Open Art Studio Volunteer

Open Art Studio is led by Norwood Crossing’s Art therapist.

Mondays from 2:00 pm to 3:15 pm

Research has shown that art has therapeutic effects as it helps reduce tension, anxiety, and stress.

Job Functions:

• Staff needs assistance from volunteers to transport residents via wheel chair or accompany them as they walk to the activity and back to their room.
• Assist residents with their art project as well as the art therapist.

Benefits of your commitment:

• You will make a difference in the lives of our senior residents
• Have fun and make friends with residents, staff, & volunteers
• Must be passionate about volunteering, friendly and considerate.
• Able to safely transport residents in their wheelchairs (training provided)
• Able to commit to being here on time every week for the full two hours. Advance notice of absences is most helpful to the rest of the team of volunteers.
• Interpersonal flexibility required working with other volunteers and you need to be able to take direction from lead volunteer and staff.

Norwood Crossing Volunteer Covid Policy

All volunteers must meet one of the following criteria:

1 - Fully vaccinated/up-to-date on all COVID-19 boosters

• Provide copy of vaccine card
• Sign covid19 vaccine education packet

2 - Vaccinated but not fully up-to-date on all boosters

• Provide copy of vaccine card
• Complete medical contraction paperwork
• Complete mandatory IPDH 90-minute training for all unvaccinated workers on Relias
• Sign covid19 vaccine education packet

3 - Medical or religious exemption

• Completed and approved exemption paperwork
• Complete mandatory IPDH 90-minute training for all unvaccinated workers on Relias
• Sign covid19 vaccine education packet

Volunteers who have been on a floor where they has been a COVID outbreak will need to complete mandatory testing. Testing on site is recommended. At home tests or testing from a testing site are also permitted but we will need a copy of test results. If testing from home a picture of the test with your name and date will need to be provided.

Vaccine cards, exemption or medical contraction paperwork, and all CMS training certificates need to be turned in to the Director of Volunteer Services before any volunteer begins their volunteer role at Norwood Crossing.

Volunteers should not come in to volunteer if they are symptomatic.

1 shift available:

• 14:00 to 15:15 CST