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Looking for a job? Become a Visiting Companion

Looking for a job? Become a Visiting Companion

If you’re unemployed or looking for work, you might consider becoming a Visiting Companion. You may already have the necessary skills to be a non-medical Visiting Companion. Do you like spending time with or helping other people? Do people consider you as caring and compassionate? If so, you may make the perfect Visiting Companion.

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elder-companionEach Visiting Companion brings their own unique set of skills and interest. There’s nothing to learn, just be who you are and share yourself with others and you will receive money in exchange for your services.

Visiting Companions are their own boss. You set your own hours, determine what services you will provide and how much you will be paid. You review and select which clients you will work with.

Visiting Companions need no license, do not offer medical care or services, and are responsible for maintaining the relationship between the client and themselves. If you do have licensure in your area of expertise, you may certainly refer to it in your listing, but credentials are not required or standard.

Visiting Companions work with elders and may work for the elder, the elder’s family or organization. Clients may include developmentally disabled, pregnant or new mothers, patients recovering from surgery at home, hospital patients without family in the immediate area, isolated individuals and may include children and/or adults,

Visiting Companions focus more on a social emphasis. Sometimes all someone needs is a friend, someone to talk to, spend time with, enjoying life’s simple pleasures. Visiting Companions increase the quality of life of their clients by offering social and emotional support. Activities may include playing cards, crafting, friendly conversation, hobby participation & encouragement, watching television, teaching them to play an instrument, reading books, letter writing, picking up & dropping off mail, stimulating activities, hygiene supervision and ambulation monitoring.

Visiting Companions may elect to offer domestic services, like, cooking or baking assistance, meal preparation, reminding them to take their medication, light housekeeping, grocery shopping, picking up pharmacy medications, make or change bedding, wash, sort or fold laundry, drop off or pick up dry cleaning, cleaning kitchen and/or attending family gatherings.

Some Visiting Companions offer transportations services, like, driving, accompanying client to appointments, attending community activities or public functions, seeing a movie, going to a theater, visiting a museum or art gallery, escorting client to special events, assisting with pets, running errands or offering shopping assistance.

Technology assistance may come in the form of helping someone use a computer, cell phone, tablet or other technology, while recreation assistance can include taking a walk or participating in other recreational activities.

Being a Visiting Companion is an exciting and rewarding experience that satisfies ones need to do your part to make the world a better place by sharing your life with others in need of your companionship.

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Start today by placing your listing, making yourself available to those in need… You’ll be glad you did.

 

Posting Tips

Thank you for your interest in using what is destined to be the widest used internet and smart-phone resource in America for helping to match Visiting Companions with the individuals in search of your unique talents, compassions and abilities.

We provide you with a limited amount of space (1500 characters) to make up your listing post, so use it wisely.

You may include 1 photo. Using a photo of yourself will increase your response rate.

Be certain to include what skills you bring to the table and give some thought to the services that you will provide and be specific. People using our system are looking for specific resources.

Here are some examples of assistance options that are offered by Visiting Companions:

SOCIAL DOMESTIC TRANSPORT
Companionship
Play Cards
Crafting
Friendly Conversation
Hobby Engagement
Watch TV
Learn to Play an Instrument
Reading Books
Letter Writing
Mailing Friendly
Support
Stimulating Activities
Hygiene Supervision
Ambulation Monitoring
Hospital Visits
Cooking Assistance
Baking
Meal Preparation
Medication Reminder
Light Housekeeping
Grocery Shopping
Pick up Pharmacy Medications
Make or Change Bed
Wash, Sort or Fold Laundry
Drop Off/Pick up Dry Cleaning
Kitchen Cleaning
Attend Family Gatherings
Driving
Transportation
Accompany to Appointments
Attend Community Activities
Miscellaneous Public Functions
Attend Movie Theater
Visit Museum
Art Gallery
Escort to Special Events
Assist with Pets
Run Errands
Shopping Assistance

Technology assistance may come in the form of helping someone use a computer, cell phone, tablet or other technology.

Recreation assistance can include taking a walk or participating in other recreational activities.

You are limited to 1 category per post. Do not use Categories that are not indicative of the services that you agree to provide.

You need not be licensed as this a lay person-to-person resource. You may include any licensing that you may have, though it is not required.

Your agreement and payment arrangements are between you and your client. It is your responsibility to make certain that these arrangements are made adequately to ensure your remuneration for services rendered. Visitingcompanions.com is not involved in payment processing.

Misrepresenting yourself, or creating a profile on the behalf of someone else is prohibited, and may include legal exposure including being prosecuted.

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