Your support in hospice and bereavement work
Büro für Bürgerengagement der AWO Kreisverband Köln
Köln, Nordrhein-Westfalen
German native speaker
Regularly
Discussed individually
- Hospice Work
About the volunteering opportunity
In our hospice work, we support seriously ill and dying people and their loved ones in their home environment, in retirement homes, hospitals and on the palliative care ward of St. Hildegardis and St. Elisabeth hospitals.
Bereavement counseling can take different forms, depending on the needs of the bereaved: e.g. in a bereavement café, in individual discussions and/or group offers.
Other forms of services are being planned, such as email counseling.
Your Tasks
We are looking for people who are prepared to deal with the diverse experiences associated with illness, dying, death and grief and who can support us in our day-to-day work.
Our services
Our services
- Guidance by specialists
- Equipment with media / working materials
- Service meetings
- Exchange of experience
- Reimbursement of costs incurred
- Further training / qualification offers
- Liability insurance
- free excursions
- free use of other offers
- free events
- regular information
- Supervision
- Activity certificates
- Accident insurance
- Support in setting up new activities
What's needed
Volunteers must be native German speakers.
- Age (at least) 18 years
- extended certificate of good conduct required (for grief counseling)
- Volunteering only possible after a qualified preparatory course (approx. 80 hours of instruction)
- in addition to German, all other languages are welcome
- Tolerance for other, individual life plans
- Willingness to work in a group and to self-reflect
Time required
Regularly
Discussed individually
On weekdays, during the day, at night
- Hospice work: 2-3 hours once a week
- Bereavement counseling: on average 1-2 hours per week during an ongoing accompaniment
Location
Büro für Bürgerengagement der AWO Kreisverband Köln
The Office for Civic Commitment of the AWO Cologne is a consulting service. People who are willing to volunteer will receive advice and will be placed in organisations that work with volunteers. Further priority will be given to LESEMENTOR Cologne, young volunteers, further education and voluntary refugee work.
Köln, Nordrhein-Westfalen
German native speaker
Regularly
Discussed individually
Köln, Nordrhein-Westfalen
German native speaker
Regularly
Discussed individually