Qualities of a Good Volunteer

06/09/03

A Client Service Volunteer is:

• Compassionate and sensitive to persons and families facing a life threatening illness.
• Skilled in working with people; friendly, open, flexible, able to meet others on their own terms, a good listener.
• Non-judgmental.
• Able to understand and adapt to different cultural, racial, sexual, spiritual and intellectual needs of a client and family members.
• Aware of other people’s needs and able to meet those needs as a result of previous life experiences and on-going training.
• Able to let their person, not their skills, be the healing agent.
• Self-confident, able to function independently, and able to problem solve with the assistance of other team members when necessary.
• Able to recognize fears and limitations.
• Able to recognize that they will not always be needed by the client and/or family.
• Willing to commit 4 hours per week for at least a 6 month time period following the Volunteer Training Course.