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4-H Youth Program
4-H
Leader Information
Types of Leaders: See Ways to Volunteer
- General leader of a club
- Project leader
- Activity leader
- Resource leader for a club
- Resource leader for the county
Leader Requirements:
- An adult leader must be 18 years old and not an enrolled 4-H
member.
- Potential 4-H leaders apply by completing the WSU 4-H Volunteer
Application Forms, Part
A and Part
B, and a Walla
Walla County 4-H Leader Enrollment Form. Please see
Appendix A for definitions
for applicant background disclosure questions in Part B.
- All new Extension volunteers who work with youth, including
host family members and chaperones will be screened. Re-screening
may be conducted at any time.
- Volunteers must sign and abide by the behavioral guidelines
in C1000, A
Valuable Partnership
- All new leaders must complete appropriate training their first
year based on the volunteer training modules. Leaders also need
to complete training sessions on giving presentations and record
keeping as they become available.
- Volunteers are expected to be familiar with C1001,
Child Abuse: Information for Washington State University Extension
Faculty, Staff & Volunteers, and disclosure and reporting
procedures.
- Individuals starting new clubs or taking over leadership of
an existing club must complete the C0747,
Request to Use the 4-H Name & Emblem
- Leaders must attend the required number of 4-H Leaders' Council
meetings - usually held at 7 p.m. on the second Thursday each
month in the Extension office meeting room. See Club Requirements for Leaders below.
Club Requirements for Leaders:
- All clubs must have a representative leader (general, project,
or resource) attend at least five neetings during the year in
order to maintain status as an active club. Exception will be
made for a single leader or single family club, who will be required
to attend at least three meetings during the year in order to
maintain status as an active club.
- Each club must have on file at the Extention office a completed
copy of C0747,
Request to Use the 4-H Name and Emblem signed by the current
club leader.
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