LiveWorkPlay offers a range of volunteer opportunities with a variety of time commitments.  You can see a description of each of the opportunities available by checking out our ads on Volunteer Ottawa's website.

If you are looking for paid employment as a LiveWorkPlay staff member or for a student placement opportunity, please click here.

To login as a current volunteer click here and enter your login and password at the bottom left. Then enter the members-only volunteer section of the website by clicking here.

Our schedule of volunteer orientation sessions for new volunteers for the 2010-2011 year will be posted shortly!  Please let Fran know if you are interested in attending a session.

LiveWorkPlay welcomes new

volunteer applicants! Please contact

Fran Childs at 613-235-9550 x 231

or send us an email.

LiveWorkPlay welcomes volunteers of all ethnicities, genders, religions and sexual orientations. We strive to engage a diverse and vibrant volunteer team.

What's BUZZING with the Volunteers?

JUNE 2010 UPDATE!

The Engines of Success recognition banquet was a huge success thanks to a great turnout from the volunteer team! Check out the special volunteer tribute video, including live footage!

MAY 2010 UPDATE!

Join us for Visioning Day and Pool Party on Sunday, June 13 and the Engines of Success banquet on Thursday, June 24. Engines of Success can't roll down the track without you, contact Fran for more information!

APRIL 2010 UPDATE!

We've been busy in February, March and April with special events for the volunteer community and for the wider LiveWorkPlay community.  We had the biggest volunteer turn out ever at our Spring Fling Family Feast.  A group of volunteers got involved in creating glass-fused pendants at Gotta Paint for our auction.  Things are buzzing this spring! 

JANUARY 2010 UPDATE!

This month, we've jumped aboard the Give a Day, Get a Disney Day promotion through Volunteer Canada. 

We've also hosted a successful volunteer discussion group about Community Living.    

DECEMBER 2009 STATISTICS! 

We've hosted 6 volunteer orientations with over 60 volunteers in attendance since August.

We've grown to a team of 94 volunteers.

We've hosted two volunteer workshops as well as CPR/First Aid training.

We have 32 active matches between volunteers and members as well as another 12 matches in the works.

We'd like to thank all of our volunteer members for contributing and being committed to "A good life for people with intellectual disabilities!"

OCTOBER 2009 UPDATE!

We've held three successful volunteer orientation sessions so far this year and we've welcomed 30 new volunteers since mid July! 

We have a team of 21 volunteers supporting our Friday evening groups for adults and youth and that team is made up of many experienced volunteers as well as a few newcomers.

We're in for another excellent year with our volunteer team!

SEPTEMBER 2009 UPDATE! 

Our first Volunteer Orientation was a huge success with about 15 people in attendance!  Our next Orientation is on September 10th and is quickly filling up. 

AUGUST 2009 UPDATE!

We're hosting  our first Volunteer Orientation of the 2009-2010 season on August 27th.  Invitations will be mailed to current volunteers.  Looking forward to seeing you there!

JUNE 2008 UPDATE!

The Engines of Success Recognition Banquet brought together the volunteer team for some much deserved acknowledgement from the LiveWorkPlay community.

OCTOBER 2007 UPDATE!

Halloween Family Fun Night 2007 saw a packed house of 100 Journeys, SMILE, and family members! After many years of hosting these events in several small rooms, the use of a bigger venue this year made things more fun for everyone.

The volunteer team provided critical support for this event, appearing as panelists in Match Game, hosting Tricks, serving Treats, acting as suspects in the Murder Myster, and keeping track of team points in all the games. 

JUNE 2007 UPDATE!

There was a great turnout of Friday night volunteers for the Engines of Success banquet on June 20. Also honoured at the ceremony were auction volunteers.

DECEMBER 2006 UPDATE!

It's been a great fall season of Journeys and SMILE@NIGHT. Volunteers and staff recently got together for a potluck celebration and compared stories. It's already been quite a year! Click on the picture to the right to see who was there.

We want to see our volunteers at our June events! First up is Visioning Day and Pool Party on Sunday, June 13 and then the Engines of Success banquet on Thursday, June 24. Registration by volunteers for Engines of Success is completed by contacting Fran!

JULY 2010 UPDATE!

We've continued our recruiting over the month of July, with more than 10 new volunteers coming in for interviews.  Many volunteers are interested in taking a City of Ottawa course with one of our members in the fall!