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Volunteers will co-facilitate bereavement groups in person.
Doane House Hospice is a community-based hospice offering compassionate care to people who have a life-limited diagnosis/illness, caregivers, and those who are bereaved by the death of a family member or friend living in north Aurora, Newmarket, Bradford, and East Gwillimbury.
Bereavement support groups are closed groups which typically
run for 6-8 weeks with 8-10 participants at various times throughout the
year. Group participants have
experienced the death of a loved one.
Volunteers will facilitate groups in pairs with another volunteer or
placement student and/or staff member.
Time Commitment: 3-5 hours per week for 6-8 week groups; groups run 4-5 times per year.
Required Qualifications:
- Bereavement group facilitators must have supported hospice
clients for at least 1 year before taking the required bereavement training, or
have appropriate past experience
- Completion of hospice bereavement training
- Experience facilitating groups, teaching, public speaking
beneficial but not required
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