Opportunities From: Volunteer Hub

Requirements and Expectations:
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OSU Research Forests, OSU Extension Service, and Community Health Centers of Linn and Benton County hosts Get Outdoors Day in Peavy Arboretum. We are also partnering with OSU Days of Service to celebrate volunteerism in our community.

During this event, the forest brims with bilingual activities, families, and community groups – all coming together with the goal of getting people outside, enjoying community, and hopefully trying something new along the way (like catching a fish in Cronemiller Pond for the first time). We make sure to offer free transportation to the event to ensure that every family has a chance to take part in the fun.

OSU Extension Master Gardener Volunteer for Marion County

Purpose of the position

To provide evidence-based and objective information and educational programs on sustainable community horticulture to the general public.

Brief description of the position

Answers general public questions and inquiries about gardening, landscape
maintenance, pest management and related topics by telephone; at clinics,
demonstrations, workshops, or informal classes; or in other ways possible and practical.

Cooperates with and assists local OSU Extension faculty and staff.

Keeps appropriate records, such as volunteer hours and public contacts; client questions
and contact information.

May assist in preparation of specific educational resources.

Requirements

Must be available to participate in the training program for Master Gardener volunteers.

Must be available to provide volunteer service to OSU Extension during the year that
training is completed, and equivalent to the number of hours of training received.

Must be able to effectively communicate with the public by telephone, personal contact,
group contact, or in writing.

Must demonstrate a commitment to diversity and to ensuring equal opportunity for
those wishing to benefit from OSU Extension programs and services.

Should have some knowledge and skills in basic horticulture and related areas.

Should enjoy working with people.

Must be at least 18 years of age.

Must pass a sex offender check.

Supervision
The county Extension faculty with responsibility for the local Master Gardener program provides overall supervision and support. Immediate supervision and support may be provided by a program assistant or a program coordinator, if available.

OSU Extension Master Gardener Volunteer for Polk County

Purpose of the position

To provide evidence-based and objective information and educational programs on sustainable community horticulture to the general public.

Brief description of the position

Answers general public questions and inquiries about gardening, landscape
maintenance, pest management and related topics by telephone; at clinics,
demonstrations, workshops, or informal classes; or in other ways possible and practical.

Cooperates with and assists local OSU Extension faculty and staff.

Keeps appropriate records, such as volunteer hours and public contacts; client questions
and contact information.

May assist in preparation of specific educational resources.

Requirements

Must be available to participate in the training program for Master Gardener volunteers.

Must be available to provide volunteer service to OSU Extension during the year that
training is completed, and equivalent to the number of hours of training received.

Must be able to effectively communicate with the public by telephone, personal contact,
group contact, or in writing.

Must demonstrate a commitment to diversity and to ensuring equal opportunity for
those wishing to benefit from OSU Extension programs and services.

Should have some knowledge and skills in basic horticulture and related areas.

Should enjoy working with people.

Must be at least 18 years of age.

Must pass a sex offender check.

Supervision
The county Extension faculty with responsibility for the local Master Gardener program provides overall supervision and support. Immediate supervision and support may be provided by a program assistant or a program coordinator, if available.

OSU Extension Master Gardener Volunteer for Klamath County Purpose of the Position

To provide evidence-based and objective information and educational programs on sustainable community horticulture to the general public.

Brief description of the position

Requirements

Supervision

Purpose of the position:

Brief description of the position:

Requirements:

Supervision:

The county Extension faculty with responsibility for the local Master Gardener program provides overall supervision and support. Immediate supervision and support may be provided by a program assistant or a program coordinator, if available.

Criminal History Background Checks (CHC): This volunteer opportunity is designed as a security-sensitive Opportunity; therefore, the volunteer must successfully complete a Criminal History Check, which will be completed every two years.  Youth Program (YP) and Minors (M) access

Purpose of the position

· To provide evidence-based and objective information and educational programs on sustainable community horticulture to the general public.

Brief description of the position

· Answers general public questions and inquiries about gardening, landscape maintenance, pest management and related topics by telephone; at clinics, demonstrations, workshops, or informal classes; or in other ways possible and practical.

· Cooperates with and assists local OSU Extension faculty and staff.

· Keeps appropriate records, such as volunteer hours and public contacts; client questions and contact information.

