Cause Areas
When
It's flexible! We'll work with your schedule.Where
2505 Lakeview Drive suite 104Amarillo, TX 79109
About
Come join us!
Be part of our special team of Encompass Hospice Volunteers. We care for our patients in the place they call home - private residence, skilled nursing facility, assisted living facility, or other inpatient setting. Our patients are all over the Amarillo area, likely there is a patient near you!
Just a few hours a week can make a lasting impact on the lives of others. Schedule can be worked around your work, school, or other activities.
Volunteer Opportunities:
Direct Patient Care - Sitting with patients, reading or singing to patients, playing video games, running errands, hair styling, writing letters, arts and crafts, watch movies.
Caregiver Support - Give time to caregivers to go shopping, take a walk, get a bite to eat, or just take a nap.
Administrative - Filing, copying, answering phones at our Hospice Offices located in Amarillo.
Bereavement - Spend time and help someone who has lost a loved one by providing a caring presence, a listening ear, or just someone to be there.
To get started or for more information: Contact Stuart Smith: stuarts@ehhi.com
Skills
- Veteran Care
- Hospice Care
- Elder care
- People Skills
- Bereavement Support
- Verbal / Written Communication
Good Match For
People 55+
Requirements & Commitment
- Driver's License Needed
- Background Check
- Must be at least 16
- Orientation or Training
- 1 hour per week or more
- Drug Testing, TB Skin Test