Opportunities From: Connect2Community

Our volunteers offer support, companionship and practical, compassionate help. Some interact directly with patients and families. Others prefer to work behind the scenes in the office setting. As a volunteer, you help determine which tasks you’re best suited to perform.

THE TASKS OF VOLUNTEERS MAY INCLUDE: Helping with office support tasks at the agency Running errands for patients and families Staying with patients so family members can get a much-needed rest Reading, or providing a comforting touch Playing or singing soothing music to patients Keeping vigil with patients in their final hours Providing a friendly visit to lift a patient's spirits Providing special veteran volunteer support to patients who are veterans

 

A background check and volunteer orientation are required after an initial interview

Our volunteers offer support, companionship and practical, compassionate help. Some interact directly with patients and families. Others prefer to work behind the scenes in the office setting. As a volunteer, you help determine which tasks you’re best suited to perform.

THE TASKS OF VOLUNTEERS MAY INCLUDE: Helping with office support tasks at the agency Running errands for patients and families Staying with patients so family members can get a much-needed rest Reading, or providing a comforting touch Playing or singing soothing music to patients Keeping vigil with patients in their final hours Providing a friendly visit to lift a patient's spirits Providing special veteran volunteer support to patients who are veterans

 

A background check and volunteer orientation are required after an initial interview

Job Summary: Represent Turner Senior Resource Center by being a friendly and helpful guide to information about classes, programs, and resources available to participants. Greeters are responsible for general tasks such as handling all phone calls, making coffee, handling money, registering members for classes, and assisting other programs in the building.

 

Job Responsibilities:

Greet everyone at the door, answer questions, and direct them to the right location Answer phone calls, respond to questions or direct to appropriate staff as needed Check daily building schedule to know the day’s activities Read all appropriate materials to learn about TSWP, Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, Housing Bureau for Seniors, Silver Club and Turner Geriatric Clinic programs Register people for TSWP classes and confirm attendance by phone prior to first class Collect TSWP class fees and donations and issue receipts Make coffee and keep any refreshments available on counter, using required sanitation methods Help with presentations by signing people in and directing people to rooms Keep lobby bulletin board and information tables up to date Learn about community resources and the Resources for Older Adults database to help older adults and family members learn about needed services Refer complicated questions or people with social work needs to Assistant Director Assume other tasks and responsibilities according to TSRC need and volunteer talents Assist other programs in building with tasks such as mailings, if time available Register at Michigan Medicine Volunteer Services and record hours for Michigan Medicine Volunteer Services

 

Qualifications:

Personable and friendly

Ability to handle multiple tasks Pleasant telephone etiquette Reliable and punctual Ability to work with minimal supervision Must like working with older adults

 

Training:

New volunteers meet one-on-one with the Assistant Director or Director who will explain the position, assess the appropriateness of the volunteer match, and provide training in the position.

 

The volunteer then spends a half -day shadowing a current greeter to get "on-the-job" experience.

 

Finally, the new volunteer takes a regular shift with supervision by the volunteer coordinator.

 

Two meetings are held annually to update all the volunteers on new programs and procedures, to get their suggestions, and to give additional information on issues like safety and community resources.

Survivors Speak is on a mission to bring a voice to taboo topics and social injustices, through the arts, community conversations, mobilizing communities, and/or any creative platform that we discover. 

Volunteers are needed for a variety of different opportunities and programs:

-Senior Supplies Program -Youth In Action Program -Street Activism -Civic Involvement -And many more opportunities   To learn more about us, you can visit our website here, and our Facebook group here.   To learn more about our volunteer opportunities and get involved, please email Trische' Duckworth at tduckwor@usc.edu.

 

The senior citizen residents of the Village of Oakman Manor needs volunteer help in managing their community garden! Volunteers will help residents tend the garden, maintain it, and harvest once produce is ripe. The garden provides residents with fresh, accessible, and local-grown produce.

Volunteers can schedule flexible times to visit the site. Contact fisherd@hopevillagecdc.org if you have any questions.

Provide a warm, friendly greeting to all donors Instruct and make donor comfortable in registration procedures Maintain smooth flow of donors into donation area Be alert and notify Red Cross staff if a donor does not appear to be feeling well Offer refreshments and conversation Explain importance of blood donations and encourage people to donate regularly Help schedule appointments for the next blood drive Set up and maintain cleanliness in canteen area Screen blood donors for health concerns For the health of volunteers and our community, please observe all safety precautions when carrying out any kind of volunteering.  Click here for the most up-to-date recommendations from the Washtenaw County Health Department.