Individual Volunteering

Urgent and Special Event Opportunities

URGENT: Burmese speaker to work with Newcomers

Burmese speaking volunteers are needed to help in Wesley’s Resettlement Assistance Program.

• Assist newcomer clients with integration, daily activities and other duties as required
• Location: 52 Catharine Street North, Hamilton
• Time: 1-3 hours per week, day and shift times flexible

URGENT: Thursday or Friday mornings program support working with children

• Assisting with programming to provide a fun and interactive learning environment for children and their caregivers
• Location: St. Cuthbert’s, 2 Bond Street North, Hamilton
• Thursday and/or Friday mornings

URGENT: Wednesdays from 3pm – 7pm

• Assisting with programming to provide a fun and interactive learning environment for children and their caregivers
• Location: Beasley Community Centre, 145 Wilson St, Hamilton
• Wednesdays from 3pm – 7pm

Children, Youth & Family Services

Child and Family Centre Volunteer

• Volunteers will assist with program implementation: set-up and clean-up, snack preparation, washing toys, general tidying, emptying and filling dishwasher, crafts, making sensory play materials
• Experience working with children is an asset
• 18 years or older
• 2-3 hour shifts available Monday – Saturday during the day
• Location: Beasley Community Centre, 145 Wilson St, Hamilton

Program Support Volunteer

• Volunteers will assist with program implementation: set-up and clean-up, snack preparation, washing toys, general tidying, emptying and filling dishwasher, crafts, making sensory play materials
• Experience working with preschool aged children and their families an asset
• 18 years or older
• 2-3 hour shifts available Thursday and Friday mornings
• Location: Wesley EarlyON Child and Family Centre, 1900 Main Street West, Hamilton

School Age Program Volunteer

• Volunteers will assist with programming: homework help, serving nutritional healthy snacks, provide 1:1 time with children, create & help staff with recreational programming
• Previous experience working with youth is an asset
• 18 years or older
• 2-3 hour shifts available in the afternoons Monday – Friday
• Location: Hess Street School, 107 Hess Street North, Hamilton and St. Luke Catholic Elementary School, 345 Albright Road, Hamilton

Wesley’s Child and Family Program Volunteer

• Volunteers will assist with programming:  set-up and clean-up, crafts, sensory play materials, general tidying
• Experience working with children an asset
• 2-3 hour shifts available during the day Monday – Friday
• Location: Unit 131, 350 Quigley Road, Hamilton

Newcomer & Community Services

Resettlement Assistance Program Volunteer

• Volunteers needed to assist newcomers with the day today tasks  such as
• Helping with moving in or out
• Facilitate activities for youth and children including arts and crafts or games etc…
• Help with clean up of toys and other tasks as required to help RAP staff.
• 2 – 3 hours a week; days, evenings and weekends available
• Location: Wesley,  52 Catherine Street, Hamilton
• Age: 18 years or older

Client Support Service Volunteer

• Volunteers will assist with essential interpretation and support CSS staff with other tasks at important meetings,  medical appointments, orientations, trainings, community programs as required in newcomers integration and settlement.
• Languages currently needed include : Arabic, Farsi, Swahili, Somali, Spanish, Tigrinya, Amharic, Vietnamese, Cantonese, Burmese and Mandarin.
• 2 – 3 hours a week, days and evenings available
• Location: Various service centers in Hamilton
• Age: 18 or older

Shopping by Bus – Burlington

• Volunteers will support with mobility on and off the bus and in the grocery store as needed, and will provide friendly and attentive communication with clients (mostly older adults)
• 18 years or older
• 2-3 hour shifts available (depending on location)
• Locations available:  
  • Hamilton: Fortinos, 50 Dundurn St. and No Frills, 438 Main St.
  • Burlington: Fortinos, 1059 Plains Road East and No Frills, 571 Brant St.

Housing & Homelessness Services

Kitchen Volunteer

• Helping to prepare meals at the Wesley Day Centre by chopping, cooking, washing dishes, serving, and other duties as assigned
• 18 years or older OR 14-16 year old must be accompanied by a parent/guardian, and 17 year old must be accompanied by a parent/guardian or provide a written note that they are allowed to volunteer
• 4 hours Monday – Saturday and 3 hours on Sunday
  • Most needed currently is Monday – Thursday
• Location: Wesley Day Centre, 195 Ferguson Avenue North, Hamilton