Health Fair Volunteer

(Alzheimer Society of Muskoka)

Position ID: V-MUS0005
Last Modified: 12 Feb 2024
Last Full Update: 12 Feb 2024

Opportunity Details: Health Fair Volunteer

Contact Martha Coburn, Office Administrator, Alzheimer Society of Muskoka; Phone: 705-645-5621 ext 200; Email: admin@alzheimermuskoka.ca
Duties

Help the Alzheimer Society of Muskoka manage an information booth at various Health Fairs in Muskoka and Parry Sound. Your help is greatly appreciated in our endeavours to provide useful information to individuals and their families.

Duties:

  • Arrive 15 minutes before the health fair begins.
  • Pick up the donation box from the box office.
  • Display the brochures and donation box on the table provided.
  • Return the donation box to the box office.
  • Give brochures to anyone who asks for them.  If any viewers have questions about the information or about Alzheimer’s disease or other dementias, explain you are a volunteer and encourage them to phone the office at the number provided in the pamphlet.

Qualifications

  • Excellent communication skills
  • Dependable and punctual
  • Enjoy meeting people
  • Outgoing, personable
  • Dementia-friendly  

Time Commitment

  • Number of events to be determined.
  • Event (s) may be during the week or occasionally on weekends.
  • Approximately 4 hours spent at each event
  • Ongoing position depending on desire to continue.

You will be provided with all materials needed for the event (s).

Benefits Your help is greatly appreciated in our endeavours to provide useful information to individuals and their families.
Clients Persons living with Alzheimer's disease or other dementias and their care partners.
Areas of Interest Community / Neighbourhood Volunteering
Skills/Experience Communication & Interpersonal Skills ; Friendly & Outgoing ; Listening Skills ; Patience ; Positive / Cheerful Demeanor ; Self-Motivated / Work Independently
Commitment Length One Time / Special Event - Number of events to be determined. Ongoing position depending on desire to continue.
Interaction Level Solitary ; Small Group
Location Muskoka and Parry Sound area.
Number of Positions Muskoka District: 20 individual(s) ; Parry Sound District: 10 individual(s) 
 
30 individual(s) needed in total. 
 
Bala: - ; Baysville: - ; Bracebridge: - ; Dorset: - ; Dwight: - ; Georgian Bay Township: - ; Gravenhurst: - ; Honey Harbour: - ; Huntsville: - ; Lake of Bays Township: - ; Mactier: - ; Milford Bay: - ; Moose Deer Point First Nation: - ; Muskoka District: - ; Muskoka Lakes Township: - ; Parry Sound: - ; Port Carling: - ; Port Sandfield: - ; Port Severn: - ; Port Sydney: - ; Severn Bridge: - ; Utterson
Training Orientation ; Training is provided
Police Check Required

Agency Details: Alzheimer Society of Muskoka

Office Phone 705-645-5621 ; 1-800-605-2075, Toll Free for Muskoka and South Parry Sound only
Fax 705-645-4397
E-Mail admin@alzheimermuskoka.ca
Website www.alzheimermuskoka.ca/
Address & Map
1-239 Manitoba St
Bracebridge, ON
Canada P1L 1S2
 
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Mailing Address 1-239 Manitoba St 
Bracebridge, ON 
Canada P1L 1S2