CHIPS Health and Wellness Center is always looking for entusiastic, qualified individuals to join our team.
A CHIPS volunteer needs to be flexible, reliable, creative, energetic, and responsive to feedback and direction; and yet also be a self-starter and an independent worker. Volunteers must be willing to help do “whatever” no matter what the initial assignment is. We welcome volunteers willing to complete a volunteer information sheet, sign a confidentiality statement, and be willing to interview to see if the fit is right. Below are the areas that most often need steady, responsible, friendly volunteers.
- Health professionals or pre-med and nursing students preferred.
- Medical terminology knowledge
- Willing to take direction from professional nurses
- Senior level students proficient in vital signs may help with basic clinical assessments and patient education
- Could be called on to help with chart audits, data entry, clinic observations, medical records work
- Help with inventory and organization of pharmaceutical and medical supplies
- Design health education materials and bulletin boards (health literacy experience helpful)
- Minimum 3-4 hrs at a time
To Apply: Complete a Volunteer Information Form and email to: info@chipsstl.org
Questions? Call 314-652-9231 ext. 20
Outreach (community sites)
- Chronic Disease Management Educators
- Health professionals or pre-med and nursing students preferred
- Need transportation to and from community sites
- Available to work weekends (mostly Saturday a.m.) or week days.
- Must be personable and comfortable meeting the public and recruiting health screening participants
- Volunteers will:
- register screening clients,
- if qualified, take BP, do fingersticks for blood sugars, calculate BMI, counsel, educate and refer (must be senior level student)
- prepare and implement “health education kits"
- Complete community outreach orientation at CHIPS
- Willing to commit to minimum of 3 events per year, 4 hours per event.
To Apply: Complete the Volunteer Information Form and email to info@chipsstl.org
Questions? Call 314-652-9231, ext. 17
CLUB CHIPS - Performing Arts
- Seeking Volunteer Artistic Director
- Prefer professional with artistic training and experience (music, dance, drama, writing, speech communication, and/or visual art)
- Experience or passion for working with teens helpful
- Sensitivity to diverse cultures
- Be involved in program development, booking presentation sites, recruiting youth
- 4 hours a week, 2-4 weeks a month.
- Program Assistant opportunities also available.
- To Apply: Download Volunteer Information Form: LinkClick.aspx and email to info@chipsstl.org
- Questions? Call 314-652-9231 ext. 20
- Anyone, including students of any level
- Clerical/office skills helpful
- Variety of tasks—data entry, typing, filing, sorting, folding, stapling, help with major mailings; shredding, copying, collating, stuffing envelopes
- Help with greeting guests and patients
- Sometimes light lifting (boxes and such)
- Special talents and skills welcome!
- Flexible hours—minimum 3-4 hours per week
To Apply: Complete Volunteer Information Form and email to info@chipsstl.org
- Questions? Call 314-652-9231 ext. 20
Download Volunteer Information Form: LinkClick.aspx
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