Caregiver involvement
An important part of our Social
Outreach and Advocacy program is our contribution to many forms
of community service. This may
involve charitable donations, volunteer support or financial
support within a structure of partnership and capacity
building.
Our caregivers also have the opportunity to engage in
community service in a variety of ways that provide opportunity to
both enhance the service being supported and raise an awareness of
this service for the caregiver.
Caregiver involvement
Involvement in our community services is encouraged and
available to caregivers who meet the criteria for both additional
paid and unpaid leave.
We recognise the importance of our
caregivers participating in and providing their services through
community support to the marginalised. In practical terms,
this is achieved by creating an organisational culture and
practices that support and empower caregivers to bring healing and
hope to those marginalised in our society.
Caregivers have the opportunity to be involved
in social outreach projects in two ways:
- Projects initiated, supported
and managed by the hospital or St John of God Health Care
- Other social outreach projects,
accessed independently by the caregiver, that meet the criteria of
our Community Support Policy.