Volunteer Opportunities
Buffalo Hearing & Speech Center welcomes volunteers to our Center! We have many volunteer opportunities available in our school and clinic programs.
If you are seeking a volunteer position to fulfill undergraduate academic requirements, we accept teaching, speech-language pathology, OT/PT, music therapy, social work and audiology students. Please complete the Student Volunteer Information form. Email this completed form to nwest@askbhsc.org or fax to 716-885-1354. Graduate externships are coordinated directly through your individual University.
Volunteer positions for academic requirements are based on position availability and scheduling compatibility. We will make every effort to accommodate your needs; however, we may only be able to fulfill a portion of your academic requirements.
If you are seeking general volunteer opportunities that are not related to fulfilling academic requirements, please complete the Student/Volunteer Information Form. Email the completed form to nwest@askbhsc.org or fax to 716-885-1354.
Volunteer Requirements
- Initial contact must be through our online application
- Volunteer must be willing and able to commit to a consistent volunteer schedule (eg. Every Wednesday 9-11:30)
- Volunteer must obtain a physical including proof of PPD (test for Tuberculosis) prior to starting observation hours
- Volunteer must complete State Central Register Clarence Form
- A Department of Corrections background check will be performed on all applicants
- Volunteer will be involved with children displaying delays in speech and language, cognition, social/emotional, fine and gross motor skills (may differ depending on program area)
- Volunteer roles and responsibilities will include any or all of the following: assisting with preparation of breakfast, lunch or snack, facilitating/modeling speech and language as well as play and social skills; assisting with basic self-help skills, general safety and well-being (may differ depending on program area)
- Volunteer will adhere to all BHSC policies and procedures with respect to confidentiality and HIPPA
- Volunteer must wear BSHC issued ID badges.
While BHSC prides itself on being a collaborative teaching center for undergraduates and graduate students in WNY, our priority must be our students, patients and visitors to the Center. To that end, student observations will be granted on a basis determined by need and availability.
We reserve the right to decline any student application, at any time, for any reason.
