Prospective volunteers must complete an and contact the local Volunteer Coordinator. This can be done in two ways:
- Complete a Volunteer Application or Intern Application. When you have finished, this it will be sent to a local Volunteer Coordinator who will contact you for an interview.
- Contact the Volunteer Coordinator in your area to set up an appointment to complete the application and schedule an interview.
The online application must be completed and an interview held prior to placement. The online application collects basic demographic information, preferences for placement and personal reference contact information.
High school students and ODHS clients are not required to supply references; however they must have been referred to Volunteer Services by a teacher, professor, ODHS caseworker or supervisor as part of their case plan. While references are not required for high school students and ODHS clients, individual districts can make that requirement as long as the requirement is consistent for all students and clients within the district.
ODHS has a strong interest in providing a safe workplace for its employees and in protecting the State's other resources, as well as assuring the well-being of our customers and clients. Volunteer Services will conduct reference checks on all prospective volunteers to ensure that they have not engaged in behavior that makes them incompatible with the Department's mission, a danger to the people we serve, or otherwise unfit to perform the functions of a position. These checks include obtaining criminal background information or information from the local juvenile authorities when applicable.
Please note: All volunteers must submit to a criminal history check.