Our Card Game Volunteers set up and facilitate our resident seniors in playing cards in our facility's dining room, including supervising 'buy in', dealing, conducting 'pay outs' on winning hands, and otherwise assisting players who need help. More specifically:

1. Check in at the volunteering office and obtain attendance sheet
2. Remind and recruit residents to participate (names and rooms numbers on sheet), plus invite others
3. Set up the games/card tables, having regard to COVID-19 Safety Protocols
4. Take attendance (when in doubt ask the residents to tell you their names)
5. Collect money from players, if applicable
6. Start the paricular card game that will be played, deal the cards, and make sure that participants are made fully aware of the rules
7. Volunteer to assist residents that need help 
8. Restore the dining room after the session is concluded, observing COVID-19 Safety Protocols 
9.  Sign out on the time sheet on the volunteer board 
10.  Slide attendance sheet under the Volunteer Coordinator door 

PLEASE APPLY AT THE EARLIEST OPPORTUNITY. 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 card game(s) that you wish to volunteer for (see GOAL, above), and you're prepared to learn how these games are played at MICBA, then help our seniors play and enjoy a fun, leisure experience
2. For volunteers who wish to conduct the Italian card games Briscola and/or Scopa, please access this posting: Volunteer Opportunities - Report - Volunteer MBC
3. Ability to engage as a volunteer for a minimum of 60 HOURS (over at least 6 MONTHS)
4. Ability to strictly observe COVID-19 Safety Protocols and the requirements of the 'role' (see DESCRIPTION, above)
5. Experience assisting seniors in their daily living, health and wellness is welcome, but not required
6. Reference Check Form: two references will be required (for volunteers who will be handling money)
7. Police Vulnerable Sector Check: https://www.peelpolice.ca/en/services/record-checks-and-suspensions-pardons.aspx
8. Online 'customer service' training re. persons with disabilities > AODA: https://accessforward.ca/newado/csstandardmodule
9. 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). This will include: Forum Italia policies review, documentation to be signed, facility tour, and volunteers will take home our volunteer handbook and an information package.

TRAINING will be provided by an experienced leisure activity volunteer or by staff, as an introduction to the 'role', to include a comprehensive briefing re. COVID-19 Safety Protocols.