Hospice Volunteer Coordinator (Administration) - HomeCare

Hartford Healthcare • Torrington, CT

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About The Position

Work where every moment matters. Every day, over 40,000 Hartford HealthCare colleagues come to work with one thing in common\: Pride in what we do, knowing every moment matters here. We invite you to become part of Connecticut’s most comprehensive healthcare network as a Hospice Volunteer Coordinator. Hartford HealthCare at Home, the largest provider of homecare services in Connecticut, has been fulfilling our mission for more than 115 years. Our Person-Centered Care Model allows our colleagues to learn and grow within our organization, all while providing integrated support to the patient. As part of Hartford HealthCare, we leverage cutting edge technology to provide quality care in our client’s home. Most importantly, our colleagues are appreciated for the real differences they make in both the lives of their clients and their clients’ families. Responsible for planning, organizing, and directing Hospice Volunteer Program and volunteer activities; collaborates and coordinates fundraising and support activities with VNA Fund

Requirements

• Minimum: Diploma
• Preferred: Bachelor’s Degree
• Minimum: One year experience in social work, human services, or related field

Responsibilities

• Develops, coordinates, and evaluates annual plan for volunteer resources.
• Recruits, interviews, orients, trains, assigns, and evaluates volunteers.
• Supervises, instructs, and provides guidance to volunteers in the performance of their duties.
• Establishes procedures in relation to volunteer activities and area of responsibility.
• Develops and implements programs/in-services for volunteer participation.
• Reviews/audits, compiles, and maintains volunteer records which include training and service data for compliance with regulations.
• Schedule meetings with volunteers to provide support and ensure effectiveness of service; identifies needs and gaps in service; acts as volunteer liaison member of interdisciplinary team.
• Collaborates with community partners in recruitment, training, and assignment of volunteers into those settings.
• Facilitates communications with Agency staff, volunteers, and families.
• Educations the community about the Hospice and Volunteer Programs; represents the Volunteer Program at internal and external meetings.
• Collaborates with staff in writing grant proposals/requests for funds.
• Collaborates with public affairs department regarding ongoing community relations programs

Benefits

• We know that a thriving organization starts with thriving colleagues-- we provide a competitive benefits program designed to ensure work/life balance.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees