Volunteer AT Coast MENTAL HEALTH
Our Mission: To engage with the community to support Coast’s services and create meaningful opportunities for volunteer involvement.
Share your unique skills by volunteering with us!
Our volunteers are integral to helping clients recover from mental illness. Every year they support Coast’s work by connecting with clients in one-on-one or group positions, supporting our events, or in governance as a board member.
As a Coast volunteer, you’ll share your time, skills, interests and energy to support clients on their path to realizing their potential, while overcoming individual challenges. Together with other members of the Coast team, you will help clients define and meet their own social, psychological, physical, recreational and spiritual goals.
Scroll to the bottom of the page to hear from some of our volunteers.
A Coast volunteer role is a great fit for:
- Those who are considering or are already going to school for and/or working in the health care sector, social work, mental health rehabilitation and want to develop skills and experience working with individuals recovering from mental illness.
- Those who enjoy accompanying individuals or groups on outings, day-to-day tasks such as doctor’s appointments or grocery shopping.
- Those who love feel-good, personally rewarding volunteer experiences!
What we are looking for in a volunteer…
- Ability to respect confidentiality
- Ability to set personal boundaries and limits
- Ability to recognize when you need to step away
- Maintain self-awareness and allow for personal growth
- Maintain a healthy, stigma-free outlook on mental health
- Ability to be flexible
- Demonstrate patience
- Demonstrate a healthy sense of humour!
General Requirements:
- Must be 19 years of age
- Able to make a commitment for a period of six months
- Have a clear Criminal Records Check for Vulnerable Persons
- Have a annual flu shot
- Ability to respect confidentiality and maintain personal boundaries
Meet our volunteers!
If you have any questions about volunteering with us, please email volunteer@coastmentalhealth.com