Volunteer, PPE Delivery
About The Position
Support frontline healthcare staff by delivering Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) in Toronto. Volunteer Delivery Drivers deliver Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to Personal Support Workers, Nurses or other frontline home healthcare staff at various locations in Toronto. Volunteer Delivery Drivers pick-up PPE from VHA and deliver it to designated staff between 9:00 a.m. –4:00p.m. Wednesday to Friday. The locations and times of each assignment depend upon the availability of each volunteer and the established delivery schedule. This role ensures that healthcare staff receive resources that are required to support safety while providing essential healthcare services.
Requirements
- Committed, Trustworthy, Reliable, Punctual, Friendly, Flexible, Independent, Safe Driver, Committed to safety, physical distancing & public health and infection prevention and control requirements
- Valid Driving License and good driving record – Driver Form & Waiver provided by VHA must be signed by volunteer
- Proof of valid driving license and insurance
Responsibilities
- Volunteer uses their own vehicle to pick up PPE from VHA Home HealthCare and deliver it to staff
- Volunteers are provided with a destination address, contact and phone number, and will deliver PPE packages to VHA staff ensuring that it is received
- Deliveries are ‘no contact’ and physical distancing is practiced
- VHA Staff load PPE into the vehicle at pick-up
- At the PPE delivery location, a staff supervisor may collect PPE from the volunteer’s vehicle
- Alternatively, volunteers deliver PPE to a location and stay on-site to distribute it to staff
Benefits
- Orientation
- Training (online and in person)
- Meetings
- Workshops
- Seminars
- One-to-one support
- Career-related experience
- Opportunities to meet new people
- Develop social and professional networks
- Build on communication, interpersonal and leadership skills
- Gain valuable work experience to build your resume
- Support your community
- Enhance clients' lives and deliver life-changing supports and services
- Verification letter upon request following 100 hours of volunteer service
- Program Assistant or/Coordinator or/Supervisor will be available for feedback and support
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