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Vacancies
Home-based social support and biography volunteers, Eastern Palliative Care |
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| Posted: Contact Name: Coordinator of Volunteers Contact Phone: 1300 130 813 Contact Email: epccip@epc.asn.au Website: http://www.eastpalcare.asn.au Vacancy number VV10029 Name of volunteer position Biography or administrative volunteer Agency type Health services Volunteering activities type Working with the aged. Writing/editing/research. Visiting/social support/driving What's on offer Currently recruiting. Next training commences in March 2011. 1. Home-based volunteers - Visiting and social support (including driving) 2. Biography volunteers - Visiting and recording life story. 3. From time to time our volunteers may also be offered the opportunity to assist with - Administration/clerical/ fundraising Vacancy period Can apply at any time – training scheduled at various times. Location of role Three sites: Nunawading - Head Office - 1st Floor, 353 Whitehorse Road Kew - Caritas Christi –104 Studley Park Road Wantirna - Wantirna Health – 251 Mountain Hwy Agency profile/mission Eastern Palliative Care (EPC) is a not-for-profit home-based palliative care service which offers a full range of support programs with the aim of improving the quality of life of individuals, carers and families of those suffering life-limiting or terminal illnesses. Volunteer duties If you are caring, empathic and can provide transport for clients to appointments then you may consider Home-Based volunteering. As well as undertaking supportive practical tasks you can provide an objective listening ear, validating and accepting the unique feelings of both client, family and friend. Home-based volunteers undertake small supportive practical tasks in the client’s home as well as provide transportation. Biography volunteers visit people's homes, providing purpose to those in the final stages of their lives by capturing their stories and/or those of their families and reminding them that their lives have been meaningful and that they have made a difference. If you are a good listener and have some spare time, basic word processing skills and a car, you might consider training as an EPC Volunteer Biographer. Administrative volunteers Volunteers from the above programs may have the opportunity to help EPC across it's three sites (Nunawading, Kew, Wantirna) with clerical duties. Experience in office duties, filing and word processing is helpful for Administration volunteers. Age range 18+ Times and days Office hours – Monday to Friday. Volunteers can choose days and hours. Minimum commitment period 4 hours per week – request commitment for 12 months Recruitment process Application form, then initial interview, if accepted, full training is provided, then 3 month trial period. Training and support provided Full introductory training is provided – one day per week for 8 weeks. Attendance at volunteer meetings - 4 times per year. More information Palliative care volunteers are accepted into people’s lives and homes at a time of huge emotional upheaval/crisis and at a time of vulnerability. |
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