Are You Multilingual? Become a Sutter Hospice Volunteer in San Mateo County

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Are you a compassionate human? Then join us for the opportunity to become a Sutter Hospice Volunteer in San Mateo County! We serve individuals and families from S. San Francisco to Palo Alto. To become a hospice volunteer at Sutter Care at Home the greatest gift one can offer is their time, caring nature and willingness to be present. Training and ongoing support are provided to all volunteers, so experience is not required. Volunteers are trained to enhance the overall goal of meeting the physical, emotional, spiritual and practical needs of hospice patients and their families. We also welcome certified professionals who wish to provide massage/art/music/animal therapy or Reiki and we are actively seeking multilingual speakers, like Spanish, Tagalog and Arab speaking volunteers.

We will provide you with an enriching, self-paced, online training program and on-going volunteer support sessions with our wonderful community of volunteers (optional)! All you need is willingness to spend 1-2 hours a week visiting a patient or two, commit to (at least) one year of volunteer service, have a caring heart and are dedicated to serving others.

Volunteering can be as simple as sitting by the bedside, listening with compassion, playing music, reading a book, helping create a scrapbook, and as needed, offering support, providing relief for the family members and caregivers. Volunteers do not provide clinical or personal care, but can provide social visits to a patient, or give the caregiver a little break, or time to rest. Volunteers can be a caring companion and compassionate listener to both patients and families. Volunteers can also assist with routine tasks and errands.

Our requirements: Volunteers work with Volunteer Program Coordinator as members of the multi-disciplinary hospice team. A monthly support meeting is provided (not required), a 12 month commitment is preferred and most volunteers do 1-2 hours of volunteer time per week.

Health clearance, vaccinations and a background check are provided through Sutter Health. All volunteers do a health screening, consent to a criminal background check, and submit a copy of current driver’s license and auto insurance. Sutter will provide health screening and any necessary tests or vaccinations. Volunteers work closely with Volunteer Program Coordinator and as members of the hospice team.

Hospice volunteers get so much more than they put in! Please apply ASAP. Feel free to call Jennifer Fisher 650-703-0614 or email Christie.Yeung@sutterhealth.org for an application.