One Safe Place – Trauma Recovery Center

One Safe Place – Trauma Recovery Center

Duties:

  • Support the Palomar UC San Diego Health Trauma Recovery Center staff
  • Make calls to families on the hold list.
  • Accompany a staff member to pick up a minor client from the community to attend weekly scheduled in person therapy sessions.
  • Clean, inventory, stock and discard old or expired food items in the Kitchen
  • Assist with Child Watch or support the lobby waiting area as needed.
  • Escort community members throughout the building as needed.
  • Assemble and replenish Coping Skills Bags and grounding tools.
  • Office support such as laminating, decorating, filing, stapling, copying, inventory (supplies, games, coping bags), replenishing office supplies as needed.
  • Assist with hospitality of members, asking if they need a snack and offer wayfinding.
  • Build intake packets, make copies and replenish intake forms.
  • Help staff set up for group activities such as art therapy.
  • Assist with monitoring of the food supplies in the Food Expiration Book.
  • Give Tours as needed.
  • Clean and organize the Office Coffee Bar.
  • Available for events such as:
    • Place pinwheels in designated areas (annual event)
    • Assist staff for preparation of community events on the 3rd Saturday of the month
    • Assist with preparations for Camp Hope summer camp (Julian or Imperial Beach).

 

Qualifications:

  • Adult volunteer with 100 hours of prior Palomar UC San Diego Health Volunteer experience or approved by the Director or Supervisor of Volunteer Services.
  • Complete the OneSafePlace Orientation.
  • Interested in working with children.
  • Be able to stand and walk for extended periods of time.
  • Be able to follow cleaning/sanitizing procedures.
  • Volunteers must possess the maturity, responsibility and interpersonal skills to interact cordially with patients, staff, volunteers and other customers.
  • Volunteers must maintain patient confidentiality at all times.
  • Must be cleared by the District Attorney’s office via a background check.

 

Assignments: 

(All shifts may not be available)

  • Monday-Friday: 10am-2pm

 

Locations:

Last updated: June 15, 2026