Volunteer with Us
There are many ways volunteers can contribute to our community and support our mission and vision. Our fall 2024 training session is full, but please check back with us in the New Year to apply.
Volunteer with Us
There are many ways volunteers can contribute to our community and support our mission and vision.
Oceanside Hospice has over 60 volunteers who are the heart and soul of our organization.
There are many different areas within our organization that you can help support, and new volunteers are always welcome. The assignment of volunteers is based on community needs.
It is mandatory that every volunteer must complete a 40-hour hospice volunteer training program which runs over seven weeks. The cost is $65 and includes the annual membership fee. Volunteer training is typically offered two times per year based on demand of services.
If you are interested in becoming an Oceanside Hospice Volunteer, please complete and email this Volunteer Application form to info@oceansidehospice.com. We can also be reached at 250.752.6227.
Thank you for your interest. Volunteers are an integral part of our organization, supporting programs and services to ensure patients and families receive quality end-of-life care and support. It takes a special person with strong skills and abilities to become a hospice volunteer, and we’re lucky to have such a dedicated team.
Volunteer Options
- One-to-One companioning support to palliative clients or caregivers in their home
- Visiting and supporting Hospice patients at Oceanside Hospice at Trillium
- Facilitating grief support groups
- Providing Healing Touch and Reiki services to bereaved and palliative clients
- Delivery and set up of medical equipment to palliative clients in their homes
- Fundraising event volunteers
- Gardening, and home maintenance
- Office relief
Registration for volunteer training is contingent on meeting pre-registration requirements which include attending the initial information session, completing an application, criminal background check, and pre-screening interview.
Featured Volunteer:
Jan has been volunteering with Hospice for almost 2 years. She delivers Comfort Kits to the recently bereaved, helps out at the Reception desk, One to One Grief Support and jumps in to help at events as well.
She says, "I love volunteering for Hospice delivering Comfort Kits. I feel it is so important to listen to the person left, and how they are coping with the loss. They do need a lot of support. I find it most rewarding to be of service to them.
It’s a wonderful team to be a part of, and I always look forward to assisting their cause."
We are grateful to have Jan part of the Hospice Team!