Life and terminal care in hospice service
Stiftung Unionhilfswerk Berlin - Team die freiwilligen im Unionhilfswerk
Berlin, Berlin
Advanced German skills
Regularly
Discussed individually
- Seniors
- Hospice Work
About the volunteering opportunity
In the hospice service, volunteer life and death companions help people and their loved ones and relatives to spend the remaining time of their lives as gracefully as possible. Supported by full-time hospice staff, you accompany them through the time of letting go, saying goodbye and grieving.
At home, in a nursing home or in hospital, because we believe You don't need a special place to say goodbye to life with dignity, because hospice works everywhere!
Your Tasks
You are there for dying people and those close to them, taking time to create a sense of security and safety and to enable encounters.
Counseling and support in personal, nursing and social questions at the end of life are also part of the accompaniment.
What's needed
For this volunteering opportunity, advanced German skills are required.
- you are looking for a meaningful volunteer position and are open to the topics of dying, death and mourning
- you want to learn something new, can listen and empathize well with other people
- you are open for encounters and willing to accompany people at the end of life
- you can spend two to three hours a week to be there for others
Time required
Regularly
Discussed individually
Before starting your commitment, you will attend a preparatory course lasting around 6 months, which will prepare you for various areas of life and end-of-life care. The next preparatory course starts in March 2026 in Friedrichshain: Hospiz für Berlin | Hospiz Ost.
Important notice
Previously, the free preparatory course for life and terminal care must be completed. You can find more information about the commitment and course offerings here.
Location
Stiftung Unionhilfswerk Berlin - Team die freiwilligen im Unionhilfswerk
Since 1946, the UNIONHILFSWERK has been providing social aid out of Christian responsibility. To this day, we remain committed to those who depend on care and support. Our commitment is shaped by our mission statement "to create an individual quality of life" in order to help people to help themselves. Originating from 70 years of civic involvement, voluntary involvement continues to be a fundamental pillar of our commitment to others. As an alliance of the corporate foundation, association, six non-profit organisations and support foundation, UNIONHILFSWERK offers a wide range of possible applications and a commitment-friendly framework.
Berlin, Berlin
Advanced German skills
Regularly
Discussed individually
Berlin, Berlin
Advanced German skills
Regularly
Discussed individually