Volunteering at UHN

The Summer Volunteer Program accepts students (Secondary and Post Secondary) who wish to gain volunteer experience during the months of May to August.

Volunteers are required to apply by March 1^st, be completely onboarded and be ready to start volunteering the first week of May.

Note: Volunteer role availability for summer volunteers is determined by the needs of each hospital site and may vary each year.

• Must be 16 years of age or older
• Must be able to commit for the whole summer (4 months: Beginning of May to end of August)
• Must be able to commit to 2-4 hours per week
• Applicants must indicate on their application they are applying for the Summer Volunteer Program
• Applications must be submitted no later than March 1^st

Submit only ONE (1) Volunteer Application Form through Better Impact to be considered for a volunteer role at a UHN site. You will receive an automatic confirmation that your application has been submitted successfully.

• Online Volunteer Information Session At the end of the session click the "Apply Now" button to take you to the Online Application.

Please, make note of the Application Password, as you will require it for the Online Application.

When applying:

• Complete your application in full within 7 days
• Indicate your 1^st choice and 2^nd choice; you may be contacted by either site so ensure you are able to get to each of those sites before applying
• Include (upload) your Resume and Cover Letter (preferred)
• Include (upload) your 2 UHN Reference Forms (preferred)
• You can upload the Reference Forms with your application (preferred) or after a successful interview
• You can find the UHN Reference Form below in Step 3: Volunteer Onboarding Process
• Indicate which type of programs you are interested in (there is no guarantee of placement in that program)
• Be flexible with your expectations and indicate more than one area of interest
• Indicate the days/times you are available to volunteer

As volunteer roles become available at the UHN site to which you applied (1^st choice, 2^nd choice), applicants may be invited to attend a virtual, telephone or in-person interview.

After a successful interview, Volunteer Resources will provide you with the steps in the mandatory onboarding process you need to complete to be cleared to volunteer at UHN.

These steps include:

• References: Uploading two (2) completed professional reference forms to your Better Impact application. References cannot be from friends or family and they cannot be greater than 1 year old. UHN Reference Form
• Health Services Clearance: Volunteer Resources will email you the forms and links for you to submit the required information to Health Services. UHN does not reimburse for any associated costs. Includes: Two-step TB skin test, signed record of immunizations
• Volunteer Orientation:
  • Phase 1 includes 12 online modules; Volunteer Resources will email you the links to these modules
  • Phase 2 is a site specific virtual Volunteer Orientation; Volunteer Resources will email you to register for this orientation
• Criminal Record Check: Volunteer Resources will send you an email with the instructions and link to submit the required information to complete a third party Criminal Record Check. If you are under 18 years of age, this step will not apply. (There is no charge to the volunteer for this step)

Your volunteer role, schedule and start date will be determined once all of the mandatory onboarding steps are complete. The volunteer role you are placed into may require additional training/mentor shifts. Volunteers must make a minimum 6 month commitment to a volunteer shift of 2 - 4 hours once a week.

• Volunteers are selected and placed according to the needs of the hospital
• Volunteer roles are based on requests for volunteer support that Volunteer Resources receives from Volunteer Supervisors; therefore type of and availability of volunteer roles varies
• Interests, skills, availability and suitability are all taken into consideration
• Evening and weekend opportunities are limited
• Volunteer roles have boundaries and do not include any tasks that can only be performed by trained healthcare professionals
• Volunteering will not allow you the opportunity to practice or develop your clinical/technical skills, nor will you be able to observe medical treatments or procedures

*PLEASE NOTE*

• Applying for a volunteer position at UHN does not guarantee you a volunteer placement opportunity
• The onboarding process to become a volunteer has several steps. Post a successful interview this process can take 6-8+ weeks to complete.
• There are areas of the hospital that do not offer volunteering opportunities
• We keep volunteer applications on file for a period of 1 year at which time the application is closed