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Accessibility:
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Urgency:
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High |
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Number of volunteers needed:
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20
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Minimum Age:
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18
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Work Location:
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Varies according to client needs
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Police Check:
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Required
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Reference Check:
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Required
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Vehicle:
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Not Required
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Smoking:
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Not Permitted
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Language(s):
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Other
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Sector(s):
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Health
Social Services
Other
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Work Type(s):
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Providing Services Directly to People
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Program:
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Volunteer Hospice Services
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Duties:
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Palliative volunteers will provide non-medical support to clients diagnosed with a life limiting illness in their home,long-term care home,hospital,or residential hospice. Duties include visiting,recreational activities (games, cards,walks,outings,etc.), snack preparation,comfort care, and occasional education for client and/or family.
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Skills Expected:
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Palliative volunteers must be excellent listeners, trustworthy,dependable,respectful,compassionate,empathetic,non-judgmental,patient,and good communicators.
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Orientation:
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Following the completion of The Fundamentals of Hospice Palliative Care and receipt of certificate, there will be a formal Victorian Order of Nurses(VON) Orientation to help you understand more about the VON and our role in the community. We will then have an orientation specific for Volunteer Visiting. This orientation can be done in one day or 2 half days.
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Training:
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The Fundamentals of Hospice Palliative Care is a 10 week (30 hour) course provided to prepare you to volunteer with clients and their families in any type of setting.
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Benefits:
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Become part of the VON team where you will be supported and appreciated for the service you provide. Ongoing opportunities for education related to Palliative Volunteer Visiting and the satisfaction of helping clients and families in need in our local community at vulnerable times.
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Car Required:
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No
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Comments:
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I am receiving more client referrals than I have volunteers to match them with.
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FOR THIS ORGANIZATION
