Volunteer Assignments

Available daily with flexible hours Volunteers provide assistance on patient units. Volunteers provide a wide range of clerical support for departments throughout the Hospital. Responsible for assisting nursing staff and patients, transporting supplies, running errands, meal trays, clerical, and other duties as deemed necessary and appropriate. Duties include working on special projects, answering phones, data entry and typing. The list below shows the diversity of available volunteer opportunities.

Volunteers serve as a liaison between the Family Medicine Center staff and the patient and the patient’s family/escort, providing guidance and direction throughout the Center.

Volunteers must be at least 18 years of age, compassionate, empathetic and have strong interpersonal and communication ability.

Bilingual in English and Spanish, Hindi, or French Creole preferred.

Available Monday to Saturday day 9am- 4pm This program seeks to reduce the sense of isolation in the hospital.

Assignments are available depending on department or program specific needs at any given time.

Therefore, qualified volunteers are being sought for the following activities: The program is aimed at providing breastfeeding support to obstetric patients in an effort to improve exclusive breastfeeding rates both upon discharge at delivery and at the postpartum visit. Available daily with flexible hours The purpose of the Jamaica Hospital Medical Center’s Patient Service Escort Volunteer Program is to provide a supportive, caring environment in the Axel and Staff Residence buildings and the TJH Clinic.

The Volunteer Services Department at Texas Children's Hospital is committed to maintaining an active program of support, compassion and quality service for the community of children and families we serve, as well as the staff of Texas Children's Hospital, while providing meaningful and challenging opportunities for those who volunteer.

When joining the Volunteer Services team at Texas Children's, you will become a part of a diverse group of over 800 active Auxiliary members who support patients, families and Hospital staff through a number of assignments throughout the Texas Children's system.

The volunteers’ assistance can help the patients and family/escorts focus and communicate confidently with staff.

If you are looking to give back to the community and you speak English and Spanish, Bengali, Hindi or Punjabi, and have knowledge of medical terminology in both languages, this program may be for you.