Volunteers are needed to play a vital role in enhancing the patient and visitor experience by providing care, compassion, and support in many roles across the hospital! From patient care to administration, there is a role at Maine Medical Center for you!
Southern Maine Agency on Aging is teaming up with MaineHealth Maine Medical Center - Biddeford and Maine Medical Center (Portland) to recruit volunteers for various roles in the hospital's operations!
Volunteer Roles Available:
-Gift & Flower Shop - help with managing inventory, assisting customers, handling transactions, and maintaining a welcoming environment
-Admitting - Patient Access Support: greet patients and visitors, respond to their questions, and offer directions. Escort patients to their destinations within the hospital.
-Food Pantry - support the daily functions of the food pantry by providing administrative, logistic and physical support tot eh food pantry manager
- Mailroom - deliver patient mail and packages
-Cafeteria Assistant - support the busy cafeteria staff by restocking condiments and utensils when necessary, clean dining room table as and chairs, help make sandwiches.
-Customer Service - Sit at various departments' customer service desks and make all who enter feel welcome by providing directions, information and escorts.
-Concierge - Listen to voicemail requests for concierge items; bag and deliver the requested items.
- Hospital Elder Life Program - Visit with patients over 70-years-old to provide companionship and attend to key wellness areas.
-AND SO MUCH MORE! There is a role for you at within Maine Medical Center! Learn more and find the right fit - volunteer@smaaa.org or2 07-396-6595.
Skills & Qualities We're Looking For:
-Warm, caring demeanor with excellent communication skills.
-Reliable, self-motivated, and dependable.
-Detail-oriented with a commitment to confidentiality and safety protocols.
Commitment & Schedule:
varies depending on role
Where will the volunteer(s) work: MaineHealth Maine Medical Center - Biddeford; OR Maine Medical Center, Portland Hospital; on direct patient-care units
Perks & Benefits for Volunteers:
-Free parking at the hospital.
-$10 daily allowance for the cafeteria and Pavilion Grill.
-Opportunities for additional training and development.
-Invitations to our annual volunteer recognition events at Maine Medical Center - Portland/MaineHealth Maine Medical Center - Biddeford and Southern Maine Agency on Aging!
Training & Orientation:
Volunteers will undergo a general hospital orientation, and, depending on their assigned role, position-specific training. Volunteers also participate in periodic retraining and a formal quality assurance process.
If you're looking for a rewarding volunteer opportunity where you can make a tangible difference in the lives hospital patients, visitors, and staff, we’d love to have you join our team. Join us today!
Contact Sothern Maine Agency on Aging Volunteer Services to get started at volunteer@smaaa.org or 207-396-6595.
