“After watching the team of angels from Seasons Hospice at my son’s bed while he was dying of gastric cancer, I knew I wanted to become one of those angels…. Volunteering feeds my soul like nothing else.”
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Volunteer Opportunities
Volunteers are an integral part of the Seasons Hospice team, providing compassion and care when it is needed most. The heart and hands of hospice, they provide a special kind of caring to patients, families and staff through helping to make the hospice experience manageable and rewarding.
Men, women and young people of all ages provide assistance on a variety of tasks and skill levels. Many are relatives and friends of former hospice patients, have seen the many ways hospice can help, and wish to contribute to the work of hospice. Volunteers serve in a variety of roles.
Direct Care
Works with staff in providing supportive care and services for patients and families. These may include providing companionship, transportation, assisting with chores, running errands, or providing respite for the family caregiver.
Indirect Care
Provides supportive, non-patient based assistance at Seasons Hospice and may include outdoor work, hospitality, housekeeping, special events or the Speakers Bureau.
Bereavement Care
Provides bereavement aftercare services for family members. Assists in promoting healthy accommodation to loss through phone calls, cards, clerical support, assisting with grief support groups or providing personal support.
Office Work
Provides support and clerical assistance with filing, answering phones, computer entry and mailings.
Junior Volunteer
Provides age appropriate tasks on the Seasons Hospice House grounds under the supervision of staff or adult volunteers.
Community Volunteers
Community volunteers are non-standard volunteers (groups and individuals) who provide assistance with special projects on the Hospice House grounds and with public events.
What Do I Need to Become a Hospice Volunteer?
- Emotional maturity and sensitivity
- Good communication skills
- Ability to accept persons as they are
- Flexibility and ability to work cooperatively as a team
- Personal awareness of end-of-life transitions and the grieving process
Process and Requirements of Being a Volunteer
- Interview with Director of Volunteer Services and completion of:
- Application process (includes online application or download the pdf application)
- Volunteer training
- Ongoing education and other requirements
- A minimum commitment of four hours monthly
Support for Volunteers
- Monthly newsletter
- Weekly email updates
- Respite activities
- Ongoing education
Seasons Hospice Volunteer Training
All volunteers are required to have a basic orientation to hospice and to complete necessary paperwork requirements in order to begin volunteering as an indirect or office volunteer. Those who wish to provide direct or basic bereavement care are required to complete a three-day comprehensive training.
Training sessions are provided twice annually and include hospice philosophy, disease conditions, psychosocial issues, spirituality, communication, bereavement, stress management, roles of volunteers and other related topics.
For more information about Volunteer Opportunities, please contact the Director of Volunteer Services at (507) 285-1930 or jelkins@seasonshospice.org