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Bilingual-Cantonese Volunteers Needed!
ORGANIZATION: Project Open Hand
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Project Open Hand’s mission is to improve health outcomes and quality of life by providing nutritious meals to the sick and vulnerable, caring for and educating our community. Our Wellness Programs focus on serving people who are critically ill and need nutritious food to support their medical treatment. The program is available to residents of San Francisco who qualify based on a primary diagnosis and symptoms.
Position Overview:
We are seeking a dedicated and compassionate volunteer who is fluent in both Cantonese and English to assist with translations at our grocery center. This role is crucial in helping us serve our diverse community more effectively by ensuring clear communication and providing support to Cantonese-speaking clients.
Responsibilities include:
- Provide verbal translation services for Cantonese-speaking clients.
- Support staff with orienting new clients to the grocery center shopping experience.
- Help clients understand the services and products available.
- Greet and direct clients and visitors entering the grocery center.
- Support with line management and grocery center flow.
- Answer and respond to client inquiries in a fast-paced environment.
- Opportunity to perform other duties as applicable based on interest, experience, and skills.
Qualifications:
- Fluent in Cantonese; at minimum conversational in English
- Detail-oriented, able to follow directions, and take initiative when needed
- Team player in a culturally diverse environment
- Customer-oriented and comfortable working in a fast-paced environment
- Experience working with clients with multiple diagnoses and/or the elderly (i.e. substance abuse, mental illness, critical illness)
- Knowledge around HIPAA, confidentiality and data protection requirements a plus
Requirements:
- Background Check
- HIPAA Training
- Minimum 3-month commitment
- Minimum Age: 18
30 Shifts
- Tue Nov 26, 2024 - 09:00 AM to 11:00 AM PST - Spots available: 1
- Tue Nov 26, 2024 - 11:00 AM to 01:00 PM PST - Spots available: 2
- Wed Nov 27, 2024 - 11:00 AM to 01:00 PM PST - Spots available: 2
- Thu Nov 28, 2024 - 11:00 AM to 01:00 PM PST - Spots available: 2
- Fri Nov 29, 2024 - 11:00 AM to 01:00 PM PST - Spots available: 2
- Tue Dec 03, 2024 - 09:00 AM to 11:00 AM PST - Spots available: 2
- Tue Dec 03, 2024 - 11:00 AM to 01:00 PM PST - Spots available: 2
- Wed Dec 04, 2024 - 11:00 AM to 01:00 PM PST - Spots available: 2
- Thu Dec 05, 2024 - 11:00 AM to 01:00 PM PST - Spots available: 2
- Fri Dec 06, 2024 - 11:00 AM to 01:00 PM PST - Spots available: 2
- Tue Dec 10, 2024 - 09:00 AM to 11:00 AM PST - Spots available: 2
- Tue Dec 10, 2024 - 11:00 AM to 01:00 PM PST - Spots available: 2
- Wed Dec 11, 2024 - 11:00 AM to 01:00 PM PST - Spots available: 2
- Thu Dec 12, 2024 - 11:00 AM to 01:00 PM PST - Spots available: 2
- Fri Dec 13, 2024 - 11:00 AM to 01:00 PM PST - Spots available: 2
- Tue Dec 17, 2024 - 09:00 AM to 11:00 AM PST - Spots available: 2
- Tue Dec 17, 2024 - 11:00 AM to 01:00 PM PST - Spots available: 2
- Wed Dec 18, 2024 - 11:00 AM to 01:00 PM PST - Spots available: 2
- Thu Dec 19, 2024 - 11:00 AM to 01:00 PM PST - Spots available: 2
- Fri Dec 20, 2024 - 11:00 AM to 01:00 PM PST - Spots available: 2
- Tue Dec 24, 2024 - 09:00 AM to 11:00 AM PST - Spots available: 2
- Tue Dec 24, 2024 - 11:00 AM to 01:00 PM PST - Spots available: 2
- Wed Dec 25, 2024 - 11:00 AM to 01:00 PM PST - Spots available: 2
- Thu Dec 26, 2024 - 11:00 AM to 01:00 PM PST - Spots available: 2
- Fri Dec 27, 2024 - 11:00 AM to 01:00 PM PST - Spots available: 2
- Tue Dec 31, 2024 - 09:00 AM to 11:00 AM PST - Spots available: 2
- Tue Dec 31, 2024 - 11:00 AM to 01:00 PM PST - Spots available: 2
- Wed Jan 01, 2025 - 11:00 AM to 01:00 PM PST - Spots available: 2
- Thu Jan 02, 2025 - 11:00 AM to 01:00 PM PST - Spots available: 2
- Fri Jan 03, 2025 - 11:00 AM to 01:00 PM PST - Spots available: 2
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About Project Open Hand
Location:
730 Polk St;;, San Francisco, CA 94109, US
Mission Statement
Project Open Hand provides food and nourishment to improve the quality of life for the men, women and children it serves. Project Open Hand programs include: meal, grocery and nutrition counseling for people with symptomatic HIV and AIDS; congregate lunch and nutrition education for people over 60 years of age; meal service for homebound and critically ill people under the age of 60. Services are available to eligible clients living in San Francisco and Alameda counties.
Description
Founded in 1985, Project Open Hand is a nonprofit organization that provides meals with love to critically ill neighbors and seniors. Our food is like medicine, helping clients recover from illness, get stronger, and lead healthier lives.
Every day, we prepare 2,500 nutritious meals and provide 200 bags of healthy groceries to help sustain our clients as they battle serious illnesses, isolation, or the health challenges of aging. We serve San Francisco and Oakland, engaging more than 125 volunteers daily to nourish our community.
CAUSE AREAS
Community,
Health & Medicine,
Hunger
WHEN
We'll work with your schedule.
This opportunity has 30 shifts
WHERE
730 PolkSan Francisco, CA 94109
(37.78385 ,-122.41911 )
DATE POSTED
November 5, 2024
SKILLS
- Cantonese / Mandarin
- Translation
GOOD FOR
- People 55+
REQUIREMENTS
- Background Check
- Must be at least 18
- Orientation or Training
- Weekly, 3-month commitment