4-H Volunteer Leader Training
Purpose Process
Contacts
Lincoln-Adams
Area
4-H
Volunteer Leader Training
4-H Volunteer Leader
Training (VLT)
is fun and helps connect volunteers with available
resources and other Lincoln-Adams 4-H leaders.
VLT
is required for new 4-H volunteers, for leaders
returning after a break in service, and for leaders
transferring from other counties.
Lincoln-Adams VLT consists of Level 1 and Level
2 training for a total of 6 hours. Levels
can be taken in any order. (For those who can't
or prefer not to take both Levels on the same day.)
Bridget
Rohner will provide Lincoln-Adams
VLT on:
1) Saturday November
21st
Adams Co.
Public Works Mtg. Room, 210 W Alder, Ritzville
Behind the Courthouse
VLT Level 1: 10:00 am – 1:00 pm
VLT Level 2: 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
2) Sunday November 22nd
Lincoln Co.
Public Works Mtg. Room, Hwy. 25 N,
Davenport
VLT Level 1: 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
VLT Level 2: 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm
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Please RSVP!!
Call
659-3209 (leave message if after hours)
or e-mail Karen at robertk
@ wsu.edu (remove
spaces)
Let us know which of the above sessions you will
attend!
If possible, please
submit your Volunteer Application (see below) a.s.a.p.
BEFORE Training!
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ALL
Adults planning to work with 4-H youth
in the Lincoln-Adams Area
even those who do NOT plan to complete training . . .
must submit an Application!
WSU Volunteer Application (pdf)
(Should be 6 pages. Contact Karen if missing
Part B)
Shorter "Resource
Leader Application" available for some roles.
All
adults working with youth in the 4-H program
must have an application/agreement
on file.
To be certified and enrolled,
ALL "New" Volunteers, "transfers," & those
returning after a break in service,
must complete 4-H Volunteer Leader Training (VLT)
and screening.
Benefits
of certification include liability and L&I
coverage for adults while serving in their defined
4-H volunteer roles. |
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be placed on the VLT Notification List, contact:
Karen
Robertson - e-mail
or
659-3209
include
your phone
& mailing address
E-Learning
for 4-H Volunteers:
E-Learning PDF Flyer
http://4h.wsu.edu/volntr/elearning.htm
A preview or review of some
of the topics covered at Volunteer Leader Training. |
Purpose
of VLT
- Connect with
resources available from Washington State University
- Network
with other Lincoln-Adams 4-H volunteers
- Required
training for New 4-H Leaders
- Required
training for Leaders transferring from other areas
- Required
training for Leaders re-enrolling after a break in
service
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VLT
Level 1
Approximately
3 hours. Covers the roles and responsibilities
of WSU and WSU 4-H volunteers. This session also
introduces the 4-H philosophy of hands-on-learning
of life skills through project study or 4-H activities.
VLT also provides an opportunity for Li-Adams WSU
Extension Staff to meet and begin to know the volunteers
that will be working directly with our area youth.
VLT
Level 2
Approximately
3 hours. Continues to explore the "Life Skills" model.
Attendees participate in fun, interactive examples
of teaching activities that can be incorporated
into club, after school, or camp settings. Volunteers
receive information on current recourses available
to assist with teaching and program roles. |
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Application
Process
- Submit
a Li-Adams
4-H Volunteer Application (PDF)
( Download or call 659-3209 to request)
Send to WSU Extension, 210 W Broadway,
Ritzville, WA 99169
- Complete
VLT Level 1 and 2. Sessions
can be taken in any order.
- Pass "Screening
and Reference Check"
- Contract
annually for leadership roles.
For
more information or application contact:
Karen Robertson, WSU Extension Program Assistant
659-3209 e-mail
or
Bridget Rohner, WSU Lincoln County Extension Director
Youth, Family, and Community Education
725-4171 e-mail
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WSU Extension
Programs and employment are available to all without discrimination.
Evidence of noncompliance may be reported through your local WSU
Extension Office.
To request accommodation for special needs in
advance, call 659-3209.
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