Student Placement

Student Placements

No specific vacancy

The Guelph Community Health Centre supports a variety of student placements including: Social Work, Nutrition, Midwife,  Nurse Practitioner, Nursing, MD rotations, Master of Public Health, Occupational Therapy, Children and Family Studies, and more.  Please note student onboarding usually aligns with semester start and end dates, ie. fall (Sept-Dec), winter (Jan-Apr) and spring/summer (May-Aug).  Students are expected to connect with the Volunteer and Student Coordinator at a minimum of 1 month before the start of placement.  For more information please reach out to Shearin Fahandazh at [email protected] or at 519-821-3368 ext. 326.

What We Live By:

• Our Vision: A community without barriers to health and wellbeing.
• Our Mission: We work with our community to promote and sustain health and wellbeing for all.
• Our Values: Compassion, Social Justice, Courage, Integrity, Adaptability.

Guelph Community Health Centre prioritizes people who face barriers to health and accessing services, and people who identify as: 

• Homeless or at risk of homelessness
• Living on low income
• Newcomers to Canada with language barriers
• Having moderate to severe mental health and/or addiction issues
• Having moderate to severe disabilities
• Indigenous First Nations, Inuit and Métis
• Black, mixed race and racialized populations
• Experiencing intersectional oppression
• 2SLGBTQIA+
• Vulnerable children and their families experiencing conflict, isolation or attachment struggles

If you are interested in doing a student placement with the Guelph Community Health Centre, please apply.  Please note that Guelph Community Health Centre does have a limited number of spots available for student placements and positions do fill up quickly.
If at any stage you require accommodation, please let us know the nature of the required accommodation.
All students completing a placement with the Guelph Community Health Centre are required to undergo a Vulnerable Sector Screen through their local Police Services Branch prior to start date.