Volunteers Needed to facilitate workshops:

Hazelden Betty Ford is currently looking to the community for Volunteers. If you have a skill to share, like communicating with groups or are looking for a way to give back in recovery, HBFF has a place for you!

We are currently looking for Volunteer Activity Facilitators from our local community for a rotating or flexible Saturday Afternoon Schedule of 1-2 hour length workshops giving patients a chance to explore and discover new activities and ideas for leisure and recreation. Topics can include hobbies, leisure activities, games or skills - anything from crafts, knitting to life skills like resume writing, budgeting or gardening.

Volunteers receive training for working with patients. For each date worked, they receive a meal ticket for any shifts worked over 2 hours that can be used at our Cafeteria. For Volunteers working more than 4 Hours in a month, we offer a Month to Month Fitness Center Membership.

Topic Ideas can include (these are examples, additional suggestions are welcomed!):

Crafts: Beading, Drawing, Knitting, Crochet, Painting, Photography, creating Dream catchers, scrap booking. Kintsugi or other crafts.

Leisure Activities: Board Games, Card Games, Creative writing or journaling, seed starting/gardening, Karaoke, sobriety scavenger hunts,

Lifestyle: Cultural diversity, personal finance/budgeting.

Wellness: Yoga, Meditation, Fitness, Nutrition

Recovery: AA/NA Meeting, sobriety maintenance,

Professional Development: Resume Writing, How to obtain a GED, Job Search and Interviewing, Linked In Tutorial

The Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation is the largest nonprofit addiction recovery organization in the United States. It is also one of the most mission-driven places you will find. The Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation team is passionate about providing hope and ultimately healing. As a living, growing and evolving institution, the Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation is - at our core- a people-powered organization. Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation is comprised of 1600+ employees, seventeen treatment sites and produces $190 million dollars in annual revenue. This exemplary organization serves nearly 25,000 people annually and is committed to provide hope and healing for those experiencing addiction to alcohol and other drugs.

What makes this organization unique is its total ecosystem approach to prevention, education, research, advocacy and treatment. All of the parts of the organization work together to inform, develop and deliver evidence- based practices that help people reclaim their futures and restore their hope.

Being "a best place to work" is a strategic goal of Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation and it's a goal that every employee plays an active role in helping to achieve. Our culture is a reflection of how encouraged and energized we each feel about contributing our ideas and performing to our greatest ability. Join us and do meaningful work.

We deeply value our employees. Working at Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation includes a comprehensive benefits package, including:

Competitive Health, Dental and Vision Plans
• Retirement savings plan with employer match
• Paid time-off
• Tuition reimbursement

The Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation is proud to be an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. We believe that diversity and inclusion among our colleagues is critical to our success as a force of healing and hope for individuals, families and communities affected by addiction to alcohol and other drugs; and we seek to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool.