Hospice Volunteer (Unpaid)

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

Job description

Overview

This is an unpaid position.

BAYADA Hospice is looking for compassionate, caring individuals to provide companionship and support for our patients and their families. Our Colchester, VT office serves patients in Chittenden, Franklin, Grand Isle, Lamoille, and Washington counties in Vermont.

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.

Volunteers Opportunities may include:

• Track your volunteer hours (prep, travel and activity included) with the volunteer coordinator.
• Patient visits (Companionship, Reading, Life review, Exercise)
• Legacy projects to help the family remember their loved one (arts / cooking / music/ etc)
• Reading, Movies, Crafts, Activities at Senior living facilities
• Pet therapy (if you have a therapy animal)
• Virtual projects from home or around your town (singing, art, crafts, reading, music)
• Office projects (companionship calls or office help)
• Gardening program assistance
• Bereavement support
• Vigil companionship

Why volunteer with BAYADA Hospice?

• Become involved in your community.
• Make a difference in the lives of others.
• Be part of a caring and compassionate team of hospice professionals.
• Participate in free training and support.
• Add to your professional development.

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.

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

Contact

If anything in our volunteer job post is interesting, please reach out to our Volunteer Coordinator David Trenor via email at [e-mail] or text / call 802 855 4897 for more information.

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EEO / Additional information

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.

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.