- What is the minimum age requirement to volunteer?
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- 15 years old with parental permission. Under 15 years with parental/guardian accompaniment, depending on the position.
- What type of paperwork is involved?
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- Volunteers will be asked to fill out an application form along with an oath of confidentiality. Resumes are welcomed but not required.
- All volunteers will also be asked to read a short brochure regarding AODA (Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act) and answer a short series of questions.
- How does the orientation and training process work?
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- All volunteers and placement students will meet with the Volunteer Coordinator for an interview. The Volunteer Coordinator will provide a Volunteer Manual for the new candidate to read over and keep for their reference.
- One on one training will take place with the staff supervisor to ensure volunteers understand their role, responsibilities and feel comfortable.
- What are your Covid-19 protocols?
- All volunteers are thoroughly screened to reduce the potential risk of exposure to our staff, participants and other volunteers. All volunteers will be required to:
- Sanitize as soon as they arrive
- Masks must be worn for entirely of shift
- Take and record their temperature
- Read and sign off on our Covid agreement.
- I am a student can I obtain my 40 community service hours for high school?
- Can volunteers obtain a reference?
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- Longer term volunteers can request a verbal or letter of reference from the Volunteer Coordinator with input from the staff supervisor.
- Can volunteers be dismissed from their volunteering?
- Volunteers and placement students are expected to follow the policies and procedures of the Cambridge Self-Help Food Bank. If a volunteer or student placement violates these policies and procedures, we will follow the guideline and process indicated in the Volunteer Manual.
