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3 people are interested
Ultra Creative Volunteer Activities Coordinators needed!
ORGANIZATION: Three Cedars
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3 people are interested
Volunteer Activities Coordinators
Responsibilities
- Volunteer Activity Coordinators assist the residents of AHAT with planning and implementing activities that are age/skill relevant. Activities may include arts and crafts, outdoor activities, sports, music or drama, video games, poker and other card games. The assistant may prepare equipment and ensure the safety of patients or participants in the activity.
- The Volunteer Activity Coordinators will assist in planning programs for residents, which can help to provide socialization, relaxation and exercise.
Education
- No degree is necessary but a degree or classes in certain fields of study may help you in your position.
- Previous experience is helpful but not required
Skills
- Volunteer Activity Coordinators should be energetic and personable to work with residents. The Activities Assistant should have the ability to motivate others to participate in activities. Volunteer Activities Assistants should also be sensitive to the needs of each individual resident. Be creative and a self starter. Capable of working independently. Good interviewing skills(Know the right questions to ask and statements to make to encourage dialog with residents).
Duties
1)Meet one on one with residents regularly to discuss and brain storm ideas for in house activities as well as activities out and about like movies, museums, park etc.
2) Hold group meetings where activities as a group, both in home and out and about, can be discussed and brain stormed.
3) Help facilitate activities when requested. You may work with other volunteers as well as our Volunteer Coordinator/Special Projects Intern
4) Maintain healthy boundaries and confidentiality of residents.
5) Research low cost activity opportunities and keep a running list of possibilities. Work with our volunteer coordinator/special Projects Intern to contact places of business and get in kind donations like comped (complimentary) tickets.
6) Provide transportation as needed. Must have a valid driver’s license and proof of insurance but can use our agency van.
Schedule/Shifts
- These will be flexible opportunities. We ask that you be available to meet with clients individually once a week and hold one group meeting a week. Be willing to come in to assist with planned activities. Hopefully be willing to be cross trained as an AHAT Shift Companion for days and times when individual meetings and activities aren’t being planned.
Requirements
- Must pass a DSHS/State background check.
- Drivers license and insurance is helpful
- Prefer someone over the age of 18 but will interview older teens in high school still that have good references.
- Must get first aid and CPR as well as a negative two step TB TEST.
More opportunities with Three Cedars
No additional volunteer opportunities at this time.
About Three Cedars
Location:
301 North L Street, Tacoma, WA 98403, US
Mission Statement
The AIDS Housing Association of Tacoma provides safe, affordable housing to maintain, empower and enhance the lives and dignity of people living with the effects of HIV/AIDS. The Association is dedicated to providing quality, innovative services by responsible, caring staff and volunteers.
Description
AIDS Housing Association of Tacoma (AHAT) was founded in 1989. With the assistance of members of Christ Church Episcopal of Tacoma and other community volunteers, a 501(c)3 non-profit corporation was formed to provide safe, alternative housing for people with HIV/AIDS in Pierce and Kitsap Counties. The church provided the house for one dollar per year until it was purchased in 2002. The community provides volunteers and donations; other financial support comes from city, state and federal grants.
AIDS Housing Association of Tacoma/Three Cedars has provided special needs-assisted living and housing for over two hundred and fifty HIV/AIDS residents since we opened in June 1990.
We remain the only facility of our type from King County to the Oregon border to offer housing and enriched services to HIV/AIDS residents. Today, almost two-thirds of our residents return to community living after stabilizing their health and achieving medical adherence.----------------------------------------------------------------
AHAT provides housing and enriched services for those who are in medical transition, and those who are seriously ill. Our target population is low-income and homeless persons over 18 with an AIDS diagnosis who are in need of assisted living due to disability, illness, or inability to manage medications.
Services performed for our residents include, but are not limited to:
- hands-on care such as bathing,
- medical assistance,
- medication management,
- assistance with IV therapy,
- coordination of services with primary care physicians, home health medical teams, case managers, counselors, chemical dependency and mental health specialists.
We provide grocery and personal shopping services, clothing when needed, preparation of meals with focus on nutrition and wellness, laundry services, transportation to medical appointments and social activities. When requested and where appropriate, we obtain counseling for residents and their support network.
Project Open Door (POD) is a collaborative venture between the Pierce County AIDS Foundation (PCAF) and AHAT designed to provide permanent housing for people with HIV/AIDS that is coupled with enriched social services so that the people it serves can break the cycle of chronic homelessness. Partially funded by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) through the Pierce County Continuum of Care in 2003.
Environment: We maintain a family-like, communal environment among residents, volunteers and staff. This environment reduces residents’ stress, which translates directly to improvement and stabilization in their physical and emotional health. Many of our residents experience such profound improvements they are able to move back into the community.
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WHERE
301 North L StreetTacoma, WA 98403
DATE POSTED
September 25, 2018
SKILLS
GOOD FOR
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REQUIREMENTS
- Driver's License Needed
- Background Check
- Must be at least 18
- 6 months min