Introduction

Care Team Ministry
Replication Education Module

Background on Care Team
   Concept Development
History of Care Team Ministry
Definitions
Description and Parameters
Where Can Care Team Ministry
    Be Established?
How Do Teams Work?
Why Only 1-2 Hours?
Referrals
Calling Volunteers
Risk Management/Background
    Checks
Training
Care Team Established
Support of Volunteers
Ongoing Reporting
Cycle of Care Teams
Lessons Learned
Forming a Care Team Ministry -
    How to Get Started
Orientation for Organizations:
    Step 1, 2, 3
Media Information
Research & Resources
Conclusion and Sending Forth
Care Team Ministry Forms

Care Team Ministry
Volunteer Guidebook

Calling Volunteers

As described earlier, at this point the calls are made by the Care Team Coordinator to potential volunteers in order to form a Care Team for a particular Care Receiver. Without revealing the Care Receiver by name, the Care Team Coordinator will explain the need. For example, the Coordinator might call and say: “An older individual in your neighborhood needs a ride to do her weekly grocery shopping. I am calling you to see if you might be willing to be a driver. I hope to get four drivers for the senior’s Care Team, with one person doing this every week. If you were interested/able, it would require about 1-2 hours a month. Is this something you feel you could do?”

If the answer is “Yes”, then the Coordinator will tell the potential volunteer the name of the Care Receiver. The volunteer is not to do any service until the Coordinator screens the volunteer and sets up training.