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Purpose:
Volunteers will help facilitate group and individual programs for adults with disabilities. These programs are designed to promote physical, mental, and social stimulation through successful therapeutic golfing program.

Accountability:
Volunteers will be under direct supervision of Program Director.

Time:
Requires minimum of 1.5 hours / week for duration of one adult group. Ten-week service commitment is requested.

Program Locations:

Digger and Finch/Golf Center of Dublin,
6720 Riverside Drive, Dublin OH 43017

Four Seasons Golf Center (Indoor Dome), 5000 E. Broad Street, Columbus OH 43212

Safari Golf Course at the Columbus Zoo, 10245 Riverside Drive, Powell, Ohio 43065

Scioto Country Club,
2196 Riverside Drive, Columbus OH 43221

Responsibilities:

  • Have or acquire CPR/First Aid Certifications
  • Arrive as scheduled, or notify program director when you will be late or unable to work
  • Notify program director of any needed items, problems, concerns, or progress you have noted following each group/individual program
  • Set up area and equipment needs for each program
  • Assist the participant (as needed) in completing each activity with maximum independence in order to encourage him/her to acknowledge their strengths and abilities
  • Knowledge of wheelchair mobility (provided by Fore Hope)
  • Assist participants to and from area as needed
  • Advise adults on golf skills
  • Aid program director in group facilitation
  • Ensure that each session is fun

    Qualifications:
  • Must be comfortable working with elderly and adults with physical and developmental disabilities
  • Must have the ability to motivate and encourage others
  • Must be free of criminal record
  • Must have friendly, outgoing personality
  • Golf skills are a bonus

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