The Durham VA Healthcare System has the following volunteer positions available:
Red Coat Ambassador Greeter/Helper: Red Coat Ambassadors are stationed at the entrances and will help with locating appointments and providing customer service.
Nursing Home (Community Living Center): 1) Recreation Volunteers – Facilitate recreation and leisure activities under the direction of a Recreation Therapist. 2) Administration- Assist residents filling out surveys and reporting it back to staff.
Nutrition and Food Service: Helping patients select menus, patient surveys, and calling patients.
Chaplain Service: Escort wheelchair patients to and from Sunday morning services. (Sundays 9:30am-11: 30am)
Hospice Unit Volunteer: Provide visits with our hospice veterans and assist with stocking hospice snack room.
Administrative: Several clinical and admin areas need assistance. Basic administrative support.
Logistics Distribution: Assist with stocking of supplies. Must be able to lift and stand in this position. Great position for all ages and great need.
Nursing UNIT Ambassador: Volunteers are scheduled Monday-Friday 8-noon or noon-4:00pm shift to serve as the Volunteer Ambassador on the Nursing Unit assisting with escorting, putting away stock, run errands and other important duties that arise.
Pharmacy: Assist Pharmacy staff and serve as the Pharmacy Ambassador assisting Veterans in the Pharmacy waiting area.
Raleigh Vet Center: Assist Vet Center with meeting and greeting Veterans, clerical assistance.
Short Stay Unit Family Waiting Room Liaison: Serve as liaison with family and surgical staff. Maintain the Surgical waiting area by making coffee, assisting veterans and guests before and after same day surgery.
Short Stay/4B Greeter/Helper: Greet patients admitted to the Short Stay 4B for same day surgery. Escort patient to their bed, provide instructions on use of bed, bed gown, call bell, pass out snacks to postoperative patients, and provide items requested by veteran patient.
Voluntary Service: Assist with organizing of clothing items and maintain expiration dates of all items in the Food Pantry. This can be a once-a-month assignment.
Public Affairs (Reproduction or My Life My Story: 1) Reproduction assist with delivery of printed jobs. 2) My Life My Story write stories and reproduce them in Veterans words (use computer and voice recording devices).
Volunteer Drivers are needed for the following areas: Burlington, Morehead City, Eden, Roxboro, Smithfield/, Wilson Fayetteville, Greensboro, Jacksonville, New Bern, Raleigh, Rocky Mount, Greenville are in great need. Please contact Voluntary Service for more information on the qualifications.
*Additional placement areas can be identified if you do not see one of interest on this list.
Not yet enrolled in AmeriCorps Seniors RSVP? Before responding to this need, visit our website and enroll here!
Questions? If interested, contact RSVP Program Manager Amanda Stoen at 919-321-6932 or by email at amanda@tnvlc.onmicrosoft.com.
