Opportunities From: United Way of Dane County

A digital display data entry and voice-over volunteer is needed at Oakwood Village University Woods Retirement Community.  The volunteer would enter data from University Woods monthly Life Enrichment calendars to create slides for Life Enrichment offerings on campus displays and create voice-over for the slides.

A volunteer needs strong computer/technology skills and available once a week 2-4 hours each week, which can vary based on the week of the month.

Interested persons need to get registered and make a minimum 6 month commitment to be considered for placement.  Training provided upon placement as needed. Strong computer/technology skills and commitment to volunteer 2-4 hours weekly, for 2-3 weeks a month, are necessary.   

A volunteer with great computer/technology skills, to include data entry experience, is needed to help the Oakwood Village University Woods Volunteer Services Coordinator onsite at University Woods at least once a week, Monday-Friday, 2-4 hours each week.

A volunteer will help the coordinator with various projects in the Volgistics volunteer records database, to include recording hours, and other computer/technology projects to include Excel spreadsheets. 

Volgistics database/data entry and Excel/Microsoft Office 365 experience is required.  This opportunity will need to be onsite at University Woods, so not available to do remotely.  

Interested persons need to get registered and make the commitment to volunteer a minimum of 6 months for placement set up.

More volunteers are needed to help the newly merged Village Store & Gift Shop service for Independent Living at Oakwood Village University Woods.

Cashiers are needed to serve in the store/gift shop a few times a month Monday-Saturday, 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.  New volunteers will be trained about opening/closing, and using the computerized cash register.  Scheduling is flexible.

One or a couple Grocery Ordering Assistant volunteers are needed to help do simple online ordering of grocery items one or 2 days a week for Monday afternoon and Wednesday afternoons.  Training will be provided.  Interested volunteers need to have and bring their personal laptop or tablet to use to do the online ordering.

One or a couple Grocery Delivery volunteers are needed to help meet and get grocery items delivered to Oakwood to take to the Village Store & Gift Shop.  Volunteers are needed to help once a week Tuesday mornings, 9:45-10:45 a.m.  Training provided.  Volunteers will use a good-sized flatbed cart so physical ability to operate cart is necessary.

More of these volunteers are needed to ensure the Village Store & Gift Shop is open as scheduled to maintain as a beneficial Oakwood Village University Woods amenity for residents and other customers.

Interested persons for any of the Village Store & Gift Shop needs will need to get registered for placement set up.

Volunteers are needed to help greet and direct visitors at the Oakwood Village University Woods Skilled Nursing building on Sundays, 10:00 am-2:00 pm, a minimum of twice a month.  In addition, volunteers will also help with basic clerical projects to fill in time while at the front desk.

A third volunteer is also needed to help at the Skilled Nursing front desk once or a couple times a month on Saturdays, 10:00 am-2:00 pm.

Scheduling is flexible for both days.

Interested volunteers need to get registered for placement set up.

Assisted Living dining room volunteers are needed to help serve hot beverages to residents in the Tabor Oaks dining room during, and help residents go back to their rooms after, meal time once a week at Oakwood Village University Woods.  Dining room volunteers are needed to help for breakfast (7:30-9:00 a.m.), lunch (11:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m.), or dinner (4:30-6:00 p.m.) once a week.  Volunteers will be set up to help for the same day and meal time each week for consistency.  NOTE: volunteers will help residents go back to their rooms after lunch and dinner from the Tabor Oaks dining room, but not breakfast.

This help is needed for residents to have a quality meal time experience.

Interested volunteers need to get registered for placement set up.

Volunteers are needed to help the Oakwood Village University Woods Therapy Department staff to bring residents in wheelchairs for therapy appointments and to put next-day appointments on in-room whiteboards for residents.

Volunteers need to help bring residents to the Therapy Department a minimum of once a week, Monday-Friday, in the morning, 8:15 am-12:15 pm, or in the afternoon, 12:45-1:00-3:30 pm.  Volunteers that help put resident next-day appointments on in-room boards need to help once a week, Monday-Friday, 2:30-3:00 pm.

Interested volunteers need to get registered for placement set up.

Technology savvy volunteers needed to help set up University Woods' theatre stage with microphones for musical groups and to help play movies. Volunteers needed to help a minimum of 1, and maximum of 3, hours per time. Evening availability for weekdays and weekends is highest priority.

Interested volunteers will need to be registered for placement.