Hospice Volunteer Coordinator — Recruitment & Training

Grace Healthcare Services; Gloucester City (NJ); On-site; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Grace Healthcare Services in New Jersey is seeking a dedicated Volunteer Coordinator to manage recruitment, onboarding, and supervision of volunteers across Camden, Gloucester, and Atlantic/Cape May counties. You will work with the Atlantic/Cape May team and the Southwest team, coordinating volunteers and supporting patient families while ensuring confidentiality and compliance.

You will train volunteers, maintain records and hours, and collaborate with the Interdisciplinary Team to align

Qualifications

• Minimum of 1 year Volunteer Coordinator experience preferred, especially in recruitment, training and supervision of volunteers.
• Excellent administrative abilities and outstanding interpersonal and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Recruit, select and assign volunteers for newly admitted patients/families with input from the Interdisciplinary Team and to work in the office as needed.
• Notify volunteers of patient information and changes including patient transitions.
• Assess the volunteers' working relationship with the team.
• Be available by phone or in person for the volunteer(s) to discuss their role with patients/families.
• Maintain a regular flow of correspondence, notices and verbal contact with all volunteers.
• Ensure up-to-date and timely charting and submission of progress notes; contact volunteers when updates are not submitted.
• Maintain accurate documentation of assignments including monthly and quarterly service hours and wages.
• Maintain monthly Brightree reports: scan progress notes, enter visits into AFO, update care plans.
• Ensure documentation of services to all patients and families are added to the patient's medical chart.
• Plan and implement the volunteer training course.
• Plan in-services for volunteers as well as other special events.
• Participate as a member of the Interdisciplinary Team and attend other staff meetings as appropriate.
• Attend outside Hospice organization meetings and events.
• Maintain record of volunteer attendance at in-services, support groups, and other special events.
• Supervise the publication of a volunteer newsletter.
• Adhere to the practice of confidentiality with regard to patients, staff, customers and all aspects of the organization.
• Ensure that Grace Healthcare Services best practices are incorporated into all job activities/responsibilities.
• Perform other duties as necessary.

Skills

Volunteer coordination

Interpersonal skills

Communication

Administrative abilities

Job description

Grace Healthcare Services in New Jersey is seeking a dedicated Volunteer Coordinator to manage recruitment, onboarding, and supervision of volunteers across Camden, Gloucester, and Atlantic/Cape May counties. You will work with the Atlantic/Cape May team and the Southwest team, coordinating volunteers and supporting patient families while ensuring confidentiality and compliance.

You will train volunteers, maintain records and hours, and collaborate with the Interdisciplinary Team to align