Activities Assistant Volunteer

About NEHD:

New England Homes for the Deaf, founded in 1901, is a life plan community that offers a continuum of care to Deaf, Deafblind, and hard of hearing seniors, including independent living, rest home, skilled nursing community, Deaf senior centers, short-term rehabilitation services, respite care services, and hospice care. The New England Homes for the Deaf mission is to provide long-term healthcare, housing, recreational activities, and social support for Deaf, Deafblind, and hard of hearing individuals in an accessible, barrier-free, and culturally sensitive environment with optimal communication and architectural resources.

Unpaid Volunteer Opportunity

Responsibilities:

• Assist with and facilitate creative activities with residents and encourage participation.
• Assist in the transport of residents to activity locations.
• Copy and distribute activities schedule to residents.
• Assist with and provide appropriate group and one-on-one activities for all residents as required.
• Sort, deliver, and assist residents with daily mail.
• Set up activity areas.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
• Attend outdoor events with residents on and off property.
• Engage in sunroom activities and one-on-one interactions with residents.

Requirements:

• An attitude of respect and compassion towards all residents and staff.
• Ability to communicate clearly using ASL.
• Pleasant personality and ability to maintain a calm demeanor during excitable or emergency situations.
• All staff are required to take our free, on-site ASL and Culture classes.

Physical Requirements:

• Ability to exert up to 20 pounds of force to lift, carry, pull, push, or otherwise move objects and/or residents.
• Ability to push residents in wheelchairs, with unknown limit of bodyweight.
• Ability to successfully set up activities independently.
• Ability to transcribe.

A background check report may be obtained for employment purposes. The background check may show criminal records.