· May assist in preparation of specific educational resources.

Requirements

· Must be available to participate in the training program for Master Gardener volunteers.

· Must be available to provide volunteer service to OSU Extension during the year that

training is completed, and equivalent to the number of hours of training received.

· Must be able to effectively communicate with the public by telephone, personal contact, group contact, or in writing.

· Must demonstrate a commitment to diversity and to ensuring equal opportunity for those wishing to benefit from OSU Extension programs and services.

· Should have some knowledge and skills in basic horticulture and related areas.

· Should enjoy working with people.

· Must be at least 18 years of age.

· Must pass a criminal history background check.

• In accordance with university policy, individuals listed on the sex offender registry are not eligible to volunteer with the Master Gardener Program.

Supervision

The county Extension faculty with responsibility for the local Master Gardener program provides overall supervision and support. Immediate supervision and support may be provided by a program assistant or a program coordinator, if available.

Criminal History Background Checks (CHC): This volunteer opportunity is designed as a security-sensitive Opportunity; therefore, the volunteer must successfully complete a Criminal History Check, which will be completed every two years. 

Answers general public questions and inquiries about gardening, landscape maintenance, pest management and related topics by telephone; at clinics, demonstrations, workshops, or informal classes; or in other ways possible and practical.

· Cooperates with and assists local OSU Extension faculty and staff.

· Keeps appropriate records, such as volunteer hours and public contacts; client questions and contact information.

· May assist in preparation of specific educational resources.

Criminal History Background Checks (CHC): This volunteer opportunity is designed as a security-sensitive Opportunity; therefore, the volunteer must successfully complete a Criminal History Check, which will be completed every two years.  Youth Program (YP) and Minors (M) access

Purpose of the position:

Brief description of the position:

Requirements:

Supervision:

The county Extension faculty with responsibility for the local Master Gardener program provides overall supervision and support. Immediate supervision and support may be provided by a program assistant or a program coordinator, if available.

Purpose of the position

To provide evidence-based and objective information and educational programs on sustainable community horticulture to the general public.

Brief description of the position

Requirements

Opportunity:

Requirements:

Supervision:

The county Extension faculty with responsibility for the local Master Gardener program provides overall supervision and support. Immediate supervision and support may be provided by a program assistant or a program coordinator, if available.

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Brief description of the opportunity

Requirements

Access Types:

Supervision

Purpose of the opportunity

Requirements

Supervision

The county Extension faculty with responsibility for the local Master Gardener program provides overall supervision and support. Immediate supervision and support may be provided by a program assistant or a program coordinator, if available.

Purpose: To provide evidence-based and objective information and educational programs on sustainable community horticulture to the general public.

Brief description of the opportunity

• Answers general public questions and inquiries about gardening, landscape maintenance, pest management and related topics by telephone; at clinics, demonstrations, workshops, or informal classes; or in other ways possible and practical.

• Cooperates with and assists local OSU Extension faculty and staff.

• Keeps appropriate records, such as volunteer hours and public contacts; client questions and contact information.

• May assist in preparation of specific educational resources.

Requirements

• Must be available to participate in the training program for Master Gardener volunteers.

• Must be available to provide volunteer service to OSU Extension during the year that training is completed, and equivalent to the number of hours of training received.

• Must be able to effectively communicate with the public by telephone, personal contact, group contact, or in writing.

• Must demonstrate a commitment to diversity and to ensuring equal opportunity for those wishing to benefit from OSU Extension programs and services.

• Should have some knowledge and skills in basic horticulture and related areas.

• Should enjoy working with people.

• In accordance with university policy, individuals listed on the sex offender registry are not eligible to volunteer with the Master Gardener Program.

• Must be at least 18 years of age.

Supervision

The county Extension faculty with responsibility for the local Master Gardener program provides overall supervision and support. Immediate supervision and support may be provided by a program assistant or a program coordinator, if available.

Purpose of the position:

Brief description of the position:

Requirements:

Supervision:

The county Extension faculty with responsibility for the local Master Gardener program provides overall supervision and support.

Purpose of the opportunity

Brief description of the opportunity

Requirements

Supervision: 

The county Extension faculty with responsibility for the local Master Gardener program provides overall supervision and support. Immediate supervision and support may be provided by a program assistant or a program coordinator, if available.

