Volunteers are required to give their time to offer much needed help to those who are caring for a loved one in palliative care. This role is completely flexible to suit your schedule. Home visitors will offer respite to carers, such as gentle foot massage, meditation/relaxation techniques, companionship, recording memoirs etc. occasional transport. Volunteers require their own transport. Suit volunteers 30+

There is scope for both skilled and unskilled people to volunteer. People who volunteer to work in Palliative care need:

• Common sense,
• Excellent listening skills,
• Emotional stability,
• Good sense of humour,
• Compassionate and sensitive towards others
• Have a stable support system,
• Tolerant of another`s pain,
• Non-judgemental
• Be flexible, committed and reliable.

Benefits:

• Working in Palliative Care is a very privileged journey for both staff and volunteers.
• It is the most vulnerable and the most precious time in a person`s life and challenges one to give more emphasis to the things that are truly important and precious.
• The organisation values the contribution made by volunteers and provides opportunities for ongoing support, education and personal development.