Volunteer Opportunity Details:

Share a sunny morning or afternoon with a young person at Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center/Rutland Nursing Home!

Our Long Term Care pediatric residents require mature, caring volunteers to accompany them to our lovely courtyard during the warmer spring and summer months. This is an opportunity to read, play and listen to music outdoors, and bring a smile to a child's face.

Volunteers must be at least 18 years of age, emotionally mature, and be able to engage with children who are dealing with severe disabilities.

Volunteers will be undergo a general orientation and training specific to the tasks assigned.

All prospective volunteers must undergo a criminal background check, a drug screening and furnish a negative PPD test for tuberculosis (taken within the past year) or a negative chest X-Ray.

This opportunity is sponsored by: Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center This volunteer opportunity is available to the following types of volunteers Senior Citizens Welcome We need volunteers who are free at these times Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa Su Morning X X X X X Afternoon X X X X X Evening Monthly Occasional Contact Person: Matthew McIver, Volunteer Coordinator, (718) 363-6792, (email) View all organization contacts Address: 585 Schenectady Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11203 (See a map) Directions: By Subway: Seventh Avenue #3 to Utica Avenue and Eastern Parkway. Then follow bus directions (below). Lexington Avenue Express #4 to Utica Avenue and Eastern Parkway. Then follow bus directions (below). By Bus: 1. Utica Avenue Bus #46 north to Winthrop Street or south to Rutland Road. 2. Eastern Parkway Bus #14 to Utica Avenue – Transfer to #46 south to Rutland Road. 3. East New York Avenue Bus #12 to Utica Avenue – Walk south to Rutland Road. 4. Church Avenue Bus #35 to Utica Avenue – Transfer to #46 north to Winthrop Street. 5. Kings Highway Bus #7 to Utica Avenue. Transfer to #46 north to Winthrop Street. 6. Remsen Avenue Bus #17 to Rutland Road or Winthrop Street. Walk west to Hospital. Web Site: http://www.kingsbrook.org Miscellaneous Information Borough Brooklyn Volunteer Shifts M-F 9 am - 5 pm