New volunteers

We couldn't do what we do without our volunteers. Individuals interested in being a 4-H Volunteer must complete a number of steps before they can be approved to be in the care, custody, and control of our 4-H youth. The following explains the processes involved. Thank you for your interest!

• Step #1: Read Volunteer Cover Letter and Volunteer Position Description documents

• Step #2: Fill out and submit Volunteer Application & References AND Volunteer Standards of Behavior documents to the Extension Office

• Step #3: Complete the Volunteer Background Check Form (take to the Sheriff's Dept. then return the receipt to the Extension Office for reimbursement)

• Step #4: Email Katie Hughes 4-H Educator at hughes.1784@osu.edu to schedule a volunteer interview.

• Step #5: Attend mandatory advisor training (Dates TBA )

Mandatory Volunteer Training

Per Ohio 4-H Volunteer Requirements, to remain in active and good standing, all current Ohio 4-H volunteers must complete annual training for a minimum of 2 hours. Meeting annually with 4-H volunteers is a legal REQUIREMENT by Ohio State University; Advisor Workshops fulfill that requirement. Annual volunteer training will cover at least one topic from the volunteer competencies, Policy 1.50, and County Program Updates. Volunteer training will be held at the Extension Office unless specified otherwise. Snacks and drinks will be provided. 

At least one of the topics must be provided by Extension, while the remainder can be from outside sources. This outside-source training must align with one of the core competencies and be pre-approved by the Extension Educator (Katie Hughes). Examples of outside source training include CPR, First Aid, Mental Health Training, etc.

*There will be a training opportunity after the new year!

Before the Volunteer Training, we will send out a Qualtrics survey for volunteers to indicate their attendance and recommend topic areas to be discussed. We will do our best to assign everyone their selected date; however, we can only comfortably accommodate approximately 40 advisors for anyone training. If we have more than that registered for training, we will send out an email to indicate alternative locations.

Thank you for your volunteerism and all your hard work to make Shelby County 4-H successful. I look forward to seeing you all soon!

Volunteer Handbook

• Volunteer Handbook

Annual Club Forms-Under Updates

• 2021-2022 Club/Affiliate Annual Financial Form 

• 2022-2023 Ohio 4-H Charter Checklist Form

• 2022-2023 Club Constitution 

• 2022-2023 Officer/Advisor Form 

• 2022-2023 Waiver and Permission to Transport Child/Charge Form 

• Club Equipment

• Club Catalog

• 1.50 Video-Study Guide

• 1.50 Quiz-Study Guide

• 2023 Ohio 4-H Project Books and Resources Volunteer Order Form

Resources for volunteers

• Helpful hint to getting club member and project information
• Ohio 4-H Volunteers Club Management Resources, Policies, and Procedures
• Ohio 4-H Club Finances
• Ohio 4-H Cloverbud Resources
• Ohio Cloverbud Policy