Opportunity Details | Audiologists Needed - Healthy Hearing
Opportunity Name:
Audiologists Needed - Healthy Hearing |
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Description:
Special Olympics Athletes Need Your Help! Volunteer your time and medical services. Give athletes the quality of life they deserve!
Healthy Hearing began in 1998 and is designed for the following purposes:
WHO WE NEED: Area Clinical Directors Proven interest of service • Licensed professional Audiologist • Active in or member of a local, state, or national professional organization • Demonstrated leadership ability • Volunteer commitment of 2-3 years
Day of Screeners Audiologists, Speech Pathologists and students, trained on-site to provide all-day screening exams.
AREA CLINICAL DIRECTOR ROLE: • Attend a one-day, train-the-trainer workshop and practical experience at a Special Olympics Florida competition • Recruit/train screening volunteers for the venue in your area • Supervise the venue • Report data to Special Olympics Florida • Evaluate event • Develop network for follow-up referrals for athletes • Oversee 1-2 events annually
Benefits of Helping Special Olympics Florida Healthy Hearing · Feeling good about helping those who cannot afford service or who did not know help was available to them · Experiencing the joy of seeing athletes know if they have been diagnosed with hearing loss that help if available to them and they will be able to receive a free hearing aid from Phonak and Special Olympics. · Enjoying the camaraderie of working together with a group of your fellow professionals · Having the ability of increasing you the number of patients in your practice: your practice will grow once word gets around that you work with persons with intellectual disabilities · You can earn credit for hours volunteering if your school, agency, or professional organization requires it. |
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Spots Available: | Unlimited |
Meeting Location: | Locations vary and are needed throughout the State! |
Organizer: | Jennifer Miller jennifermiller@sofl.org 352-243-9536 |
Category: |
Medical/Healthy Athletes Events |
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