The Centers at St. Camillus
St. Camillus is a not-for-profit healthcare facility featuring comprehensive inpatient and outpatient services including subacute and brain injury rehabilitation programs; continuing care; outpatient rehabilitation, home healthcare; medical transport and a variety of other support services. Located in the Westvale area of Syracuse, New York, the integrated teams of healthcare professionals at St. Camillus are dedicated to caring for life.
Volunteer
Services
Who are volunteers?
Minimum age - 14 yrs (junior until 17)
Men, women, children, families, groups
What do they do?
Bring the gift of heart into the lives of folks who are challenged by health and aging issues. These gifts are wrapped in the services of wheelchair transport, visits, activity leadership, home sewing, pastoral care, gift shop sales, and clerical support for the programs and services available to our residents. These gifts are tied with compassion, love, caring, dignity, generosity, and hope. Check out our specific volunteer opportunities available.
How much of a time commitment is necessary?
1 hour a week, 2 hours a month, 12 hours a year, or whatever amount of time you have to give. There is no way to measure the value of the time your give to help a person along the aging highway.
For more information on how you can become a volunteer, contact the Voluntary Services Department:
Telephone: 315-703-0687
E-mail: volunteer@st-camillus.org
Mail: 813 Fay Road, Syracuse, New York 13219
You can also download our Volunteer Registration form here. Follow the instructions to complete and submit your registration form.
Current Volunteer Opportunities
Gift Shop
Provide a retail service to both residents and visitors. Morning (9:30 - 12:30) and afternoon (12:30 - 3:30) shifts available - or be on our sub list.
Recreation Services
- Assist our Recreation Services staff and encourage residents to participate in various activities such as: Bingo, craft class, watercolor class, educational classes, men’s activities, shopping trips, Koffee Kafe.
- Visit with residents; bring the gift of friendship and companionship.
- Piano players needed.
Adult Day Health Program
Assist with activities for adults in the Day Health program afternoons 1:00 – 2:30 Monday through Friday.
Pastoral Care
- Provide listening and conversation to support residents living with aging and spirituality.
- Assist with religious activities: Monday - Rosary Group, Tuesday - Catholic Mass, Thursday - Protestant Services.
Alzheimer's Services
Assist staff and residents with afternoon or evening programs.
Resident Transport
- Assist with transporting residents to and from dining room at mealtimes.
- Assist with in-house appointments such as beauty shop/therapy appointments.
Voluntary Services
- Mail distribution, distributing welcome bags and lap robes to new residents
- Assembling of admission and discharge packets
- Photocopying
- Look-inside-bags
- Sewing for resident at home or in-house - minor repairs
- Assisting Auxiliary with various projects
General Office support for:
Admissions, Home Care, Marketing, Medical Records
Who are volunteers?
Minimum age - 14 yrs (junior until 17)
Men, women, children, families, groups
What do they do?
Bring the gift of heart into the lives of folks who are challenged by health and aging issues. These gifts are wrapped in the services of wheelchair transport, visits, activity leadership, home sewing, pastoral care, gift shop sales, and clerical support for the programs and services available to our residents. These gifts are tied with compassion, love, caring, dignity, generosity, and hope. Check out our specific volunteer opportunities available.
How much of a time commitment is necessary?
1 hour a week, 2 hours a month, 12 hours a year, or whatever amount of time you have to give. There is no way to measure the value of the time your give to help a person along the aging highway.
For more information on how you can become a volunteer, contact the Voluntary Services Department:
Telephone: 315-703-0687
E-mail: volunteer@st-camillus.org
Mail: 813 Fay Road, Syracuse, New York 13219
You can also download our Volunteer Registration form here. Follow the instructions to complete and submit your registration form.
Current Volunteer Opportunities
Gift Shop
Provide a retail service to both residents and visitors. Morning (9:30 - 12:30) and afternoon (12:30 - 3:30) shifts available - or be on our sub list.
Recreation Services
- Assist our Recreation Services staff and encourage residents to participate in various activities such as: Bingo, craft class, watercolor class, educational classes, men’s activities, shopping trips, Koffee Kafe.
- Visit with residents; bring the gift of friendship and companionship.
- Piano players needed.
Adult Day Health Program
Assist with activities for adults in the Day Health program afternoons 1:00 – 2:30 Monday through Friday.
Pastoral Care
- Provide listening and conversation to support residents living with aging and spirituality.
- Assist with religious activities: Monday - Rosary Group, Tuesday - Catholic Mass, Thursday - Protestant Services.
Alzheimer's Services
Assist staff and residents with afternoon or evening programs.
Resident Transport
- Assist with transporting residents to and from dining room at mealtimes.
- Assist with in-house appointments such as beauty shop/therapy appointments.
Voluntary Services
- Mail distribution, distributing welcome bags and lap robes to new residents
- Assembling of admission and discharge packets
- Photocopying
- Look-inside-bags
- Sewing for resident at home or in-house - minor repairs
- Assisting Auxiliary with various projects
General Office support for:
Admissions, Home Care, Marketing, Medical Records
E-mail: volunteer@st-camillus.org