VITAS Innovative Hospice Care of the New Jersey Shore is recruiting compassionate people to be hospice volunteers in Monmouth, Ocean, Middlesex and Somerset counties. Hospice volunteers give their time to terminally ill patients and their caregivers during a critical time. In orientation classes, they are trained in listening skills, family dynamics and the right words to say to patients and their loved ones at the end of life.
After completing the class, volunteers provide respite for caregivers, offer companionship for the patient, run errands and help in small but meaningful ways. They work in private homes, nursing homes and assisted living facilities. Assignments and schedules are made according to the volunteer’s preferences. Opportunities for sewing and making crafts as well as helping out with office work also exist.
For more information or to attend an orientation class, call 732-389-0066.