Hospice Volunteer Program Manager

At Elara Caring, we have a unique opportunity to play a huge role in the growth of an entire home care industry. Here, each employee has the chance to make a real difference by carrying out our mission every day. Join our elite team of healthcare professionals, providing the Right Care, at the Right Time, in the Right Place.

Job Description:

Part-Time | 24 Hours per Week

At Elara Caring, we believe the best care begins where patients feel most at home. Every day, our dedicated teams bring comfort, dignity, and connection to more than 60,000 patients and families across the country. As a Hospice Volunteer Program Manager, you'll lead the development, growth, and success of our volunteer program—ensuring that every volunteer experience enriches both the lives of our patients and the people who serve them.

Volunteers bring warmth, presence, and humanity to the hospice journey. They offer companionship, conversation, and compassion—helping patients and families feel supported through life's most tender moments.
The Volunteer Program Manager ensures these meaningful connections thrive by leading recruitment, engagement, and recognition efforts, while maintaining program excellence and regulatory compliance.

Your leadership ensures hospice care remains not just clinical, but deeply human.

Purpose-Driven Mission: Be part of a team that delivers comfort and dignity to those who need it most.
Collaborative Culture: Join compassionate professionals who value teamwork and creativity.
Competitive Pay: $25–$27/hour (based on experience),
Professional Development: Free CE opportunities for all staff.
Career Growth: Build your career within one of the nation's largest home health and hospice providers.

• Lead volunteer engagement efforts that uphold Elara Caring's mission and hospice standards.

• Strategically recruit, train, and mentor volunteers who bring comfort and companionship to patients and families.

• Maintain volunteer compliance, hours tracking, and documentation to meet CMS and organizational standards.

• Partner with the interdisciplinary hospice team to align volunteer placements with patient and family needs.

• Inspire and support volunteers, ensuring they feel valued and equipped for meaningful service.

• High School Diploma or GED required (college coursework or degree preferred).

• 2+ years of experience in hospice, healthcare, or volunteer program leadership.

• Excellent communication, organization, and relationship-building skills.

• Ability to manage multiple priorities with compassion and professionalism.

• Flexible schedule and reliable transportation (valid driver's license and insurance required).

• Physical capability to meet the role's demands (lift up to 50–100 lbs as needed).

Join Elara Caring as a Hospice Volunteer Program Manager and help us continue to bring comfort, dignity, and connection—one patient and one volunteer at a time.

We value the unique skills of veterans and military spouses. We encourage applications from military veterans and their families.

Elara Caring provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions), race, color, age (40 and older), national origin, religion, disability, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender reassignment, protected veteran status, or any other basis prohibited under applicable federal, state or local law. 

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At Elara Caring, pay and compensation are determined by a variety of factors, including education, job-related knowledge, skills, training, and experience. Our compensation structure reflects the cost of labor across different U.S. geographic markets, and may vary based on location.

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