Application Requirements

Please read the following information carefully.

Thank you for your interest in volunteering at Children’s Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota.

All volunteers must complete our 3-step process: application, interview, and orientation. Our minimum age for volunteers is 14 years of age. We ask for a minimum of 6 months commitment or one semester of school. The volunteer is to complete the application and submit it to our office. We will then contact you to acknowledge your completed application and to set up a time for a personal interview. It is at the interview where we will discuss specific volunteer opportunities, schedules, orientation dates, and complete a background check form.

Step 1: Application

Apply on-line. Before you start your on-line application please note that you must have your immunization records and immunity status for tuberculosis. Please call your health care provider to schedule a Mantoux if you have not had one in the past 12 months. After you complete your application, your recommendation will need to be completed via on-line. Your confirmation will be emailed to you, which is for personal or professional reference to use. We will not receive your application until your recommendation form has been completed.

Step 2: Interview

Once your volunteer application has been received in our office it will be reviewed. If your application is NOT complete or is missing information we will return the full application to you along with instructions of what is missing. When complete then return the application to us. After review, if your application is COMPLETE you will be contacted to talk about availability, opportunities, and to schedule an interview time. Please remember to bring in your school/work planner. Applicants will be contacted either by the email address that was submitted on the application or by phone.

Step 3: Orientation

Orientation is 2 and ½ hours long. It is mandatory for all new volunteers. Volunteers on the Minneapolis and West Children’s campuses attend orientation at Children’s – Minneapolis. Volunteers on the St. Paul, Woodwinds, and Roseville Children’s campuses attend orientation at Children’s – St. Paul. At your personal interview you will be provided with orientation registration, dates, and times.

Thank you for thinking of Children’s. We look forward to having you on our volunteer team. Please call us at (612) 813-6200 (Children’s – Minneapolis) or (651) 220-6141 (Children’s – St. Paul) if you have any additional questions.