Volunteer positions are open to people of all ages, and there is a junior volunteer program for those ages 13 to 18 and in grades nine through twelve. Hospice of Bloomington Hospice of Bloomington volunteers provide friendship and emotional support to a terminally ill Hospice patient and his or her family. You are a friend and an advocate. Often patients just need someone to listen. Volunteers draw support from the Hospice director and a multidisciplinary team, including physicians, nurses, social service workers and ministers.
Volunteers also meet twice a month with each other.
Currently volunteers are needed for several areas, including clerical assistance and bereavement counseling. Volunteers are thoroughly trained in a four-week program each September that covers a wide range of subjects, from the Hospice philosophy to the stages of dying to family dynamics and bereavement.