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How To Become A Volunteer Thank you for your interest in our upcoming palliative care training program. If you are interested in becoming a palliative care volunteer, then we would encourage you to download the volunteer application forms and reference questions forms. All Hospice Northwest volunteers are trained in a 36-hour program that is mandated by our provincial association. The training program runs on weekly basis (3-hours per week), for twelve consecutive weeks. At this time, we have not yet determined which day of the week the training will run, but it would most likely be either a Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday night. The training is specific to your needs as a palliative care volunteer; the objective is to equip you to be a comforting presence with a person who is terminally ill, and/or with their family members or caregivers. The application process is as follows: please complete the agency's volunteer application forms, and distribute the reference question forms to two individuals who are not related to you, but have known you for two years or more. Your references are to fill them out confidentially, and then they will seal them in an envelope, before giving them back to you. Please send in your application form as soon as possible, as then we will schedule a volunteer interview time with you. The two reference forms can be brought with you to your volunteer interview. A background check is also required and can be obtained from your community police department. Please note that this process can be lengthy and that we ask that all volunteers have their background check before contacting clients and family members. Download and complete a Volunteer Application Form and Reference Form. |
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