Chesapeake Life Center Children's Program Volunteer

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Position Summary

Be support to children and teens during monthly support groups, special events, camps and workshops.

Expectations

* Attend related meetings and trainings.
* Ensure support and safety of children and teens at CLC programs.
* Maintain confidentiality and professional boundaries.
* Other duties as assigned.

Relationships

Establish and maintain good rapport with Hospice of the Chesapeake staff and volunteers.
Supervised by: CLC Program Coordinator
Volunteers Supervised: None

Minimum Position Requirements

Minimum Education (Provided by CLC): Grief 101, Boundaries & Children & Grief
Required Licensure or certification: None required
Minimum experience: Experience working with children and/or teens
Skills required: Dependability, flexibility, ability to work well with others, understanding of grief and hospice philosophy, and comfortable sitting with strong emotions.
Physical demands: Sitting for extended periods of time, walking and standing
Equipment needed: Good walking shoes, appropriate clothing for scheduled environment
Working conditions: Varied-indoor or outdoor

Roles, Responsibilities, Expectations

As a Medicare-certified hospice, we are mandated to include Volunteers as an important part of our organization. We are required to have at least 5% of our patient service hours provided by Volunteers.

Every year our Volunteers provide thousands of hours of service for our patients. The value of time is priceless in the eyes of our patients and their families.

Volunteer tasks can be patient related or non-patient related.

If you are interested in learning more about this opportunity or other positions within our Volunteer Department, please contact a member of our team at 443-837-1508 or through email at joinus@hospicechesapeake.org

To learn more about Hospice of the Chesapeake, you can visit our website at http://www.hospicechesapeake.org/