Hospice Volunteer
Bayada Hospice Volunteer Job Description
Job Summary:
Hospice volunteers provide compassionate, non-medical support to patients and their families. Your presence, kindness, and practical help can make a meaningful difference. Volunteers work alongside — but never in place of — the licensed hospice care team. Understanding the boundaries of your role keeps both you and the people you serve safe.
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)
- 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
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 together
- 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 provider)
- Assist with office tasks or provide virtual support (calls, check-ins, events)
LOCATIONS:
- We have offices throughout Vermont, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Missouri, and Arizona
- We are looking for volunteers in all of these locations to serve those cities/towns and their surrounding areas.