4-H Volunteers

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          The University of Florida defines a volunteer as "any person who, of his own free will, provides goods or services to any state department or agency (4-H), with no monetary or material compensation."

          Volunteers serve in a variety of capacities based on their interest, skills, and time constraints to support 4-H members, other volunteers, and the 4-H program in general.  Because 4-H offers such a wide variety of events and activities, there is room for many different types of volunteers!

 To see a position description, click on the position you are interested in.

Full-Time Positions (6 + hours per month)

• Organizational Club Leader

• Co-Leader

• Judging Team Coach

Part-Time Positions ( 1 - 5 hours per month)

• Resource Leader

• Project Leader (help youth with a particular 4-H project such as horse, sewing, rocketry, shooting sports, etc)

• Support Leader

• Advisory Committee Member

• Foundation Board Member

• Middle Manager

You can also sign up to help with a special event that you are interested in- we call this "episodic" volunteering! 

4-H/Tropicana Public Speaking Program
- Judge a school or county contest
- Public Speaking Coach
- Help coordinate county or school contest

4-H AgEdventure Field Trip
- Classroom Tour Guide
- Field trip speaker
- Help set up facilities/ serve food

Miscellaneous
-Judge Record Books
-Help cook food for Awards Banquet
-Help with fundraisers or other special events
-Serve on one of our Fair Committees
-Help out with the Fair
-Judge County or District Events
-Serve as a camp Chaperone

         Volunteer support takes several forms: our office publishes a monthly newsletter just for volunteers that includes info about up-coming events, deadlines, county policies, and features a fact sheet that deals with a different volunteer issue each month.  Club leaders meet quarterly with the 4-H agent to receive training on new projects, procedures, and resource guide updates.  The Southern Region 4-H Volunteer Leaders Forum is an annual, 4-day event which occurs every fall in Rock Eagle, Georgia.  The Florida State Volunteer Leaders Forum takes place in April at Camp Ocala.   Volunteers are not required to attend all of these trainings, but must attend at least two of the quarterly meetings per year.

          Each of our regular service volunteers (those that have direct contact with youth, such as organizational club leaders, camp chaperones, judging team coaches, etc) must complete a volunteer application and interview.  Once your application is processed and accepted, you will receive a letter of appointment, making you a bona-fide 4-H Volunteer.   Behind-the-scenes volunteers, such as advisory committee members, support volunteers, judges, or middle management volunteers need only to complete an application.  To request an application, click HERE.