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St Francis Hospice volunteers are an integral part of the Hospice team. We have 300 volunteers who enhance the quality of care we offer to patients and their families. Volunteers support us across many areas within the Hospice and in the community. We couldn’t provide our high level of care without them.

Current Volunteer Vacancies

Raheny: 

  • No Role available at the moment

Blanchardstown:

  • Home Visit Volunteer: Blanchardstown / Castleknock Community

Please contact us on 01 8327535 to discuss the current roles available or any other role you’re interested in.

Volunteer Role Descriptions

Role Overview
Morning, Afternoon & Evening shifts Bringing patients lunch chatting to patients.
Coffee Shop PM (Raheny only) Coffee shop for patients and families.
Florist / Indoor plants Nurturing plants and flowers in our IPU.

Role Overview
Drivers Driving patients to/from the Hospice appointments
Bus Escorts Escorting patients on the Hospice bus
Hospitality Making tea / chatting to patients
Reception Desks General administration / telephones
Library / Education Department Support Library / Education admin
Fundraising Administration Administration for Fundraising events
Finance Department Cash office
Gardening Nurturing our Hospice gardens

Role Overview
Reception Desks General administration / telephones
Library / Education Department Support Library / Education admin
Fundraising Administration Administration for Fundraising events
Finance Department Cash office
Gardening Nurturing our Hospice gardens

Role Overview
Bereavement support Listening service for bereaved families
Service of Remembrance Supporting our Bereavement events.

Role Overview
Home Visits Volunteer Visiting patients in their own homes or bringing patients out for a drive. (Mon-fri / Flexible  times)
Collection Unit Coordinator Collecting and allocating our fundraising boxes in the community.

Role Overview
Hairdressing Wash / Cut / Blow dry patients hair
Complementary Therapies Reflexology Reflexology to patients
Aromatherapy Aromatherapy to patients
Massage Massage to patients
Hand Care (Red Cross Cert) Give hand massages / manicure to patients.
Dog Visits (Peata Pet Therapy) Visit our patients in the IPU with your dog

Volunteer Application Process

Telephone Chat

An opportunity to discuss the roles we have available with our volunteer department. We will also ask about your availability and reason for wanting to volunteer.

Interested in volunteering with us?
Please contact the Volunteer Department on:

01 8327535(Raheny)
01 8294000 (Blanchardstown)

or Email: volunteers@sfh.ie

 

Volunteer Application Form:

Following the telephone chat, we will send you a volunteer application form.  Here we ask for more information on why you want to volunteer in St Francis Hospice and contact details for two referees. The Garda Vetting process will follow later in the recruitment process.

Informal meeting

When your application form has been processed, we will invite you to come into the Hospice to meet with our Volunteer Services Manager & a member of the Hospice team. This is an opportunity to get to know each other and answer any questions you may have about volunteering.

 

Role specific Training

We will ask you shadow an experienced volunteer before starting on your own. During this training you will learn more about the role.

 

Starter Pack

On your first day we will go through our Volunteer handbook with you and an overview of any other mandatory training you are required to complete.

Frequently Asked Questions

Usually about 4/6 weeks, as we need to coordinate reference checks, garda vetting, informal interview and role specific training.

For most roles, the commitment is 3-4 hours at the same time each week for a minimum of one year. We do look for volunteers to be reliable and consistent.

No. Many roles do have patient contact, but there are also roles with very little or without patient contact e.g. office administration, reception, gardening, cash office, fundraising and the coffee shop.

To volunteer with St Francis Hospice, you must be a minimum of 18 years old. If you have had a recent bereavement, we would require you to wait a minimum of one year before volunteering

The greatest gift you can bring to volunteering is your own personality. For some roles you would need specific skills e.g. artist, gardener, hairdresser. Complementary therapist. But for most roles we will train and support you.

For new volunteers, there is a requirement to do role specific training, orientation training and Health & Safety training. On an on-going basis, volunteers can choose to avail of on-going development workshops and study days and conferences.