Why volunteer?
- Take an active role and make a difference in your community.
- Use existing skills or develop new ones.
- Have fun.
- Help others.
- Network in our unique community health setting.
- Meet new people and make new friends.
- Gain volunteer hours needed for admittance to college or university
- Gain practical work experience.
News Release: July 18, 2012 - Male and Female Volunteers Needed to Mentor Perth County Youth
Be a Perth District Health Unit Volunteer
Our volunteer program gives you the opportunity to share your valuable time, and learn more about public health. We match your special skills, interests and time to different volunteer experiences that you will enjoy. You can volunteer in the office or at one of our events or sometimes in your home. What can you do?
- Help at community events and school events, health fairs, clinics, workshops or during a public health emergency.
- Become an emergency response volunteer.
- Help staff with general administrative tasks, such as photocopying, folding brochures, data entry, etc
- Give your opinions as a consumer for various projects.
- Put together information packages and materials for the public.
- Deliver posters and information packages throughout the County.
- Mentor students in our school-based Teen Esteem and Elements Programs (see below for more information).
Become a Student Volunteer
For students, we offer community service and co-op field placements that could include some of these opportunities:
- Help staff at community events, health fairs and clinics
- Help staff with general administrative tasks, such as photocopying, data entry, folding brochures, etc
- Put up posters in your local community
- Work closely with our staff to meet your co-op objectives.
How do I Become a Volunteer
If you are interested in becoming a volunteer for the Perth District Health Unit, please print and fill out the volunteer application (PDF).
- Mail it to: Perth District Health Unit, Attention Coordinator of Volunteer Services, 653 West Gore Street, Stratford, Ontario, N5A 1L4,
- Fax it to: 519-271-2195
- Call: the Coordinator of Volunteer Services at 519-271-7600 ext 305 or toll-free at 1-877-271-7348 ext 305 to ask for an application form to be mailed to you.
The Perth District Health Unit is an equal opportunity employer and values workplace diversity.
Be a Teen Esteem or Elements Volunteer
Interested in a short-term volunteer placement (weekly for five to seven weeks) mentoring pre-teens? The Perth District Health Unit has two programs that offer this type of volunteer position. You can be a Teen Esteem or Elements volunteer in the spring and/or fall at local schools.
The Teen Esteem program is a school-based program involving female volunteers for Grade 7 and 8 girls. The Elements program involves male volunteers and is for boys. The programs “raise the awareness of students and the school community to the critical and crucial decisions youth face.” It is a series of sessions during the lunch hour, open to students in both the Public and Catholic School Boards.
Volunteers visit the school once a week for a one-hour workshop with the boys and girls during their lunchtime. The volunteers facilitate discussion and lead students in interactive games and activities that are outlined in a manual designed by public health nurses. There are aseven sessions for Teen Esteem and five sessions for Elements.
The last week is a celebration for the volunteers and students where they join together for pizza, crafts and certificate presentations.
Orientation and training is provided by public health nurses prior to the sessions and a public health nurse is present at every session.
If you are interested in this short-term commitment please complete the volunteer application form.
Teen Esteem – Volunteer Application (PDF)
Elements – Volunteer Application (PDF)
- Mail it to: Perth District Health Unit, Attention Coordinator of Volunteer Services, 653 West Gore Street, Stratford, Ontario, N5A 1L4
- Fax it to: 519-271-2195
- Call: the Health Line at 519-271-7600 ext 267 or toll-free at 1-877-271-7348 ext 267 to ask for an application form to be mailed to you.
The Perth District Health Unit is an equal opportunity employer and values workplace diversity.
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