Volunteer Opportunity Details:

PACE Vermont, Inc. is looking for an individual that enjoys working with numbers and people. PACE is a team oriented organization serving the most frail and vulnerable older adults in Vermont. We are a capitated managed care organization; individuals with accounting experiences will find new and enjoyable challenges in this organization.

This is a two-day per week volunteer opportunity reporting to the Administrative & Fiscal Services Manager. Interested individuals must have experience with Quickbooks and payroll entry.

On a weekly basis:
*Prepare and obtain appropriate check authorizations for accounts payable requests
*Post all payable into Quickbooks
*Update accrued expense reporting for Service Provider payments

On a bi-weekly basis:
*Generate Accounts Payable checks based upon direction from the Administrative & Fiscal Services Manager
*Accumulate timecards from both Centers and generate required reporting for submission of payroll
*Create journal entries for posting of payroll

Our administrative offices are located in our "Center" where our participants come to receive recreational, social, medical and clinical services. We enjoy the opportunities to participate in meaningful activities with the participants we care for.

Prior to enrolling into the PACE program, a participant had six emergency room visits and three hospitalizations in an eighteen month period. He kept to himself in his one bedroom apartment in a senior housing facility. Upon enrollment into the PACE program, he started attending the Center two days per week. We learned that he enjoyed photography and made arrangements for him to receive photography magazines and free access to one-time use cameras. His multiple chronic health care conditions were evaluated by the interdisciplinary team and this participant began to understand how he could improve his own health. We were able to decrease his overnight anxiety by providing a television in his bedroom with a remote control. He no longer lay in bed looking up at the ceiling wondering what was going to happen to him. In the two years he was in PACE he had no emergency room use or hospitalizations.

As a Federal program, PACE conducts mandatory background checks including: motor vehicles, Adult Protective Service, Child Abuse Registry, Medicare exclusion database. We also provide an orientation for all volunteers.

This opportunity is sponsored by: PACE Vermont, Inc.

We need volunteers who are free at these times Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa Su Morning X X Afternoon X X Evening Weekly This volunteer opportunity is available to the following types of volunteers Adults (26-54) Individual Volunteers will work with the following groups Low-income / Poverty People Diagnosed With Mental Health Disorders Older Adults (55+) People With Physical Disabilities This volunteer opportunity addresses the following social interests Disabled Health Aging/Seniors We are looking for volunteers with the following skills Management / Consulting Math / Science Health Care Office Work (reception/filing/copying)

Contact Person: Sue Watson, Executive Director, (802) 655-6700, (email) View all agency contacts

Address:

786 College Parkway Colchester, VT 05446 (See a map)

Directions:

From Interstate 89N, take exit 15; head east on Route 15 towards Essex Junction. Travel apprximately 3/4 mile to the FAnny Allen campus on the right. Turn into the campus and take your first immediate right. Follow the drive as it curves around the PACE Vermont building (there is a sign on the building). Parking is on the right after curving around the building. Our main entrance is here. Traveling Interstate 89S, take Exit 16. Turn right onto Routes 2/7 to the Winooski rotary. Take Route 15 East. See above for accessing the Fanny Allen campus. From Route 15 West, after passing the "Fort" look for the left turn lane for the Fanny Allen campus. Follow directions above.   Nearest Bus Stop: Fanny Allen, 2 minute walk

Web Site: http://www.pacevt.org

Miscellaneous Information

The volunteer is supervised by
	Ron Dudley
Does the volunteer supervise others?
	No
Number of volunteers needed:
	one
Minimum number of hours required (specify per day, week, month, project)
	16 hours per week
The minimum age for a volunteer is
	21
What is the minimum age for youth or youth group volunteers with an adult?
	NA
Is parking available?
	yes
Is there a cost for parking?
	no
Does the agency reimbuse volunteers for parking?
	NA
Does the agency provide meals for volunteers?
	No
Is this volunteer site accessible for those with physical disabilities?
	Yes
Is this opportunity appropriate for court-ordered service?
	No
What screening procedures are required?
	Application, Interview (phone or in-person), References, Background Check (VCIC, DAD, SRS, FBI), Driver's License Verification, Confidentiality Statement
Is this opportunity appropriate for a home-bound volunteer?
	No
Is a supervisor readily available to answer volunteers questions?
	Yes
The volunteer work takes place in this county:
	Chittenden County

Last updated on July 28, 2009