Pet Therapy Volunteers Needed to Visit with Hospice Patients (Worcester Area)

Are you looking for a meaningful way to give back to your community? Do you have a compassionate heart and the desire to make a difference in the lives of others? Do you love dogs? If so, join Autumn Hospice's dedicated team as a pet therapy volunteer!

Autumn Hospice needs volunteers with dogs that are certified in pet therapy and/or have passed the American Kennel Club Canine Good Citizen Test to visit hospice patients wherever they call home, including nursing homes, assisted living facilities, skilled nursing facilities, and private residences.

Position Type: volunteer (unpaid)

Commitment: flexible schedule (you decide the hours you give and which assignments to take)

Required Skills and Qualifications:

Strong communication and active listening skills

Must pass a background check and comply with Autumn Hospice policies and procedures

Willingness to complete a volunteer training program, which consists of a 90-minute training in person in our office and online training modules in Relias.

Therapy dogs must be up-to-date with their core vaccinations, including rabies, distemper, parvovirus, leptospirosis, and adenovirus.

About Autumn Hospice

Autumn Hospice is a locally owned and managed company dedicated to providing exceptional hospice services to our community. Our focus is on building strong relationships with our patients and their families, ensuring their comfort and well-being during difficult times.

Our mission is to provide compassionate, holistic end-of-life care, centered on a personal approach, connectedness, dignity, and clinical excellence. Focus of care is directed toward patient goals for the remainder of life and is adjusted and refocused as the condition of the patient changes.

Autumn Hospice has offices in Norwell and Worcester, and currently serves 79 Massachusetts communities (and growing!), including Abington, Ashland, Auburn, Ayer, Bellingham, Berlin, Blackstone, Bolton, Boylston, Braintree, Brockton, Canton, Clinton, Cohasset, Douglas, Duxbury, East Bridgewater, Easton, Fitchburg, Framingham, Franklin, Grafton, Halifax, Hanover, Hanson, Harvard, Hingham, Holden, Holliston, Hopedale, Hopkinton, Hudson, Kingston, Lancaster, Leicester, Leominster, Lunenburg, Marlborough, Marshfield, Maynard, Medway, Mendon, Milford, Millbury, Millis, Millville, Milton, Natick, Northborough, Northbridge, Norwell, Oxford, Paxton, Pembroke, Plymouth, Plympton, Quincy, Randolph, Rockland, Scituate, Sharon, Shirley, Shrewsbury, Southborough, Sterling, Stoughton, Stowe, Sudbury, Sutton, Upton, Uxbridge, Wayland, Webster, Westborough, West Boylston, West Bridgewater, Weymouth, Whitman, and Worcester.

Volunteer with Autumn Hospice

There is a place for you as an Autumn Hospice volunteer. The rewards of sharing and caring are beyond measure. If you are interested in volunteering with Autumn Hospice, contact us today!

We look forward to welcoming you to our team!