River Heights - Healthy Baby Program-Mayfair CC

**Volunteer opportunity open until filled

Provide support to staff and participants of the Healthy Baby Community Support Program. This program offers pregnant women, new parents and their families an opportunity to learn about nutrition, child development and general health and wellness. This position is ideal for students enrolled in nutrition sciences.

• Assist the Public Health Nurse, Community Nutritionist and Community Organization representative(s) to set up the room, organize pamphlets and educational displays;


• Greet mothers, babies and family members and assist with strollers, clothing, etc.


• Assist with program activity (cooking, game, etc)


• Attend to babies while program participants engage in food preparation;


• Assist with food clean up, dishwashing, and putting away supplies;


• In general, assist mothers and staff with babies and other duties as necessary.

• Ability and comfortable with approaching people in a friendly, supportive manner


• Must be confident in handling newborns


• Physically able to perform tasks


• Ability to understand, give direction and express oneself in English in a clear, concise manner


• Organizational skills


• Mature


• Conscientious


• Reliable


• Must follow WRHA policies on confidentiality and dress code

Learn new skills, explore careers, and make a personal contribution to the improvement of health care while providing a service to others

**Bi-weekly volunteer placement

Successful applicants will be assigned one shift biweekly on Wednesday mornings from 9:15 am to 12:15 pm.

A minimum commitment of 6 months preferred.