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Serving as a junior volunteer at ETMC is a great way to pick up new skills, to interact with others your own age and provide valuable service to the community. All the information on how to become a junior volunteer at ETMC Tyler is listed below, and we have the forms you need ready for download.
Selection Criteria Information for Junior Volunteers 2009
Complete your application and return it no later than Friday, April 17, 2009
Age: 14 (by June 8) – 17 (sorry, no exceptions)
Please follow all directions below
With your application, you must include:
1. A personal career essay: 250 words, type-written, double spaced.
TOPIC: How I Intend To Make A Positive Impact This Summer As An ETMC Tyler Junior Volunteer
- write it yourself then have someone proofread it, but don’t ask Mom or someone else to write it for you.
Reading about your thoughts is how we get to know you and your interests prior to the start of your
placement.
2. A letter of recommendation from your school counselor or principal on school letterhead, including the
following verifications:
- you maintain a minimum of a 3.0 GPA,
- you’re a citizen in good standing at your school, and
- you’re a citizen in good standing in the community.
3. Names and phone numbers of 2 non-family, non-school references.
4. A signed parental consent form (see back of application).
When you’re selected, you agree to:
• Purchase uniform shirt in accordance with dress code (polo shirt) $15
• Pay JV membership dues at orientation $ 5
Total due at or before orientation. (Make check payable to
ETMC Volunteer Services) $20
• Provide proof of immunization (measles, rubella and chicken pox)
• Take a hospital-required drug screening test prior to Orientation
• Attend mandatory 4-hour Orientation Monday, June 8, 2009. (if JV misses Orientation, he/she will no longer be considered for this year’s volunteer class. NO exceptions, no make up Orientations). Parents are welcome to attend orientation and are invited to the luncheon following the training.
• Sign, with your parent or guardian, a Junior Volunteer service commitment, which fully describes the duties and expectations of the department and of ETMC, including but not limited to*:
- minimum six-week commitment (program is eight weeks)
- participation in at least one Junior Volunteer fund-raising activity
- participation in at least four educational opportunities (such as job shadowing or ‘Lunch and Learns’)
IF THE COMMITTEE SELECTS YOU AS ONE OF THE 60 JUNIOR VOLUNTEERS FOR THIS SUMMER, WE WILL NOTIFY YOU BY APRIL 30, 2009. PLEASE DO NOT CALL THE VOLUNTEER SERVICES OFFICE TO INQUIRE ABOUT WHETHER WE HAVE PICKED YOU. WE WILL NOTIFY YOU!
* In order to be considered as a candidate for 2010 Junior Ambassadors (team leaders), Junior Volunteers need to earn more than 100 hours this summer, plus meet these stated requirements.
