Volunteer Opportunities at Swiss Village

Volunteer opportunities are available at Swiss Village to enhance the quality of life for the residents who call Swiss Village their home. Volunteering encourages important interaction between our residents and the surrounding community. We have a need for volunteers almost daily at a variety of times. Please see the list below for current volunteer opportunities or contact Teri Sank, Director of Volunteers, for more information.

Current Opportunities

Descriptions

Activities

Ranges from working one-on-one to play board games, stroll wheelchairs, visit, write letters, and read books, to working with a group to play bingo, throw parties, give entertainment, or go on outings. You must be at least 10-years-old (12-years-old to push a wheelchair) and days and times are flexible.

Crafts

Assist residents with sewing, quilting, ceramics, and other craft projects. Days and times are flexible. Two-hour shifts are also available in the mornings and afternoons Monday through Saturday to work as a gift shop clerk.

Gardening

Flexible days and times available for spring planting, summer watering, and fall clean up.

Front Desk

Friendly faces are needed to greet visitors. You do not need to answer the phone or perform clerical duties. Two to three hour shifts are available in the evenings and on Saturday afternoons.

Mealtime Assistant

Some residents in health care need help feeding themselves, as well as assistance cutting the meat, buttering the bread, opening milk cartons, etc. Shifts are available during all meals on every day and last approximately one hour.

Kinder Haus Daycare

Assist with playground duty, reading stories, doing crafts, setting out meals and snacks, rocking infants, playing games, and other classroom activities. You will not perform care duties and all materials will be provided. Must be at least 16 years of age and days and times are flexible.