{"id":8779,"date":"2019-01-29T16:48:43","date_gmt":"2019-01-29T21:48:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/weeklyrounds\/?p=8779"},"modified":"2019-01-29T16:48:43","modified_gmt":"2019-01-29T21:48:43","slug":"employee-volunteer-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/weeklyrounds\/2019\/01\/employee-volunteer-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Employee Volunteer Program"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Giving back to the community is an important part of Cooper\u2019s mission <em>To Serve. To Heal. To Educate.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Each year, Cooper sponsors or participates in more than 100 charitable, community-based health events. From offering free health screenings to providing information and education about Cooper\u2019s programs and services or sponsoring a charitable running event, our goal is to educate, engage, and empower the communities we serve.<\/p>\n<p>Employees frequently ask about taking part in these efforts, and we\u2019re making it easier than ever to participate!<\/p>\n<p>Cooper\u2019s Employee Volunteer Program is an exciting new initiative that offers staff the opportunity to represent Cooper in the community by volunteering at a variety of health and outreach events.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What are the rules for participation?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Participation is strictly voluntary. No employee is ever required to volunteer.<\/li>\n<li>Employees may participate to further the goal of serving the community and improving community health.<\/li>\n<li>Employees must be in good standing by having successfully completed a 90-day performance review, having no written disciplines in the past 12 months, and having a rating of \u201cvalued performer\u201d or above in their most recent performance evaluation.<\/li>\n<li>Employees may participate only during periods of time when they are not scheduled to work at Cooper and to perform activities that are not part of their normal job at Cooper.<\/li>\n<li>Volunteer activity will not be considered in employees\u2019 performance reviews.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>What types of volunteer opportunities are available?<br \/>\n<\/strong>There are many options for volunteering, including local health fairs, township festivals, faith-based fairs, military\/veteran events, school-based fairs, clinical non-profit events, running events, and many more.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is required of me as a volunteer?<\/strong><br \/>\nVolunteers are expected to enthusiastically represent Cooper by providing information and resources to members of the community.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How much time do I need to commit?<\/strong><br \/>\nEach event typically requires two to four hours of your time. There are no requirements for the number of events volunteers need to attend.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How do I apply to join the program?<\/strong><br \/>\nYou are invited to apply to the program by completing a short application.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cooperhealth.org\/services\/community-health\/cooper-employee-volunteer-program-application\">Click here<\/a><\/strong> to begin the application.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What are the next steps?<\/strong><br \/>\nA training session will be offered to employees in the first quarter of 2019. Training will highlight the important aspects of representing Cooper at a community outreach event \u2013 for example, appropriate attire, available resources, educational information, screenings, supplies, etc.<\/p>\n<p>If you have questions about the Employee Volunteer Program, please call 856.382.6689.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Giving back to the community is an important part of Cooper\u2019s mission To Serve. 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