Students
George Jeffrey Children’s Centre hosts student placements from a wide range of faculties and institutions, both local and from outside of Thunder Bay. We work closely with Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM), Rehabilitation Sciences to host learners in clinical placements from various university partners’ schools of rehabilitation sciences. Some of the placements we have provided, are as follows:
- Business – Accounting
- Communicative Disorders Assistant
- Early Childhood Education (Little George’s Child Care Centre)
- Kinesiology
- NOSM, Community Learning Sessions
- Occupational Therapy
- Physiotherapy
- Social Work
- Speech-Language Pathology
If you are a student, interested in placement with George Jeffrey Children’s Centre, please contact your program’s placement coordinator to begin the application process. Placement coordinators are welcome to contact human resources at (807) 623-4381, ext. 6792 or via email hr@georgejeffrey.com.
Placement requests are reviewed on a regular basis. Our review process considers number of requests, suitability with Centre programs and services, and capacity for placement supervision.
Volunteers
From time to time, George Jeffrey Children’s Centre requires extra helping hands for our programs and activities.
To inquire about volunteering, please contact us at (807) 623-4381, ext. 6995 or email hr@georgejeffrey.com, referencing ‘volunteer’ in the subject line.
Volunteers 18 years and older may be required to provide a Police Vulnerable Sector Check.
COVID-19 Resources
Read the latest information and resources on COVID-19 guidelines and recommendations for Clients and Caregivers.
Service Navigation
Service Navigation is a central point of contact for families waiting for assessment services for their children after being referred to the Centre.
News from OAP
Please see link below about Ontario Autism Program (OAP) Caregiver-Mediated services.
