Helping Hands volunteers go around the hospital offering the valuable service of sitting with children who may be in the hospital alone or whose caregiver needs a break.
Volunteers will visit most clinic areas and all inpatient units. As a Helping Hands volunteer, you will be provide special attention to patients while offering a brief respite for caregivers.. Helping Hands volunteers also assist St. Jude nurses and clinical staff by providing amenities to patient families on an as needed basis.
Requirements
Shifts are available Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. . Each shift lasts three hours.
Helping Hands volunteers must be at least 25 years old. Experience with children is strongly preferred. Volunteers in this position should be self-motivated and comfortable with autonomy, as well as being self-directed and able to follow strict guidelines.
Each volunteer must attend orientation. Additionally, all Helping Hands volunteers must also attend one three-hour detailed training and up to three shadow sessions before covering a shift alone.
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Being able to bring a smile to the face of a child in pain or a weary, yet hopeful, parent is my goal. It is a joy to see the St. Jude community work together to make it all work seamlessly. I am glad to have been a part of it all.
Bridget Beckley
Former Helping Hands Volunteer
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