• Welcome clients upon their arrival and assist with setting them into the program.
• Assist in planning and implementing social and recreational activities such as games, cards, indoor gardening, and more.
• Participate in social and recreational activities with the client and assist them with their exercises as required.
• Read books/newspapers to clients and assist them with one-on-one drawing, writing, or speech exercises.
• Assist clients with mobility challenges.
• Help staff prepare clients' lunch and assist with setup and serving.
• Provide relief reception duties - answering calls, welcoming clients, taking accurate messages and more.
• Interact with clients in a professional and polite manner.
• Complete all tasks and responsibilites within assigned timelines.
• Adhere to the vision, mission, and guiding values of the organization and the Health Services Program.
• Maintain confidentiality of clients, staff, and peers.
• Represent Indus in a professional manner at all times.

To Apply: Create a Volunteer Profile with Volunteer MBC, then click the yellow box 'Apply Now!' (above/below) to gain immediate access to the Volunteer Application form on the Indus website [a fillable WORD document]. Download it. Complete it, Save it, and email it as an attachment to npatel@induscs.ca. Thank you!

• Patient, caring and compassionate. be able to establish a good rapport with the clients.
• Experience working with frail, elderly and/or cognitively impaired seniors (an asset).
• Physical ability to assist someone from a sitting to a standing position, assist clients with mobility aids, lift light equipment.
• Sensitivity to the needs and challenges of the client population.
• Well-developed interpersonal and communication skills (English as well as one or more South Asian languages considered an asset).
• Demonstrated flexibility and adaptability; responsible, reliable, self-motivated and detail-oriented.
• Respect confidentiality at all times.
• Ability to work as a team with site staff, and sensitivity to cultural, linguistic, and religious diversity.

All volunteers will undergo an online training and an in-person orientation.