Being a member of The Women’s Auxiliary Volunteers (WAV) is a rewarding experience. Not only will you be helping children and their families, but you will find the volunteer work meaningful and be given the opportunity to use your skills and develop new ones.
The Women’s Auxiliary of The Hospital for Sick Children is strongly committed to the principles of equity, diversity and inclusion within its membership. The children and families we support are diverse, and so are our volunteers. Applications are welcome from all to join our unique organizational culture and be part of our inclusive team.
The process to become a Member can take several months and involves the following key steps:
New volunteers will be placed in a vacancy within one of our WAV volunteer services. Click to see the types of volunteer opportunities within each service.
Most services require a 3 ½ hour commitment each week, however we do have several services that are flexible and can be done at a time that is convenient to you. We have an orientation period of 36 hours.
Yes. All of our volunteers are trained by a WAV member who is working on the service. In addition, all volunteers are required to do online hospital training.
Many of our members enjoy their work with the WA so much that they volunteer to join another service.
Yes. We appreciate all of the skills that members bring to the organization and welcome members to take on leadership roles.
The WAV is accepting applications to join our team. Please start the process by emailing the Membership team at membership@sickkidswav.org and indicate your availability and any specific interests in our organization.
We look forward to meeting new fantastic volunteers.
If you are a university or high school student, please contact Volunteer Resources instead of the WAV.