Become a Bayada Hospice Volunteer (Opportunities All Across Vermont)

Bayada Hospice (Vermont)

Volunteers support patients in hospice care and their families. There are many ways that you can help!

What You Might Do as a Volunteer

• Offer friendly visits and conversation to provide companionship
• Read aloud, share stories, or reflect on meaningful life memories
• Engage in activities such as music, crafts, TV, puzzles, or games
• Provide walking companionship (when safe and appropriate)
• Sit at the bedside, offering a calm and supportive presence
• Provide short breaks (respite) for caregivers by staying with their loved one
• Sit vigil and offer comfort during the final stages of life
• Support legacy or memory projects (letters, recordings, creative keepsakes)
• Provide pet therapy visits (must be therapy dog-certified)
• Offer haircuts (must be a licensed cosmetologist)
• Assist with office tasks or provide virtual support (calls, check-ins, events)

Qualifications:

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to build a consistent, ongoing connection with a patient over time (you control your schedule and can choose whether or not to take on new patient assignments (a regular commitment to the assigned patient is preferred)
• Reliable and responsive communication with the Volunteer Coordinator, primarily via email
• Willingness to complete administrative requirements, including timely submission of volunteer hours
• Comfort interacting with people from diverse backgrounds and experiences
• Openness to supporting individuals and families navigating the end-of-life
• Commitment to completing required onboarding and training, ongoing timely submission of your volunteer time
• Reliable transportation

LOCATIONS:

• We have offices in Concord, NH; Brattleboro, VT; Norwich, VT; Colchester, VT; and Rutland VT
• We are looking for volunteers in all of these locations to serve those cities/towns and their surrounding areas.

Questions? Deb Helfrich, Volunteer Coordinator (dhelfrich@bayada.com)