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C, R and Post Acute Rehabilitation Facility Lobby Ambassadors

Sponsor: The Reading Hospital and Medical Center | Location: Reading, PA 19612

To provide assistance to help patients, their families and guests in C, R and Post Acute Lobbies and help them arrive at their destination in the hospital. more

Can You Remember?

Sponsor: The Lutheran Home at Topton | Location: Topton, PA 19562

Lead a small group of 60+ aged residents in a memory class. This prepared curriculum encourages residents to reflect on a topic presented by the group leader, and to answer prepared questions about the topic. Each weekly session. . . more

Cardio Vascular Department

Sponsor: The Reading Hospital and Medical Center | Location: Reading, PA 19612

To perform assigned duties under the supervision of assigned manager. Duties would be to greet patients, obtain height and weight, escort patients to room, orient patients to surroundings, transport patients, set patients up for meals, sit with patients, and. . . more

Cardiovascular Services (DOB) Volunteer

Sponsor: The Reading Hospital and Medical Center | Location: Reading, PA 19612

To escort patients throughout testing area. Assist patients from reception area to procedure area(ie, vascular lab, chest x-ray, and stress testing). Escort patients to dressing booths. Transfer patient records throughout Cardiovascular Services area. Assist in putting supplies away(ie, dressing ... more

Central Sterile

Sponsor: The Reading Hospital and Medical Center | Location: Reading, PA 19612

To help in the preparation of dressings, linens, etc., furnished for hospital floors from the Central Sterile Processing and distribution Department. Duties would include wrapping towels daily, folding linen, date dressings, deliver orders, run instant service, wrap clean basins, bedpans,. . . more

Centran, Transporting of patients throughout the hospital for tests and discharge.

Sponsor: The Reading Hospital and Medical Center | Location: Reading, PA 19612

Centran is a department that transports patients to many departments and testing areas throughout the hospital. Duties would require transporting patients on wheelchairs and litters between departments, and to help discharge patients. more

Child Care Development

Sponsor: The Reading Hospital and Medical Center | Location: Reading, PA 19612

To help personnel in the Child Development Center with various routine work. Assist in caring for children ages ranging from infants to school age. Participate with children by interacting one-on-0ne or in small groups; ie, reading books, playing games, rocking. . . more

Childcare help needed

Sponsor: Y-Haven | Location: Reading, PA 19601

The Y-Haven Program provides transitional housing to homeless single mothers and is greatly in need of volunteers to provide childcare during our weekly Group Meetings. During these meetings, residents discuss issues and concerns and develop skills to help them. . . more

Clerical Support

Sponsor: Berks Counseling Center, Inc | Location: Reading, PA 19601

BCC is searching for volunteers to provide 10 hours per week providing basic clerical support such as filing; data entry; mail sorting and distribution; and other general clerical support. Location of work: 35 North 6th St. or. . . more

Clerical Support - Team Player Wanted!

Sponsor: Berks Visiting Nurses Association | Location: Wyomissing, PA 19610

Various departments within Berks Visiting Nurse Association are looking for conscientious volunteers to assist with clerical tasks. Responsibilities include filing, assembling of nursing information packets, telephone surveys, data entry and copying. Our volunteers lend support to the visiting s ... more

Collier (Someone who makes charcoal)

Sponsor: Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site | Location: Elverson, PA 19520

We need people interested in learning the skill and art of making charcoal. This historic process is carried on by the park, to keep the tradition alive. We need volunteers to build the charcoal pile and tend it. . . more

Community Ambassador

Sponsor: The American Cancer Society - PA - Reading | Location: Reading, PA 19605

Willing to speak to legislators on behalf of the American Cancer Society. this is not about politics, it is about changing policy. more

Community Outreach

Sponsor: Hawk Mountain Sanctuary | Location: Kempton, PA 19529

Provide information about Sanctuary off-site, e.g. Earth Day, garden shows, corporate events, etc. more

Companion for residents to community appointments on agency van

Sponsor: The Lutheran Home at Topton | Location: Topton, PA 19562

Escorts to accompany residents to medical appointments off campus. Escorts will accompany the resident on the agency van. Flexible days and opportunities- you choose! Assignments vary in length of time, depending on location of appointment, van schedules, and office. . . more

Companionship through visiting and telephone reassurance

Sponsor: Diakon Volunteer Home Care | Location: Topton, PA 19562

Volunteers are needed as companions to our senior clients. Our clients remain independent in their homes and typically have no spouse, other local family, or other supports. We're looking for compassionate volunteers to visit or call a local. . . more

Confidential, nonjudgmental listening service for all Berks County residents.

Sponsor: Berks TALKLINE, Inc. | Location: Reading, PA 19612

There are many ways that your time as a volunteer can help to further impact the lives of people in need through BerksTALKLINE.

From being a member of the Board of Directors, to serving on one of our committees or sub-committees,. . . more

Curatorial Assistants

Sponsor: Berks County Parks & Recreation Department | Location: Wyomissing, PA 19610

Assist in the cataloguing and research of artifacts in the Gruber Wagon Works collection as well as the other collections associated with the Berks County Heritage Center and Parks & Recreation Department. Develop proper storage areas for collections. Assist. . . more