Junior Volunteer Program
What is the Bassett Junior Volunteer Program?
Learning and education has always been an essential element of Bassett Healthcare Network’s mission. Our Junior Volunteer Program is part of that legacy, providing junior volunteers with appropriate training and insight into healthcare careers.
With some flexibility and accommodations, junior volunteers are expected to fulfill the requirements below to ensure we provide you with an excellent experience.
- The Junior Volunteer Program lasts for eight weeks during the summer.
- Typically junior volunteers volunteer for a minimum of two days per week, for a minimum of four hours each day.
- All junior volunteers will be required to attend an orientation and training session on service excellence, infection control, and confidentiality.
What do Junior Volunteers do?
We gladly welcome young people curious about any sort of career in healthcare — not just those interested in working at the bedside, like being a nurse or a doctor.
We have volunteer positions available in:
- Information Desks
- Emergency Departments
- Bassett's Intensive Care Units & Special Care Units
- Long-term care facilities
- Bassett's Cancer Treatment Centers
- Patient Experience
- And More!
Junior Volunteer Program Requirements
Successful candidates for Bassett Healthcare Network’s Junior Volunteer Program must:
- Be 14 to 17 years old.
- Submit all required volunteer paperwork and health screening paperwork.
- Complete Bassett’s Junior Volunteer Orientation and Mandatory Education requirements.
- Provide proof of up-to-date immunizations, a recommendation from school personnel, current working papers, and parental permission.
Beyond these requirements but just as important is character. Our Junior Volunteers must be responsible, reliable, and respectful.
We expect all our caregivers, practitioners, and volunteers to embody our core values of Courage, Unity, and Excellence.
Join the Junior Volunteer Program
To submit your interest, email your completed Junior Volunteer form and the accompanying documentation to our team at BHNHR@bassett.org. You will then meet with our team, receive your volunteer assignment based on your interests, skills, and availability, and complete your orientation, obtain your volunteer ID, and schedule your first day.
If you have any questions, please email our team at BHNHR@bassett.org.
The Volunteer Services office will only be responsible for junior volunteers during scheduled volunteer assignment hours; parents and guardians must ensure that junior volunteers are supervised during any other time during the workday.
