Hospice Volunteer (Unpaid)

BAYADA Home Health Care; Dover; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

BAYADA Hospice is seeking Volunteers for their Hospice Volunteer position in Wilmington, Delaware. Volunteers will provide essential support to clients and caregivers, ensuring compassionate care and assistance during terminal illness and end-of-life phases.

Qualifications

• Ability to read, write, and effectively communicate in English.
• Criminal background check required.
• Meet all state requirements for volunteers.

Responsibilities

• Assistance with home management tasks.
• Providing companionship and friendship to clients.
• Offering bereavement support to loved ones.

Skills

Communication

Compassion

Job description

This is an unpaid position.

BAYADA Hospice is looking for Volunteers in New Castle County!

BAYADA Hospice is currently seeking candidates for our Hospice Volunteer position to be a part of our team in our office located in Wilmington, Delaware. This office services clients in territories throughout New Castle and Kent County.

Do you want to make a difference in people’s lives? Do you have a compassionate heart and a drive to help people? At BAYADA Hospice, we believe that our clients and their families deserve care delivered with compassion, excellence, and reliability. Your important work will help ensure that our clients come first and that our BAYADA caregivers have the support they need to be successful. The Volunteer, Hospice Services is a member of the Hospice Interdisciplinary Group (IDG) who provides assistance to clients, families, and caregivers with home management, emotional support, and other supportive tasks related to terminal illness and end of life.

Volunteers Needed For:

• Assistance with home management tasks.
• Providing companionship and friendship to clients.
• Providing caregiver relief.
• Specialty areas: Veteran-to-Veteran Support, Reiki, Massage, Pet Therapy, Craft Volunteer, End of Life Doula
• Sharing special talents, such as music or art.
• Providing assistance as a transport escort, as needed.
• Assisting with clerical work and other office tasks.
• Memorial Service Planning.
• Bereavement support to loved ones.

Qualifications:

• Ability to read, write, and effectively communicate in English.
• Have a criminal background check completed, as per state requirements.
• Meet all state requirements for volunteers, where applicable.
• Meet the BAYADA requirements and state regulations for the discipline, if providing professional services.

BAYADA believes that our clients and their families deserve home health care delivered with compassion, excellence, and reliability.

As an accredited, regulated, certified, and licensed home health care provider, BAYADA complies with all state/local mandates.

BAYADA is celebrating 50 years of compassion, excellence, and reliability. Learn more about our 50th anniversary celebration and how you can join in here.

BAYADA Home Health Care, Inc., and its associated entities and joint venture partners, are Equal Opportunity Employers. All employment decisions are made on a non-discriminatory basis without regard to sex, race, color, age, disability, pregnancy or maternity, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship status, military status, or any other similarly protected status in accordance with federal, state and local laws. Hence, we strongly encourage applications from people with these identities or who are members of other marginalized communities.