Purpose of the opportunity:

Brief description of the opportunity:

Requirements:

Supervision:

The county Extension faculty with responsibility for the local Master Gardener program provides overall supervision and support. Immediate supervision and support may be provided by a program assistant or a program coordinator, if available.

Criminal History Background Checks (CHC): This volunteer opportunity is designed as a security-sensitive Opportunity; therefore, the volunteer must successfully complete a Criminal History Check, which will be completed every two years.  Youth Program (YP) and Minors (M) access

Position: Compost Specialist volunteer

Description: Topics include compost chemistry; composting methods, including hot, cold, sheet, bokashi and worm bin composting; organisms in the compost; the environmental impact of solid waste; trends and issues of commercial compost; and Love Food Not Waste. Participants will also have hands-on experience of various types of composting.

After training, OSU Compost Specialists volunteer 20 hours to become certified.

Requirement:

Must pass a sex offender check.

Position: Compost Specialist volunteer working with youth

Description: Topics include compost chemistry; composting methods, including hot, cold, sheet, bokashi and worm bin composting; organisms in the compost; the environmental impact of solid waste; trends and issues of commercial compost; and Love Food Not Waste. Participants will also have hands-on experience of various types of composting.

OSU Compost Specialists volunteer 20 hours to become certified.

Requirements:

Brief description of the opportunity:

Supervision:

Brief description of the opportunity:

Supervision:

To provide information and educational programs on physical activity, strength training, balance, and healthy aging to the general public using research-based and unbiased information. To improve the health and well-being of the aging population.

• Regularly engage in physical activity – walking, lifting weights/strength training, and/or balance activities in either an existing Extension program or other approved program.
• Available to participate in all training sessions and updates necessary for the OSU StrongPeople volunteer leader certification.
• Available and willing to give required volunteer service (2 hours/week) to OSU StrongPeople program(s).
• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively with others while working with participants or leading programs face-to-face or via Zoom.
• Willingness to ask questions of OSU Educators and acknowledge limitations when working with the public.
• Demonstrate a commitment to diversity and to ensuring equal opportunity for those wishing to benefit from the OSU Physical Activity programs and services.
• Willingness to partner with OSU Extension Service staff in providing the public with approved, up-to-date, research-based, safe, healthy living information.
• Commitment to follow and communicate OSU Extension Service program safety guidelines provided in the applicable OSU trainings and meetings.

All Volunteers must pass a sex offender check.

I understand that:

A. The volunteer leader title (nametags, clothing, signage, and materials) is to be used only in conjunction with activities sponsored or pre-approved by Oregon State University Extension program staff.

B. Volunteers may use the title and resources of the OSU Extension StrongPeople Program only when engaged in unpaid public service in an OSU-sponsored and pre-approved program.

C. While in the role of volunteer OSU Extension StrongPeople Program, volunteers will not appear as part of commercial activities, endorse commercial products, or imply endorsement of any products, business, or organization.

D. Volunteers may include their certification as an OSU Extension StrongPeople Program volunteer on a resume or job application.

The safety and well-being of OSU Extension employees, clients, volunteers, students, and visitors is of utmost importance. Threatening behavior, both verbal and physical, and acts of violence at OSU Extension offices, at OSU Extension events, or by electronic means, will not be tolerated. Any person who engages in this behavior may be removed from the premises and may be dismissed from the OSU Extension StrongPeople Program. If you experience workplace violence while serving as an Extension StrongPeople Volunteer, please communicate with your Extension supervisor as quickly as possible so the matter can be addressed.

PURPOSE

As a Master Food Preserver, you are a part of a team that: 

JOB DUTIES

Responsibilities may vary with the current needs of the community, the program, and skills of individual volunteers.  They may include, but are not limited to:

QUALIFICATIONS FOR MFP TRAINEES

QUALIFICATIONS FOR RETURNING MFPS

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

PURPOSE

As a Master Food Preserver, you are a part of a team that: 

OPPORTUNITY DUTIES

Responsibilities may vary with the current needs of the community, the program, and skills of individual volunteers.  They may include, but are not limited to:

QUALIFICATIONS FOR MFP TRAINEES

QUALIFICATIONS FOR RETURNING MFPS

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

PURPOSE

As a Master Food Preserver, you are a part of a team that: 

