Volunteer
Volunteering at St. Joseph Home is essential for enhancing the care experience, providing support and companionship, fostering community engagement, supplementing staff efforts, promoting personal growth, and building a network of advocates.
Together, volunteers and staff members work hand in hand to create a nurturing and empowering environment for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
ARE THERE ANY GUIDELINES FOR VOLUNTEERING?
Yes, our guidelines are as follows:
- Please provide as much notice as possible in the event that you are not able to volunteer during your scheduled time.
- Please sign in on the “Volunteer Sign In Sheet”.
- Please leave valuables at home. SJH is not liable to volunteers for loss of or damage to personal property while at SJH or participating in a scheduled SJH activity off-site.
- Confidentiality is important when working with residents. Please do not share personal information.
- As a volunteer, you are not permitted to take photographs or videos of residents for your own personal use, including your social media accounts. You also cannot transmit photographs of residents or residents’ information without prior authorization.
- Please understand that you may be asked to leave the property if you do not follow the policies of St. Joseph Home or the staff directions.
ARE THERE ANY GUIDELINES THAT I SHOULD FOLLOW WHEN WORKING/INTERACTING WITH RESIDENT?
Yes, please follow the guidelines listed below:
- Introduce yourself
- Treat all those we serve, guests, other volunteers, and staff with a spirit of kindness, patience and understanding.
- Be accepting and dependable
- Do not take residents out of designated areas without prior approval
- Any concerns should be reported immediately to your supervisor.
WHAT SHOULD I WEAR WHEN VOLUNTEERING?
All volunteers should be dressed and groomed in appropriate good taste.
Please follow these guidelines at all times:
- Volunteers are asked to refrain from wearing dangling jewelry or heavy perfumes, colognes or after-shaves due to respiratory difficulties of some of those we serve. Recommended attire includes closed-toed shoes, socks, shirts with sleeves, and shorts or pants. Volunteers with long hair are encouraged to pull it back.
ARE THERE ANY CONFIDENTIALLY RULES?
Yes. Volunteers are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of all privileged and/or confidential information, both written and verbal, that they may be exposed to during their service.
“The St. Joseph Home community is built on love, kindness and faith. This is where individual differences and abilities are nurtured and celebrated! Life here is a blessing and my family is privileged to be a small part of it.”
“We believe in this mission and ministry and want to support SJH, not only financially, but with our time.”
“Our family believes that every human being has a purpose in life and deserves every possible opportunity to learn, be loved and thrive in their environment. St. Joseph Home makes those possibilities real.”
“We support St. Joseph Home because everyone who is involved is so incredibly passionate and committed, and because it’s a place where we feel like we are a part of the community.”
"St. Joseph Home is the type of organization that provides care, support, and love for its residents and their families. It is a privilege to continue to support this wonderful organization that my dad also contributed to."