Do you like to be with people?
Would you like to feel good about yourself while making a difference in someone else's life?
Do you have a few hours of spare time to help with a worthy cause?
If so, we need you at Phoebe Berks Health Care Center & Village Commons!
Joining the dedicated team of adult and student volunteers can be a richly rewarding experience for you. Caring volunteers provide important services and help to make the Health Care Center and Village Commons more like a home for the residents. The giving of your time allows the staff more time to concentrate on the essential medical care of the residents. Phoebe Berks offers specialized training for work in our dementia care neighborhoods. Below is a list of opportunities where we can use your help. Any time that you can give, one hour a week or many hours a week, all is appreciated!
- Transporting residents to and from in-house activities (beauty salon appointments, Sunday Chapel, doctor appointments, social activities)*
- Plant care throughout facility*
- Bird care*
- Visiting residents for reading, letter writing, and socializing*
- Escorting to doctor appointments off campus
- Playing bingo, cards, and/or board games *
- Reading for small groups of residents on topics such as news, poetry, history, and/or other literature
- Assisting the Activity Department in therapeutic recreational events planned such as movement exercises and eye-hand coordination techniques*
- Providing musical programs such as playing an instrument, participating in sing-a-longs, and sponsoring musical entertainment*
- Helping with craft, art, woodworking, and cooking programs
- Taking resident for walks**
- Manicuring
- Filling water pitchers*
- Delivering mail
- Distributing snacks
- Distributing clean laundry to residents' rooms
- Decorating facility for holidays* **
- Serving breakfast, lunch, and/or supper trays*
- Clerical work such as filing, copying, preparing mailings, & shredding
- Computer assistance such as data entry, newsletters, and graphic design
- Outdoor work in season**
- Bringing children to visit residents*
- Collating admissions packets*
- Encourage/gather Village Commons residents to attend activities
- Morning Devotion (live in Chapel)
- TV crew (Chapel)
- Provide comfort, dignity & support to residents during their last days and hours (education & training available)
*Position available days, evenings, & weekends
** Positions are seasonable
Contact the Community Life Department at 610-927-8118 or
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with questions or to receive an application.
