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Meals on Wheels Volunteer Runner (Casual/Coverage...
@ Volunteer Success
Toronto, Ontario
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SPRINT Senior Care is recruiting volunteer runners for its Meals on Wheels program in Toronto. The runner joins a volunteer driver to deliver hot and frozen meals to homebound seniors, disabled and chronically ill clients, performing a brief safety check and friendly visit. Weekday coverage shifts run 10:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., with a minimum three-month commitment between November 2026 and March 2027.
Responsabilités :
- Load meal containers into the driver's vehicle
- Deliver meals to clients' homes in a timely manner
- Chat briefly with clients and monitor their well-being
- Report client absences or changes to the coordinator
- Uphold privacy, dignity and food safety standards
Résumé des exigences :
- Friendly, positive and reliable attitude
- Good communication skills and compassion
- Satisfactory police records check
- Own cell phone
- Comfortable commuting to the Toronto location
Outils et compétences
Source et dates
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- Date publiée par l’employeur
- 2026-10-16
- Première détection par notre source
- 2026-11-15
- Mise à jour du dossier source
- 2026-11-15
Ces dates décrivent le dossier source, pas une vérification en direct du recrutement. Consultez l’offre originale.
Détails du poste
| Niveau | Aucune expérience requise |
| Domaine | Services sociaux et communautaires |
| Horaire | jour |
| Déplacements | avion : aucun · route : aucun |
| Milieu de travail | Chez les clients, Véhicule |
| Position | Assis et debout |
| Exigences physiques | physique modéré · ordinateur aucun |
| Vérifications | casier judiciaire |
Résumé et détails rédigés par l’IA à partir de l’offre; l’offre de l’employeur fait foi.
Volunteer Success
| Champ | Valeur |
|---|---|
| Offres sur Jobsy | 69 |
Description
Summary
SPRINT Senior Care’s Meals on Wheels program is a volunteer-based service that delivers meals directly to clients’ doors 365 days a year. In addition to delivering meals, our volunteers also perform security checks to ensure clients’ safety.
Location
In-Person
Toronto, Ontario
When
Opportunity Type
Ongoing - Start Anytime
Schedule
Asap
About This Opportunity
Position Title: Meals on Wheels Runner (Volunteer)
Department: Community Services
Reports To: Supervisor, Meals on Wheels or designate
Program Description
Meals on Wheels is primarily a nutrition program with therapeutic, preventative and social components. The service involves the safe and efficient delivery of hot and frozen meals to persons who are unable to attend to their own nutritional needs. These clients include the elderly, disabled, chronically ill and/or convalescent.
Position Summary
Under the supervision of the supervisor or designate, the volunteer will assist in the organization of effective delivery of the MOW program in collaboration with other volunteer and staff.
As part of a delivery team alongside a volunteer driver, the Meals on Wheels Runner helps deliver nutritious meals directly to clients’ homes, while also offering meaningful social interaction and conducting a brief safety check.
Quality, Health & Safety/Risk Management
To reduce risk to clients, employees, volunteers and the agency, SPRINT Senior Care expects that all employees and volunteers will work within the mandate of their job description, and abide by the policies and procedures of the agency. Each volunteer is responsible for acting in a way that will not put themselves or others at risk.
Training
Volunteer shifts available:
Volunteer Requirements
Whether you meet these requirements or not, we encourage you to share your interest in us. You may still be a fit for a different opportunity with our organization.
Seniors Community & Social Services
Tags
meals on wheels meal delivery meals for seniors food security community impact
SPRINT Senior Care’s Meals on Wheels program is a volunteer-based service that delivers meals directly to clients’ doors 365 days a year. In addition to delivering meals, our volunteers also perform security checks to ensure clients’ safety.
Location
In-Person
Toronto, Ontario
When
Opportunity Type
Ongoing - Start Anytime
Schedule
Asap
About This Opportunity
Position Title: Meals on Wheels Runner (Volunteer)
Department: Community Services
Reports To: Supervisor, Meals on Wheels or designate
Program Description
Meals on Wheels is primarily a nutrition program with therapeutic, preventative and social components. The service involves the safe and efficient delivery of hot and frozen meals to persons who are unable to attend to their own nutritional needs. These clients include the elderly, disabled, chronically ill and/or convalescent.
Position Summary
Under the supervision of the supervisor or designate, the volunteer will assist in the organization of effective delivery of the MOW program in collaboration with other volunteer and staff.
As part of a delivery team alongside a volunteer driver, the Meals on Wheels Runner helps deliver nutritious meals directly to clients’ homes, while also offering meaningful social interaction and conducting a brief safety check.
Quality, Health & Safety/Risk Management
To reduce risk to clients, employees, volunteers and the agency, SPRINT Senior Care expects that all employees and volunteers will work within the mandate of their job description, and abide by the policies and procedures of the agency. Each volunteer is responsible for acting in a way that will not put themselves or others at risk.
Training
- Volunteer onboarding e-modules
- Health and Safety training
- Program specific orientation
- Report to the Sunnybrook Hospital Meals on Wheels office by 10:30 a.m. to meet with the volunteer driver and gather instructions for delivery of meals to clients on route and noting any special instructions for the day (e.g. no bread).
- Some bending and/or lifting required.
- Assist with loading the food containers into the volunteer driver’s vehicle.
- Ensure meals are delivered in a timely and respectful manner.
- Chat briefly with clients and monitor clients’ well being.
- Be familiar with emergency procedures.
- Promptly report client absences or if you notice any changes in the clients’ well being to Meals on Wheels Co-ordinator.
- Uphold privacy, dignity, and food safety standards at all times.
Volunteer shifts available:
- Coverage any weekdays from 10:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
- Volunteers should consider a minimum of three months commitment between November 2026 to March 2027.
- Represents SPRINT Senior Care positively and professionally in the community.
- Feedback from clients and supervisor.
- Feedback from the Volunteer Satisfaction surveys completed by volunteers regarding their experience.
- Developing new friendships.
- Helping isolated seniors and feeling direct accomplishment of helping your community.
- Risk of seeing people battling illness or depression may be a challenge.
- A risk of being first on the scene during an emergency situation.
- Friendly and positive attitude.
- Reliable and punctual.
- Good communication skills and a compassionate attitude.
- Satisfactory Police Records Check.
- Interest in community based social service and/or food services to an older adult population.
- Ability to demonstrate good judgement and tact.
Volunteer Requirements
Whether you meet these requirements or not, we encourage you to share your interest in us. You may still be a fit for a different opportunity with our organization.
- Comfortable commuting to opportunity location
- Own cell phone
- Willing to undergo a background or police records check
Seniors Community & Social Services
Tags
meals on wheels meal delivery meals for seniors food security community impact
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