Updated: February 18, 2010

The mandate of BCCA Volunteer Services is to enhance the mission of the BC Cancer Agency and the experience of patients, family and friends during their cancer journey. You can make a difference to someone traveling that road by volunteering at the Fraser Valley Centre.

Volunteers are a part of the multidisciplinary team and play a vital role in the provision of high quality care and support to our patients, their family members, and staff. There are no educational prerequisites but compassionate, empathetic, nonjudgmental individuals match our patients’ needs well. Volunteer opportunities in the Fraser Valley Centre exist Monday to Friday, between 8:00 AM and 4:30 PM.  We DO NOT provide volunteer opportunities on evenings or weekends.

Applying to become a Volunteer

If you are interested in volunteering with the Fraser Valley Centre, please print a copy of the Volunteer Application Form , complete it and fax or mail it to us (details on the form).

Volunteer Roles at FVC that may be available:

BC Cancer Foundation Office Volunteer: Assist the Development Officer by providing reception support to the Foundation office, answering telephone inquiries, receiving office visitors and accepting donations.

Chemo Treatment Room Volunteer: Offer and provide support to patients and their families attending chemotherapy by greeting patients, and offering companionship. Provide support to clinic staff.

Chemo Teach Volunteer: Offer support to patients attending the Chemo Team session. Assist staff with setup and take down of teaching materials in the meeting room. Lead patients on a tour of the centre if required.

Children's Club Volunteer: Assist Patient and Family Counselling Services staff with providing supportive environment for children who have a family member going through cancer. Provide set up and take down of materials and assist with other duties as requested by staff.  Criminal records check required.  (Limited availability)

Comfort Cart Volunteer: Organise and set-up the Volunteer Comfort Cart, prepare coffee and hot water. Walk around the centre wth the cart, offering affordable, convenient purchases of snack and food items and offer conversation and support to patients and families.

Craft & Gift Sale Coordinator Volunteer: Organise and manage the Craft & Gift sale. Solicit donations/vendors, coordinate display tables, manage cash and other basic bookkeeping functions.

Dental Volunteer: Assist the dentistry department with patient and administrative support.

Greeter Clinic Support Volunteer: Greet and assist new and current patients with navigating the building, provide general information as required, assist patients, families and staff in the ACU area by offering conversational support to patients, showing patients what is available in the waiting area, tidying up the waiting area when required and other duties as requested by staff.

Look Good Feel Better Volunteer: Offer support to patients attending the LGFB session. Assist LGFB cosmetic volunteers with setup and take down of teaching materials in the meeting room.

Pet Visiting Volunteer: Visit with patients and visitors in the waiting areas throughout the building. Pets and owners must complete the BC Pets & Friends visitation program or St. John's Ambulance Dog Therapy program prior to volunteering.

Radiation Therapy Volunteer: Meet and orient new patients and their families who have appointments in Radiation Therapy.  Offer support to patients, families and staff as required.

Research Volunteer: Assist various departments with research projects through data entry (Limited availability).

Therapeutic Touch Program Volunteer: Volunteers with Therapeutic Touch training provide this complementary approach to patients and their primary caregivers in a supervised clinic atmosphere.