Volunteers
Your Time May Be The Greatest Gift You Can Give!
Southern Ocean County Hospital is fortunate to benefit from the service of more than 450 Hospital-based volunteers and 200 Auxilians, who invest their time and diverse abilities in Southern Ocean County Hospital and our community.
Opportunities for volunteering are enormous. Hospital-based volunteers work within the Hospital seven days a week from 8 am to 8 pm. Morning (8-noon), afternoon (noon-4), and evening (4-8) shifts are all available. Volunteers are asked to serve at least one four-hour shift a week, but are welcome to give more.
Volunteers serve in virtually every department of the Hospital, and have contributed to the success of the Hospital since it’s opening in 1972.
There is surely one area that will interest you:
- "Bird Cage" Gift
Shop
- Clerical
- Emergency Department
- Food Services
- Family Resource Center
- Housekeeping
- Information Desk
- Mailroom
- Thrift Shop
- Patient Representative/ Patient Care
- Pharmacy
- Registration Areas
- Transport
- Volunteer Office
Last year, our volunteers and Auxilians contributed more than 100,000 hours at the Hospital and thrift shops!
In addition to Hospital-based volunteering, some of our volunteers choose to work in one of the SOCH Foundation’s Auxiliary thrift shops. These include the Boosters’ Auxiliary Bird Cage Gift Shop in the Hospital, the Holly Auxiliary’s Thrift Shop in Waretown, the Laurel Auxiliary’s “Second Time Around” Thrift Shop in Tuckerton, the “Old and New Shop” in Manahawkin, or the Sewing Group.
Each year, Southern Ocean County Hospital honors its volunteers and Auxilians during National Volunteer Week in April. More than 300 volunteers attend the annual Volunteer Awards Luncheon, which recognizes the work and achievements of our volunteers. It is truly a wonderful celebration.
For more information about becoming a volunteer at Southern Ocean County Hospital, please call Megan Roe, Coordinator of Volunteer and Customer Service, at (609) 978-8900 ext. 2040, or mroe@soch.com. We look forward to hearing from you!
For more information on our Auxiliaries and the volunteering opportunities they provide, click on the Auxiliary button above.
