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Grocery Bus Attendant
Grocery bus attendants provide more than transportation and escort services to enable seniors and adults with physical disabilities to purchase their groceries on a regular basis. They also encourage conversation and camaraderie among the passengers, Transportation is provided periodically to a pre-determined local grocery store in a pre-arranged bus pick-up and drop-off.
Responsibilities include:
- To ensure passengers are safely seated
- To encourage conversation and camaraderie among the seniors and adults with physical disabilities.
- To assist passengers with their grocery shopping.
- To escort clients to their door.
- To assist passengers if they become uncomfortable or ill while on the bus.
QUALIFICATIONS:
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To be physically able and willing to assist seniors and adults with physical disabilities with shopping.
- To demonstrate sensitivity towards the needs of seniors and adults with physical disabilities.
- To accept the importance of the social aspects of the outing for clients; therefore, to be able to encourage conversation and camaraderie among the passengers.
TIME COMMITMENT:
Approximately 3 hours (or more) per Grocery Bus trip, which occur periodically each month, plus occasional orientation/training sessions.
| For more information, contact any of the following agencies: Abbotsford House (English)
Carefor Health & Community Services (bilingual)
Centre de services Guigues (French)
Eastern Ottawa Resource Centre (bilingual)
Jewish Family Services of Ottawa (English)
Nepean Support Services (English)
Olde Forge Community Resource Centre (English)
Ottawa West Community Support (bilingual)
Rideau Community Support Services (English)
South-East Ottawa Centre For A Healthy Community (bilingual)
The Good Companions (English)
The in Community (bilingual)
Township of Osgoode Home Support Program (English)
VHA Health and Home Support (bilingual)
Western Ottawa Community Resource Centre (English)
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