Are you looking for a unique leadership opportunity? Have you been yearning to put your experience and talent in strategic thinking, financial accountability, good governance and due diligence oversight to work?

Celebrating its 82nd anniversary, WoodGreen is a founding United Way of Toronto member agency and is one of the largest social service agencies in Toronto. WoodGreen's 75 programs operate from 36 locations across the city and serve 37,000 people each year. WoodGreen's 700 staff members and 1000 volunteers help seniors live independently, internationally-trained professionals enter the job market, parents access childcare, children and youth access after-school programs, newcomers settle in to Canadian life, homeless and marginalized people get off the streets and job-seekers find meaningful employment and training.

WoodGreen seeks committed candidates who have a record of:

• • Sound judgement
• • Experience serving on a Board of Directors of complex, large organizations
• • High standards of ethics and integrity • • Interest and commitment to participating in the business of the board, regularly and actively
• • Strong communication skills
• • Ability to work in a collegial fashion, respecting the views of others

Specific and significant experience in the following areas will be a strong asset:

• • Direct operational experience in a complex organization
• • Real estate development and management and/or urban planning
• • Mergers and acquisitions
• • Community health care

If you hold yourself to high expectations, you’ll find Board service very rewarding. Directors are expected to:

• • Serve for a 3 year term, attending 6 Board meetings annually and the Annual General Meeting
• • Actively serve on at least one Board committee, attending 9 committee meetings annually
• • Commit to WoodGreen's mission, vision and values
• • Become a member of WoodGreen
• • Act as a WoodGreen Ambassador
• • Demonstrate support by financial contribution to WoodGreen, in an amount at your discretion

If you are interested in being considered for the WoodGreen Board of Directors, please submit a letter of interest and CV by 5 p.m. on April 30, 2019 to:

Nomination Subcommittee, WoodGreen Governance Committee

c/o Karen Fisher, Executive Assistant

kfisher@woodgreen.org

All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply. Board of Director Positions will be filled by election at the September 25, 2019 Annual General Meeting.

WoodGreen welcomes those who have demonstrated a commitment to upholding the values of equity, diversity, and inclusion. In addition, we encourage applications from members of groups that have been historically disadvantaged and marginalized, including First Nations, Metis and Inuit peoples, Indigenous peoples of North America, racialized persons, persons with disabilities, and those who identify as women and/or 2SLGBTQ+.

WoodGreen runs an annual Income Tax Clinic, in collaboration with the Canada Revenue Agency, for low income individuals who need assistance completing their personal income tax return.  Last year alone, we served close to 6000 clients, which returned approximately 7 million dollars into the pockets of our community members.

This year, we are looking for reliable volunteers to help with booking client's appointments (both live calls and returning phone messages), maintaining our database of appointments on a daily basis, and to assist the clinic by overseeing the flow of the lobby and client sign-in during their scheduled appointment times.

Commitment:

Availability from mid-January 2019 through June 2019, available Monday to Friday. We ask that volunteers commit 2 half-day shifts per week. 

Requirements for the role:

• Clinically trained, registration with a Regulatory body 
• Minimum of 1 shift per month (although more is recommended) on Tuesday or Wednesday evening for a period of at least 12 months
• Theoretical knowledge and well developed counselling skills 

Weekdays from 11am to 1pm
Can you spare just 2 hours a week to help your hungry neighbours? WoodGreen Meals On Wheels desperately needs volunteer Drivers and Runners to deliver hot and nutritious meals to homebound seniors and people with disabilities living right in your community. Make a tremendous difference in their lives and be a major part of dozens of lives of those who need our help on a daily basis. Be a very valued member of our MOW volunteer team, help us put a smile on a lonely senior’s face, one at a time by keeping those meals rolling!

 

Going to the doctor can be a daunting when you’re elderly and have mobility challenges. It can also be a bit scary or worrying too. As a Medical Escort, you’ll provide a valuable service by accompanying seniors from their home to their medical appointments, ensuring their safety while out to the appointment and going back home.

Volunteers should be willing to commit in the daytime and be flexible with scheduling and locations. Some seniors may have varying disabilities; training and transportation costs will be provided to volunteers. 

This program matches newcomers with volunteers who are familiar with Canadian culture, values, workplaces, and everyday life. Professional Mentorship is a key segment of this program where a newcomer is matched with an experienced Canadian professional from the same field with the goal of assisting the newcomer overcomes several of the perceived barriers, within an encouraging and supportive environment.