Palliative Care Volunteer

Specific tasks you may do:

• Negotiate a contact schedule and identify the needs of the client or their family/carer/s
• Help with practical tasks such as running errands, preparing food etc
• Assist in getting clients to medical appointments or checking community resources available to them
• Participate in activities such as reading, playing games, writing letters, doing a puzzle etc
• Liaise with our dedicated interdisciplinary team as needed

Volunteers should commit to the client for a minimum of one and up to three hours per week. The volunteer in this role will be extra special as they will need to be able to deal with death and dying and they'll also need to be understanding and accepting of other peoples' beliefs and values.

What impact will you have?

By volunteering in this role you will be making an important contribution to the end-of-lifecare provided to the client, as well as developing rewarding relationships through offering companionship with clients, families and carers.

How this role relates back to our values:

KINDNESS: By supporting both the client and their family/carers and treating them with kindness and compassion you will be directly contributing to their wellbeing and experience.

RESPECT: You will meet and converse with a range of people with different personalities & from different cultural backgrounds to your own so you will need to be patient, non-judgmental & non-discriminatory.

INTEGRITY: By volunteers generously giving their time you become part of the interdisciplinary team who look after our Palliative Care clients ensuring that the end of the clients life is as peaceful as it can be.

LEARNING: By completing induction, mandatory training and any other training relating to this role you ensure that you understand the tasks you are authorised to perform which keeps everyone safe.

COURAGE: You will be provided with a supervisor, so that you have the opportunity to ask questions and get feedback.