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Flexible Schedule
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Oakland, CA 94621
Use your compassion and talents to make a difference! Volunteer with hospice in Alameda and Contra Costa County, CA! Seasons strives to provide excellence in end of life care for patients and families. All of our volunteers are given careful training by a team of hospice professionals. This orientation happens either in-person or via an interactive online learning format at your convenience. Seasons has developed several specialty roles, which allow volunteers to utilize their own strengths and interests. This offers a more meaningful and rewarding volunteer experience, and enhances the quality of life for our patients and families. Have a special skill? Please review all the unique ways of volunteering below: Direct Care Volunteer: Provides a range of companionship and support to patients and caregivers at the bedside. Administrative Volunteer: Supports the important office operations of the program. Loyal Friends Pet Companion Volunteer: Uses certified therapy animals to engage patients. Smile Squad Volunteer: Young volunteers visit patients along with their adult guardian, and light up the room with the special joy that children bring. Music Companion Volunteer: Share the gift of music with our patients and families. Vigil Volunteer: When family support is not available, we want to make sure that no patient dies alone. Spiritual Presence Volunteer: Engage patients in familiar activities that provide spiritual comfort. Massage Volunteer: Put your massage expertise to work, providing gentle touch and healing massage for hospice patients. Legacy Volunteer: Use crafts and multi-media to capture special memories and the unique legacy of each patient. Veteran Volunteer: No one understands the unique needs of our Veterans better than active or retired military personnel. Memory Bear Sewing Volunteer: Turn a patient’s clothing into a personalized stuffed bear for the family to cherish. Bereavement Volunteer: After a loved one has passed away, Seasons Hospice is committed to checking in with our families to see how they are doing on a regular basis. Make phone calls that offer support and comfort to families grieving a loss. Calls can be made from your own home! Circle of Care Phone Call Volunteers: Check in with our patients' families before the weekend to make sure they have all of their needs met! (medications, supplies, etc.) Calls can be made from your own home! If any of these opportunities sound interesting to you, contact our friendly Volunteer Services Coordinator Brian Fraser at bfraser@seasons.org to learn more!
Date Posted: Feb 1, 2023
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Flexible Schedule
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Oakland, CA 94621
Use your compassion and talents to make a difference! Volunteer with hospice in Alameda and Contra Costa County, CA! Seasons strives to provide excellence in end of life care for patients and families. All of our volunteers are given careful training by a team of hospice professionals. This orientation happens either in-person or via an interactive online learning format at your convenience. Seasons is looking for pet therapy animals and their human companions to visit our patients in facilities and in homes throughout Alameda and Contra Costa County. If you have a certified pet therapy animal and would like to make a difference in the lives of hospice patients and their families, please contact our friendly Volunteer Services Coordinator fstensonfletcher@seasons.org to learn more!
Date Posted: Feb 1, 2023
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Flexible Schedule
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Oakland, CA 94621
Seasons Hospice and Palliative Care of Oakland is proud to be a partner with We Honor Veterans, a national partnership between the VA and the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO). We Honor Veterans is a pioneering program focused on respectful inquiry, compassionate listening and grateful acknowledgment to our veterans. Are you a Veteran or on Active Duty with time and a desire to give back? YOU can increase the quality of life of veterans and their families who are affected by a terminal diagnosis. Even better, you can volunteer all over Alameda/Contra Costa County or even from your own home! We are currently training volunteers to be.... Direct Care Patient Volunteers: Visit patients in their homes or facilities to provide companionship and support all across the Sacramento area! Veteran volunteers are always in demand for our veteran patient population in the Sacramento area and the need will only continue to grow in the Sacramento area. Vigil/Respite Volunteers: Offer your comfort and presence to patients during the last hours of their lives or provide relief to patient caregivers for a few hours! Bereavement Phone Call Volunteers: After a loved one has passed away, Seasons Hospice is committed to checking in with our families to see how they are doing on a regular basis. Make phone calls that offer support and comfort to families grieving a loss. Calls can be made from your own home! Circle of Care Phone Call Volunteers: Check in with our patients' families before the weekend to make sure they have all of their needs met! (medications, supplies, etc.) Calls can be made from your own home! If any of these opportunities sound interesting to you, contact our friendly Volunteer Services Coordinator Brian Fraser at bfraser@seasons.org to learn more!
Date Posted: Feb 1, 2023
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Flexible Schedule
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Oakland, CA 94621
Seasons Hospice & Palliative Care of Oakland is committed to our mission of "Honoring Life, Offering Hope" to our patients and their families at all stages of the end of life. Some of our patients are spending the final weeks, days and hours of their lives alone, without family and friends nearby. Although they become part of the Seasons Hospice family, these individuals would benefit from your companionship and supportive presence at the end of their lives. Vigil Volunteers are trained to support patients in their final hours by holding their hand, providing reassurance, placing a cool washcloth on their forehead, creating a peaceful environment through music and aromatherapy, and offering support throughout their transition. You will receive full hospice volunteer training and specialized Vigil Volunteer training. All volunteers with Seasons Hospice complete a basic background check, paid for by Seasons. If any of these opportunities sound interesting to you, contact our friendly Volunteer Services Coordinator Brian Fraser at bfraser@seasons.org to learn more!
Date Posted: Feb 1, 2023
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Flexible Schedule
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Oakland, CA 94621
Use your compassion and talents to make a difference! Volunteer with hospice! We are currently looking for volunteers to help us create memory bears, a legacy gift, for patients' families. Turn a patient’s clothing into a personalized stuffed bear for the family to cherish. If you want to put your sewing expertise to a good cause, please get in touch. Here's some more info on the bears: https://www.seasons.org/blog/2017/06/07/memory-bears-offer-a-material-connection/ Seasons strives to provide excellence in end of life care for patients and families. All of our volunteers are given careful training by a team of hospice professionals. This orientation happens either in-person or via an interactive online learning format at your convenience. Seasons has developed several specialty roles, which allow volunteers to utilize their own strengths and interests. This offers a more meaningful and rewarding volunteer experience, and enhances the quality of life for our patients and families. Have a special skill? In addition to sewing, please review all the unique ways of volunteering below: Direct Care Volunteer: Provides a range of companionship and support to patients and caregivers at the bedside. Administrative Volunteer: Supports the important office operations of the program. Loyal Friends Pet Companion Volunteer: Uses certified therapy animals to engage patients. Smile Squad Volunteer: Young volunteers visit patients along with their adult guardian, and light up the room with the special joy that children bring. Music Companion Volunteer: Share the gift of music with our patients and families. Vigil Volunteer: When family support is not available, we want to make sure that no patient dies alone. Spiritual Presence Volunteer: Engage patients in familiar activities that provide spiritual comfort. Legacy Volunteer: Use crafts and multi-media to capture special memories and the unique legacy of each patient. Veteran Volunteer: No one understands the unique needs of our Veterans better than active or retired military personnel. Memory Bear Sewing Volunteer: Turn a patient’s clothing into a personalized stuffed bear for the family to cherish. Bereavement Volunteer: Provide support to families throughout their first year of bereavement services.
Date Posted: Feb 1, 2023