Meal Delivery Volunteer - Wednesdays -Oakdale/Woodbury
ORGANIZATION: Presbyterian Homes and Services/ Optage Hospice
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Volunteering Purpose:
Voluteering with Optage Meals provides a golden opportunity to directly help individuals in your community. Our volunteers deliver much more than a meal! They also deliver warm smiles and much needed safety checks to seniors and adults with disabilities. You will make valued connections with your neighbors and help them remain independent in their own homes. Volunteers assist with delivering and putting away meals if indicated, bringing cheer and TLC to clients.
Benefit to Clients:
- Receive healthy nutritious meals
- Continued and/or increased ability to be healthy, independent, and remain in own home
- Receive additional individualized attention with conversations/check in’s
Essential Duties:
- Deliver meals to the homes of scheduled clients
- Follow delivery route instructions
- Report back to Optage Driver, Intake Team or Volunteer Coordinator any concerns
- Provide own transportation
- Maintain a respectful relationship with clients, staff and volunteers
- Maintain confidentiality of client records and personal information
- Contact Volunteer Coordinator in a timely manner if have unexpected changes to volunteer schedule
Minimum Qualifications:
- Outgoing, caring cheerful attitude
- Enjoy working with a diverse population and helping people
- Ability to provide positive customer service
- Access to your own vehicle
- Valid Driver's License
- Valid proof of insurance
- Must pass background check
- Must pass DMV check
- Complete online training modules
- Reliable in all weather conditions
- Be able to life around 15-30lb delivery bags into your vehicle and should be able to climb stairs if necessary
Time Commitment/Hours:
- 1-2 hours a week
- 1-2 hours every other week
- 1-2 hours one time per month
- Substitute
Benefits to Volunteer:
- Self-fulfillment through helping others
- Building relationships with seniors and adults with disabilities
- Knowing you make a difference
- Consistent recognition, being appreciated
- Flexible schedule
- Service learning hours
Reports To:
Optage Meals Volunteer Coordinator
Training and/or Support Provided:
- General volunteer orientation
- Annual volunteer training
- Specific ride-along training if/when needed and/or desired
If you are interested in learning more about this opportunity, contact Volunteer Coordinator.
Optage Meals is hiring Full Time drivers to deliver meals if you know someone seeking employment!
1 Shift
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10:00 AM to 12:00 PM CST
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Spots available: 2
Meal delivery is Wednesday mornings. Volunteers meet at the church to pick up meals to deliver.
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About Presbyterian Homes and Services/ Optage Hospice
Location:
2845 Hamline Ave N, Roseville, MN 55113, US
Mission Statement
To honor God by enriching the lives and touching the hearts of older adults.
Description
Optage Hospice provides compassionate care that focuses on comfort, quality and support for individuals with life-limiting illness, their families and caregivers.
Optage Hospice Volunteers can serve in their community at any of our Presbyterian Homes and Services locations.
For our volunteers, there are a variety of opportunities to assist with our hospice patients. Some examples are: reading; writing letters; painting nails or doing hair; household tasks; wheelchair walks; socializing; pet therapy; music therapy; massage therapy.
Just as 1 Corinthians 12 talks about many parts, but one body, each of our volunteers have many jobs, but one purpose - and that is to give back some of the blessings they have been given. We can (and do!) count the number of volunteers who have served, the number of hours that have been given, and even translate those hours into dollars. What is truly immeasurable is the difference that each of the volunteers has made to the patients, residents and staff members. Presbyterian Homes is known for our Christian culture and services that support high quality of life. This reputation has been built and grown over the years due to the volunteers and how they have faithfully serve.
CAUSE AREAS
Community,
Faith-Based,
Seniors
WHEN
We'll work with your schedule.
This opportunity has 1 shift
WHERE
8260 4th Street NorthGuardian Angels Catholic ChurchOakdale, MN 55128
(44.94968 ,-92.93899 )
DATE POSTED
March 11, 2025
SKILLS
- Elder care
- Food Delivery / Distribution
- Nutrition
GOOD FOR
- Kids
- Teens
- People 55+
REQUIREMENTS
- Driver's License Needed
- Background Check
- Must be at least 16
- Orientation or Training
- Deliver meals between 10am-12pm once a week, every other week or once a month.
- Must be reliable and do your best to be on time and available to deliver meals per the volunteer calendar. Our customers rely on us to deliver their meals each week no matter what the circumstances or weather.