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Volunteer Driver
Client Support Volunteer - Level 3
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Impact Statement
Hospice Volunteers provide emotional and social support, companionship and practical help to people with a life limiting illness and their families. Volunteers enrich people's lives by sharing their gifts of listening, caring, friendship, humour, respite care, and time.
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Description
Transportation Volunteers are vital to successfully transporting clients with a life-limiting illness to and from medical appointments. Transportation Volunteers also help client to attend our day program on Tuesdays in Kitchener and Thursdays in Cambridge. Day Program Drivers can choose to either drop off or pick up our clients, or do both if time allows.
Hospice tries to match our clients with the same volunteer driver as much as possible so that volunteers have the opportunity to build rapport and offer emotional support while travelling to and from their appointments or programs.
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Position Qualifications
Ideal for: An Individual
Age: 20+
Area(s) of Interest: Caring Support, Driver/Transportation, Senior Services
Skill(s): Cultural Awareness/Sensitivity, Interpersonal Communication, Verbal Communication, Accountability, Empathy, Flexibility
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Training / Work Condtions
Training Details: Volunteers are required to complete a 35-hour training course in-person. The next course is being offered Fall, 2024. If you have daytime availability to attend training and for daytime volunteering, applications for this training are being accepted now.
Working Conditions: Volunteers drive their own car and take clients to and from medical appointments or hospice programs.
Transportation: Car required
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Time Commitment
Duration: 1 year or more
Weekday - Daytime
Hours of driving can vary week to week. No more than 2-4hours/week.
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http://www.hospicewaterloo.ca
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Send an Email Message
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Diana Cooke
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519-743-4114
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100 Solstice Way Waterloo, N2K 0G3
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Waterloo
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