Hospice Volunteer (UNPAID)
About this role
This is an unpaid position.
BAYADA Hospice is looking for Volunteers in St. Albans, Vermont!
BAYADA Hospice is looking for compassionate, caring individuals to provide companionship and support for our patients and their families. Our Colchester, VT office serves patients in Chittenden, Franklin, Grand Isle, Lamoille, and Washington counties in Vermont.
At BAYADA Hospice, we believe that our clients and their families deserve care delivered with compassion, excellence, and reliability. Your important work will help ensure that our clients come first and that our BAYADA caregivers have the support they need to be successful.
Qualifications:
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills
- Ability to build a consistent, ongoing connection with a patient over time (you control your schedule and can choose whether or not to take on new patient assignments)
- Reliable and responsive communication with the Volunteer Coordinator, primarily via email
- Willingness to complete administrative requirements, including timely submission of volunteer hours
- Comfort interacting with people from diverse backgrounds and experiences
- Openness to supporting individuals and families navigating the end-of-life
- Commitment to completing required onboarding and training
What You Might Do as a Volunteer
- Offer friendly visits and conversation to provide companionship
- Read aloud, share stories, or reflect on meaningful life memories together
- Engage in activities such as music, crafts, TV, puzzles, or games
- Provide walking companionship (when safe and appropriate)
- Sit at the bedside, offering a calm and supportive presence
- Provide short breaks (respite) for caregivers by staying with their loved one
- Sit vigil and offer comfort during the final stages of life
- Support legacy or memory projects (letters, recordings, creative keepsakes)
- Provide pet therapy visits (must be therapy dog-certified)
- Offer haircuts (must be a licensed provider)
- Assist with office tasks or provide virtual support (calls, check-ins, events)
BAYADA believes that our clients and their families deserve home health care delivered with compassion, excellence, and reliability.
Feel free to fill out an application today to learn more! https://wkf.ms/4nNlPBX
As an accredited, regulated, certified, and licensed home health care provider, BAYADA complies with all state/local mandates.
BAYADA is celebrating 50 years of compassion, excellence, and reliability. Learn more about our 50th anniversary celebration and how you can join in here.
BAYADA Home Health Care, Inc., and its associated entities and joint venture partners, are Equal Opportunity Employers. All employment decisions are made on a non-discriminatory basis without regard to sex, race, color, age, disability, pregnancy or maternity, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship status, military status, or any other similarly protected status in accordance with federal, state and local laws. Hence, we strongly encourage applications from people with these identities or who are members of other marginalized communities.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is the salary disclosed for the Hospice Volunteer (UNPAID) position at bayada?
Where is the Hospice Volunteer (UNPAID) position at bayada located?
Which team or department does the Hospice Volunteer (UNPAID) at bayada belong to?
How do I apply for the Hospice Volunteer (UNPAID) position at bayada?
When was the Hospice Volunteer (UNPAID) job at bayada posted?
You'll be redirected to bayada's official application page on Greenhouse.