Spiritual Care Volunteers

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center • New York, NY

6d • Onsite

About The Position

Spiritual Care volunteers will support the Chaplaincy or Bikur Cholim under the direction of Spiritual Care staff. This is an unpaid volunteer role. The Volunteer Department does not oversee paid employment, internships, shadowing, or educational programs. Our program provides meaningful, long-term opportunities to support patients and staff.

Requirements

• Age 16+
• If you are a former or current MSK patient, you must be out of active treatment for at least one year
• Friendly, reliable, and comfortable engaging with patients, families, and staff
• Interview with the Spiritual Care team
• 2–3 reference checks
• Background check & drug screen ( 18+ only )
• Medical clearance (flu and other immunizations required; at applicant’s expense)
• Onboarding must be completed within 4-6 weeks.

Responsibilities

• Inform patients about religious services of their faith.
• Communicate requests for chaplaincy services to the appropriate chaplain in a timely manner, and to give comfort to patients and their families.
• Invite patients individually to appropriate religious services.
• Assist Jewish patients by offering to pray with them, delivering /retrieving Shabbos Candles and giving spiritual comfort.
• Assist Chaplaincy Services by making appropriate referrals to Chaplains for follow up and providing information about Chaplaincy Service to all patients who inquire.
• Visit Jewish patients to offer bedside prayer, services, companionship and support.
• Provide information to patients about religious services in the hospital and at neighboring synagogues, offer prayer and/ or religious literature.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed