Careers
Community Links
Volunteer
Hold a hand or provide a quiet presence—address envelopes. Feed a pet. Bake a cake. Make phone calls. Help with a caregiver’s errands. Listen to cherished memories. Touch a heart.
Clerical support at the hospice administrative office and assistance at Health Fairs are always needed! To prepare volunteers for their role with hospice, we offer training designed to sensitize and confidently prepare you to provide comfort to persons on hospice and their families. Training sessions are offered in the fall and spring each year, and detailed information will be posted as it becomes available.
For more information on becoming a Hospice Volunteer, please contact the Human Resource Department at (845) 561-6111 or email [email protected]. Whether you want to work directly with patients and families, or perhaps in another role, you can make a big difference in someone’s life…including yours!
If you are interested in volunteers please complete this initial survey, and one of our Volunteer Services Representatives will contact you.
Hospice volunteers are important members of the hospice family team providing support to persons on hospice and their family. Bereavement support is provided by a volunteer who listens to the bereft after the loss of their loved one.
Volunteers share skills and interests in a manner that provides comfort and enriches the quality of life for those served, such as:
- Companionship
- Caregiver relief
- Letter-writing or journaling/video messages
- Assistance with hobbies or crafts
- Help organizing paperwork
- Playing card or board games
- Celebrating special occasions
- Being a friend
Vigil Volunteer
Hospice of Orange and Sullivan Counties offers a Hospice Vigil at the bedside. This kind of support provides compassion, comfort, understanding and presence at the bedside during the final hours of life. The vigil volunteer offers emotional, spiritual and practical support to caregivers during the final hours. Our volunteers know first-hand how hospice care can add meaning and purpose to the lives of persons on hospice, their family and friends.
Hospice Celebration of Life Program
The Hospice Celebration of Life program is available to persons receiving Hospice Care and their families through the generous gift of the Kimler Family In Memory of Frank Kimler. This program is a permanent presentation of a persons life told through the beautiful art of scrap-booking. These scrapbooks are created by very talented and experienced hospice volunteers who work with the patient and or family to create a beautiful keepsake.
Planning the scrapbook allows everyone to contribute anecdotes and family stories that may have otherwise been lost and affords family members and friends the chance to learn things they never knew.
It is a unique gift allowing a person to share their wisdom, traditions, and special moments…telling their story as only they can.
For more information contact Human Resources Department at (845) 561-6111 or [email protected]
