Volunteering at Neighborhood House
Thank you for your interest in Neighborhood House. For more than a century, Neighborhood House has been a dynamic advocate in Seattle and King County for immigrants and refugees, low-income families and individuals with nowhere else to turn. Volunteers are an integral part of our agency, contributing their time, talent and energy to help provide a wide range of services.
To create and maintain a safe environment and ensure a successful match between volunteers and their positions, all new Neighborhood House volunteers need to complete the following application process:
1) Complete and submit a Volunteer Enrollment Form. Please give reference forms to two people, excluding relatives, with whom you have worked or volunteered. Your references should submit the forms directly to the Volunteer Coordinator.
2) Submit a Washington State Patrol Background Check Form. For liability reasons, and for the safety of Neighborhood House employees, volunteers and clients, all paid and unpaid staff members are asked to undergo a criminal background check. Due to the requirement that each WSP form be signed by the applicant, these forms must be mailed to the Volunteer Coordinator or filled out in person at Neighborhood House.
3) Complete an informal interview with the Volunteer Coordinator and/or Neighborhood House staff supervisor of the volunteer position. Once all of the materials listed above have been received by the Volunteer Coordinator, the volunteer will be contacted to schedule an interview time. We may ask that you submit additional materials prior to the interview, depending on the position or service area you are interested in (i.e: resume, writing samples, etc).
4) Attend a volunteer orientation. This general orientation will include an overview and history of Neighborhood House, as well as policies and procedures of the Volunteer Program. Orientations generally take place on the first Monday of each month from 4 to 5 p.m., but the Volunteer Coordinator will inform you of the schedule. Volunteers are not required to attend an orientation before starting a volunteer position, although we would appreciate every effort to attend the one that falls closest to your start date.
Again, thank you for your interest in Neighborhood House. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact the Volunteer Coordinator at 206-461-8430 ext. 255 or by email at volunteer@nhwa.org. We look forward to meeting you. |
