Community Visitor - Palliative Care - St George/Sutherland Areas - # 111784
About this opportunity
This role involves visiting Palliative Care clients in their homes providing either respite for their care, companionship, foot massage etc. or assisting with some special task they might enjoy. We also have a role for people interested in biography, collating photobooks etc. Every effort will be made to match volunteers with the client (e.g. interests, location etc.).
You need to be a person who can ‘be present’ to another, not trying to ‘fit or change anything’ but being a good listener, a companion who can provide just that human caring touch which makes all the difference.
Volunteers who work in the community need to have good boundaries and ability to work as a team member. Listen without imposing own agenda.
You will also be required to attend the group debrief and ongoing education sessions to ensure you are supported and also provides you with the opportunity of catching up with your community colleagues.
Massage skills would be an advantage however, basic massage will be taught during training for those interested in learning and providing this skills to their clients.
Volunteer will be required to speak reasonable English. If you speak another language, it would be most welcome. You will need to have access to your own car with comprehensive car insurance, to visit your client in their home. Minimum age is 25yo.
Volunteer will be required to speak reasonable English. If you speak another language, it would also be welcome. You will need to have access to your own car when visiting your client in their home. Minimum age is 25.
Volunteers will be required to have: • National Police Check • Working with Children Check • Immunisation Health Status as per NSW Health requirement • Mandatory face to face training
Benefits: This rewarding experience offers you the opportunity to make a difference in someone's life. With training and support, you will quickly feel very comfortable visiting your client each week.
Additional requirements
National Police Certificate *. Working with Children Check *.
Police checks, references and NSW Health Immunisation are a mandatory requiremeMandatory Requirements for volunteers working in Health.
• Police check
• NSW Health Immunisation compliance
o Category A: working in clinical areas- (Covid x3, Flu Vax,Hep B, DtpA, MMR).
o Category B: working in Admin non clinical: (CoVid x 3 and Flu Vax)
• References x 2 (not family or friends)
• Mandatory training: ELearning and 2 day face to face training to prepare volunteer to work safely in a health care environment.
• WWCC for volunteers working in the Community
2-4 hours, between 9am-5pm flexible, weekdays.
Type of work- Companionship & Social Support
- Disability Support
- Seniors & Aged Care
You will be required to complete the Compulsory ELearning & a very informative & interesting face to face training (four days over 4 weeks i.e. 28 hours in total).