GV Hospice Care is a community palliative care service which provides specialised care to people who are living with life limiting illnesses.
Chief executive officer Wendy Ross said their volunteers do a wonderful job.
“The demand for client care volunteers is growing, along with the number of clients accessing the service,” she said.
“Our focus is on early referral, symptom support and improving quality of life.
“The volunteers work to provide support to both the person with the illness and the family and carers.
“Volunteer care could include an outing, a chat, reading book or newspaper to the person, or even freeing up the client’s carer to have a short break once a week”.
Client care volunteers are needed across Greater Shepparton.
Hospice nurses provide care to clients in Dookie, Katandra, Merrigum, Mooroopna, Murchison, Shepparton East, Tallygaroopna, Tatura and Toolamba.
Volunteers are needed to support people with life limiting illnesses in all these communities.
GV Hospice has a diverse team of volunteers.
They come from a variety of backgrounds, and men and women of all ages provide support to their clients.
Volunteers co-ordinator Maree Chin said they were always looking for anyone who is willing to give around an hour of their spare time each week to care for others.
“It would be especially good to recruit people from non-English speaking backgrounds so that we can provide greater support to our clients who come from similar cultures,” she said.
Volunteers are selected for their warmth and understanding, emotional maturity, acceptance of others and their ability to respect confidentiality.
All volunteers are required to undertake a short training course.
The next course starts on Wednesday, August 26.
For more information or an application form, contact Maree on 5822 0068 or email mareec@gvhospice.org.au
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