to share, we can provide the space and participants. Whether it’s giving manicures, sharing your computer skills, bringing your babies in for a visit, going for walks with residents, we would love to hear from you. Among the many wonderful activities our volunteers participate in are:

• Volunteer in the Rehabilitation Department, working with the Physiotherapists and Occupational Therapists

• Assist Recreation Department staff with programs including: baking, arts & crafts, lunch club, music therapy programs, movie nights, bingo calling, birthday parties, gardening and manicures.

• Assist Administration staff with mail delivery, computer projects.

• Take residents out for a walk, interview them about their life experiences

• Give musical concerts, present slides shows of your travels, teach computer courses

• Accompany groups of residents on our bus to concerts, lunches, shopping and scenic drives

• Play Scrabble, Chess, Card Games, Bingo

• Practice speaking: Yiddish, Russian, Hebrew, Spanish, and many more languages

• Help residents unpack when they move in

• Participate in special Jewish Holiday Celebrations

• Bring your pets for a visit

• Bring your babies and toddlers for a visit

• Evening and weekend opportunities to volunteer

• Louis Brier Residents who perform volunteer duties, such as Resident Council, mail delivery, synagogue service, and welcoming new residents.

• Family members provide invaluable volunteer services to assure that programs run smoothly.

• Rabbis, cantors, ministers and lay leaders in the Vancouver Jewish and general community provide weekly, monthly and seasonal volunteer hours to serve the spiritual needs of Louis Brier residents.