VON builds rewarding careers through a variety of programs and resources: from free tele-health workshops and discussion forums to ongoing research
Here are just a few of the many career building activities, resources, programs and services available when you become a VON healthcare professional:
Innovative Programs and Services
- Community support services including meals on wheels, transportation, volunteer visits, home maintenance and others
- VON takes a leadership role in health promotion through various programs including immunization, wellness clinics, occupational health and others
- Our health care professionals meet the needs of their local community through Home Health Care Services such as:
- Wound Care, Palliative Care, Intravenous Care, Enterostomal Therapy, Paediatric Services, Respiratory Care, Dialysis, Footcare, Physiotherapy, Dietician Services and others
- VON provides home support to millions of Canadian each year with services such as:
- Personal Care and Companion Services, Light Housekeeping, Respite Care, Meal Preparation, Adult & Alzheimer’s Day Programs, Supportive Housing, and Retirement Education
- Get involved with a variety special VON projects including:
History, vision and mission
Diversify your network
- Connect with other caregivers, ask experts questions, participate in online learning sessions, access extensive information, and participate in informative discussion boards through Caregiver Connect
- Participate in a variety of VON coordinated events and projects designed to share knowledge about respite through Care Renewal
- Gain insight and invaluable knowledge: VON leads several research and evaluation projects to support our ongoing work and to advance our mission
What our staff say about working at VON
Meet Samantha, VON Nurse Manager
I don’t have that opportunity to say, ‘okay, today I am going to be a cardiac nurse and that is all I am going to know.’ When you leave the home [as a VON healthcare provider], you have to be prepared to do everything.
Meet Susanna, VON Nurse
It is a very flexible career. I have two small children and this career has allowed me to not only be a nurse to the max but it has helped me to be a mom to the max. And that is important to me!
Meet Yvonne, Adult Day Program Assistant
We are like a family – and that makes my work experience just wonderful.