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  • A group of six people wearing masks kneels in the foreground, smiling at the camera. Behind them, under a white canopy, four musicians in red vests play instruments like trombone and saxophone. The setting is outdoors with a grassy area and trees.

    Gain volunteer experience with our senior community through one of our many volunteer positions. With a small number of staff, our Centre is very reliant on our volunteers, and we have a variety of roles you can help out with!

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    Gain volunteer experience with our senior community through one of our many volunteer positions. With a small number of staff, our Centre is very reliant on our volunteers, and we have a variety of roles you can help out with!

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    Gain volunteer experience with our senior community through one of our many volunteer positions. With a small number of staff, our Centre is very reliant on our volunteers, and we have a variety of roles you can help out with!

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    Gain volunteer experience with our senior community through one of our many volunteer positions. With a small number of staff, our Centre is very reliant on our volunteers, and we have a variety of roles you can help out with!

  • Three people in a kitchen wearing aprons; two of them are smiling and hugging in front of a cutting board with vegetables, while the third person stands near a dishwasher, smiling with folded arms.

    Gain volunteer experience with our senior community through one of our many volunteer positions. With a small number of staff, our Centre is very reliant on our volunteers, and we have a variety of roles you can help out with!

  • Group of six young adults, three men and three women, smiling and standing together in an indoor setting. The man on the far right is wearing a Pittsburgh Penguins t-shirt and a backwards blue cap, while the woman second from the right wears glasses and a white sweater. The setting appears to be a cozy room with artwork on the wall.

    Gain volunteer experience with our senior community through one of our many volunteer positions. With a small number of staff, our Centre is very reliant on our volunteers, and we have a variety of roles you can help out with!

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    Gain volunteer experience with our senior community through one of our many volunteer positions. With a small number of staff, our Centre is very reliant on our volunteers, and we have a variety of roles you can help out with!

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    Gain volunteer experience with our senior community through one of our many volunteer positions. With a small number of staff, our Centre is very reliant on our volunteers, and we have a variety of roles you can help out with!

  • Group of women organizing and sorting items at a donation center, with tables filled with plastic bags containing supplies.

    Gain volunteer experience with our senior community through one of our many volunteer positions. With a small number of staff, our Centre is very reliant on our volunteers, and we have a variety of roles you can help out with!

  • Group of young adults gathered indoors, posing cheerfully for the camera, with some making peace signs.

    Gain volunteer experience with our senior community through one of our many volunteer positions. With a small number of staff, our Centre is very reliant on our volunteers, and we have a variety of roles you can help out with!

  • Group of people engaged in arts and crafts, sitting around a table with colorful materials and supplies in a room with shelves.

    Gain volunteer experience with our senior community through one of our many volunteer positions. With a small number of staff, our Centre is very reliant on our volunteers, and we have a variety of roles you can help out with!

  • Two people celebrating St. Patrick's Day in an office, wearing green hats and themed attire, with arms raised in excitement.

    Gain volunteer experience with our senior community through one of our many volunteer positions. With a small number of staff, our Centre is very reliant on our volunteers, and we have a variety of roles you can help out with!

  • Four people in a kitchen wearing aprons and smiling, with one wearing a blue cap. Kitchen appliances and cabinets are visible in the background.

    Gain volunteer experience with our senior community through one of our many volunteer positions. With a small number of staff, our Centre is very reliant on our volunteers, and we have a variety of roles you can help out with!

  • Group of six people wearing masks and aprons, posing in a kitchen setting.

    Gain volunteer experience with our senior community through one of our many volunteer positions. With a small number of staff, our Centre is very reliant on our volunteers, and we have a variety of roles you can help out with!

  • Five musicians wearing red vests holding instruments, including a trumpet, saxophone, double bass, banjo, and trombone, stand in a room with Valentine's Day decorations.

    Gain volunteer experience with our senior community through one of our many volunteer positions. With a small number of staff, our Centre is very reliant on our volunteers, and we have a variety of roles you can help out with!

Volunteer Application Form 2025

Volunteer Positions

  • We’re looking for friendly, dedicated front desk receptionists. The receptionist will greet members, schedule appointments, take payments and answer inquiries about the Centre.

    Our volunteer receptionists are a core part of our team. They work closely with staff, members and other volunteers to assist with Centre administration and guest services.

    Shifts: Monday to Friday; 9:00 am - 12:30 pm and 12:30 - 4:00 pm.

  • Our Amaryllis Singing Group is looking for piano players to accompany their singing! If you love music and want to help create a community hub where seniors feel welcome and included through programs and services we would love to talk to you!

    Our Singing Group meets every Monday from 11:00 am - Noon.

  • Our lunch programs are very popular. Perhaps too popular (!) because we need more volunteers to help us with food preparation, serving, cleaning and general help.

    Lunches are on Wednesdays and Fridays.

  • Various administrative tasks, computer skills, financial, filing.

    Days/times: As needed

  • Working under the instruction of Lead Cook, washing/chopping vegetables, preparing sandwiches

    Days/Times:

    Tuesday  9:00 am - 1:00 pm

    Wednesday  10:00 am - 2 pm

    Thursday  12 pm - 3 pm

    Friday   9:00 am - 1:00 pm

  • Helping Lead Dishes Volunteer, scrape dishes, load/unload dishwasher, put dishes aways, wipe counters.

    Days/Times:

    Tuesday   12:00 pm - 3:00 pm

    Wednesday   12:00 pm - 3:00 pm

    Friday    12:00 pm - 3:00 pm

  • Serving lunch, clearing tables, scraping dishes.

    Days/Times:

    Tuesday  11:45 am - 1:45 pm

    Wednesday  12:45 pm - 2:45 pm

    Friday   11:45 am - 1:45 pm

  • Setting up chairs and tables for programs, various general tasks around the centre, general cleaning, sanitizing

    Day/Times:

    Any day as needed

  • Helping with setting up specific programs.

    Days/Times: Program dependent

  • Delivering newsletters/special events posters to various locations around town.

    Days/Times: As needed

  • This position could consist of one (or a combination of both) of the following scenarios:
     

    1. Pick up kitchen laundry from centre every Friday afternoon
    between 3:30-4pm and take to your home to wash, dry and fold;
    then return laundry to centre on Monday morning.

    OR

    2. Pick up laundry on Friday afternoons between 3:30-4pm and deliver to a laundromat located on the corner of Oak St and 15th Ave. Pick up laundry from laundromat on Monday mornings and deliver back to South Granville Seniors Centre.

    Our laundry generally consists of two to four table cloths, and approximately 20 dish rags/towels.

    The centre would provide the laundry detergent, and a nominal dollar remuneration for this service.

    Days/Times: Fridays

  • Helping with organizing events, setup, and take down, etc.

    Days/Times: As needed throughout the year.

  • Making friendly calls to members - especially those who do not attend the centre regularly

The work we do wouldn’t be possible without our volunteers. We hope you consider volunteering with us!

To apply to volunteer please fill out the application form of this page and we will get in touch with you for the next steps.

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