St Joseph's Home

VOLUNTEERING OPPORTUNITIES

We welcome anyone who is interested to lend a helping hand and want to make a difference in the lives of our residents; whether students, working adults or homemakers to volunteer their time and talents with St Joseph's Home.
There are indefinite number of ways in which any volunteer can help or be engaged in.The following are just some of the areas in which we require your expertise and help most:-

Interaction with Home's residents
Befriend, feed, help with errands and directly take care of our residents in ways such as, accompanying residents for their appointments or outings.

Organising indoor and outdoor activities
Help to organise activities for residents. This would be suitable for volunteers who prefer to volunteer on a project rather than regular day-to-day basis. e.g. organise indoor activities for residents on an adhoc basis

Professional advice / services
Provide professional consultation and services to our residents. We are in constant need of professional volunteers with the following skills and expertise:-
     - doctor
     - IT professional
     - lawyer
     - nurse
     - physiotherapist
     - religious counselor

Maintenance work
Assist in general maintenance of the Home. Help in the following areas would be most welcome:-
     - electrical work
     - carpentry
     - gardening

Assist in Residents’ Exercise Sessions
e.g. assisting residents during their daily exercise sessions and interact with residents suffering from dementia especially in the morning sessions.

Orientation and Training
Conduct basic orientation and training sessions for volunteers and/or staff. (Relevant information and training will be provided.)

Journalism
e.g. writing articles pertaining to activities and programmes of the Home for quarterly HospiceLink publications or website.

Fund-raising
Assist to organise functions or events to raise funds for the Home for implementation of new projects and programmes initiatives.

General administration
Provide support in administration areas such as manning of hotline, purchase of medicine, collection of donated food stuff etc.

Community Involvement Programmes
Assist to conduct tours for school students and corporate visitors.

IT Support
Help with website design and/or maintenance and other projects.

Photography
Assist with photo-taking during activities and help manage photo library.

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