What a Bingo Volunteer will:

• COVID-19: Get screened by Screener at greeting desk. Please complete questionnaire, sign on log and sanitize your hands
• Sign in at the volunteer office and obtain attendance sheet
• Sanitize all tables while wearing PPE gloves upon arrival in the area where Bingo will be played
• Wash your hands in kitchen after removing your gloves
• Set up tables under lighting and ensure only 2 chairs per table across from each other to en COVID-19 distancing
• Remind residents to participate by calling or knocking at door (names of paricipants and their room numbers on sheet)
• Introduce yourself and welcome people as they arrive, limit of first 8 people ONLY (max capacity for COVID)
• Ensure that seniors sanitize hands as they come in the room or as they sit down at table
• COVID-19: While wearing gloves, hand out bingo cards to residents and collect money
•  Sort money in cups and spray with sanitizing germasolve 
•  Take attendance (when in doubt ask the residents to tell you their room numbers)
•  Start the game and make sure when calling numbers to be loud and clear
•  Winners receive the money pot in the corresponding container, if more than one person has bingo please divide evenly
•  When all games are finished, please ask seniors to leave all cards on table and thank them for coming
•  COVID-19: Sanitize all tables and cards with use of gloves and wipes 
•  Wash your hands in kitchen after removing gloves
•  Fix furniture and put away bingo calling board and cards in cabinet
•  Sign out at the volunteer office 
•  Slide attendance sheet under the Volunteer Coordinator door
•   COVID-19: Please sanitize your hands on the way out at exit

As indicated within the procedure outlined above, COVID-19 precautions/protocols are strictly adhered to, for the health & safety of all involved in this leisure activity

Easily access the MICBA volunteer application form by creating a volunteer profile with Volunteer MBC, then click the yellow box 'Apply Now!' (above). After submitting your Application, please monitor your email 'Junk/Spam' folders and leave space on your voicemail for communications from MICBA. Thank you for your interest in this worthwhile program!

1. Familiarity with the game of Bingo, and you're prepared to learn how it's played at MICBA, then help our seniors play and enjoy a fun, leisure experience
2. Ability to strictly observe COVID-19 Safety Protocols and the requirements of the 'role' (see DESCRIPTION, above)
3. Experience assisting seniors in their daily living, health and wellness is welcome, but not required
4. Reference Check Form: two references will be required
5. Police Vulnerable Sector Check: https://www.peelpolice.ca/en/services/record-checks-and-suspensions-pardons.aspx
6. Online 'customer service' training re. persons with disabilities > AODA: https://accessforward.ca/newado/csstandardmodule
7. Covid-19 Vaccination Certificate

SCREENING of applicants will initially be remote/virtual (telephone/email/online interviewing), unless otherwise advised

ORIENTATION onsite is required (approximatly 1.5 hours long). This will include: policy review, documentation to be signed, facility tour, and volunteers take home our volunteer handbook and an information package.

TRAINING will be provided by an experienced Bingo volunteer, over at least 2 sessions.