4-H Volunteer Information

Steps to Become a Certified 4-H Volunteer

1. Sign Up to Volunteer

You can sign up by phone, email, mail, or online:

We can enroll you as a volunteer over the phone, just give us a call at 715-365-2750.

Download the enrollment form (green button below); fill out the fillable form and email it to apwilliams@wisc.edu.

Download the enrollment form (green button below); print and complete, then mail to: UW-Extension Oneida County (Oneida County 4-H), PO Box 518, Rhinelander, WI 54501.

Or you can enroll online as a 4-H volunteer!

Adult Volunteer Enrollment Form

2. Complete a Background Check

Once you have signed up, you will need to complete the steps that allow us to do a background check. The process is simple! After your enrollment is completed, our third-party provider, HireRight, will send you an email asking for permission to run a basic background check. This service is FREE to you.

3. Complete Required Trainings

Volunteering is a very important role that comes with the responsibility to keep youth safe while in our programming. The annual training for volunteers will provide strategies and best practices for keeping both youth and volunteers safe.

2025-26 Required Annual Volunteer Training

If you would like to become a certified volunteer that chaperones overnight experiences, you will also need to complete the Supporting Youth Mental Health training (2.5 hours online).

Health coordinators are required to complete the Basic Medication Administration training (30 minutes online).

IMPORTANT: When taking the trainings online, you are not 100% done with the training until you enter your name, email, and county at the bottom of the last page and click SUBMIT.

For other available trainings, visit Wisconsin 4-H .

4-H Family & Volunteer Enrollment Guide