DUTIES OF OPPORTUNITY

Responsibilities may vary with the current needs of the community, the program, and skills of individual volunteers.  They may include, but are not limited to:

QUALIFICATIONS FOR MFP TRAINEES

QUALIFICATIONS FOR RETURNING MFPS

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

PURPOSE

As a Master Food Preserver, you are a part of a team that: 

DUTIES OF OPPORTUNITY

Responsibilities may vary with the current needs of the community, the program, and skills of individual volunteers.  They may include, but are not limited to:

QUALIFICATIONS FOR MFP TRAINEES

QUALIFICATIONS FOR RETURNING MFPS

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

PURPOSE

As a Master Food Preserver, you are a part of a team that: 

DUTIES OF OPPORTUNITY

Responsibilities may vary with the current needs of the community, the program, and skills of individual volunteers.  They may include, but are not limited to:

QUALIFICATIONS FOR MFP TRAINEES

QUALIFICATIONS FOR RETURNING MFPS

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

        PURPOSE

           As a Master Food Preserver, you are a part of a team that: 

    JOB DUTIES

Responsibilities may vary with the current needs of the community, the program, and skills of individual volunteers.  They may include, but are not limited to:

     QUALIFICATIONS FOR MFP TRAINEES

QUALIFICATIONS FOR RETURNING MFPS

            All of the above requirements for trainees, plus:

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

        PURPOSE

           As a Master Food Preserver, you are a part of a team that: 

    JOB DUTIES

Responsibilities may vary with the current needs of the community, the program, and skills of individual volunteers.  They may include, but are not limited to:

     QUALIFICATIONS FOR MFP TRAINEES

QUALIFICATIONS FOR RETURNING MFPS

            All of the above requirements for trainees, plus:

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

PURPOSE

As a Master Food Preserver, you are a part of a team that: 

·        Increases access to healthy, nutritious food for all Oregonians;

·        Builds resilience in the local food system;

·        Provides consumers with up-to-date, research-based information on safe food storage, preparation, and preservation.

JOB DUTIES

Responsibilities may vary with the current needs of the community, the program, and skills of individual volunteers.  They may include, but are not limited to:

·        Serving as a resource in the local community or at the county Extension office by responding to requests for information and resources.

·        Assisting OSU employees with instruction at community education events.

·        Preparing, setting up, and staffing exhibits and displays to promote food preservation and safety  in the community (e.g., fairs, shopping centers, farmers’ markets, produce stands, home shows).

·        Assisting with MFP program communication through mass media and/or social media as needed.

·        Testing pressure canner gauges for accuracy.

QUALIFICATIONS FOR MFP TRAINEES

·        Successful completion of the MFP training course and receipt of the Certificate of Home Food Preservation.

·        Commitment to complete 40 hours of volunteer service in the calendar year following the training course.

·        Willingness to partner with OSU Extension Service staff in providing the public with up-to-date, safe food preservation/safety information.

·        Commitment to follow and communicate OSU Extension Service food preservation/safety guidelines.

·         Ability to communicate effectively with others, face-to-face, by telephone, or in writing.

·        Willingness to ask questions of Extension faculty and acknowledge limitations when working with the public.

·        Commitment to ensuring equal opportunity for those wishing to benefit from OSU Extension programs and services.

·        Successful completion of a background check against the National Sex Offender Registry completed by the OSU Office of Human Resources.

QUALIFICATIONS FOR RETURNING MFPS

·        All of the above requirements for trainees, plus:

·        Participation in the annual Master Food Preserver update.

·        Successful completion of the annual competency exam to maintain certification.

·        Annual review of new materials added or removed from OSU MFP resource notebook.

·        Commitment to providing a minimum of 20 hours of volunteer service to the MFP program.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

·        Closed-toe shoes, hair restraints, and appropriate clothing are required for all opportunities involving food preparation.

All volunteer activities are subject to approval from the local coordinator.

PURPOSE

As a Master Food Preserver, you are a part of a team that: 

OPPORTUNITY DUTIES

Responsibilities may vary with the current needs of the community, the program, and skills of individual volunteers.  They may include, but are not limited to:

QUALIFICATIONS FOR MFP TRAINEES

QUALIFICATIONS FOR RETURNING MFPS

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Master Food Preserver Volunteers located in on the Northwest Coast of Oregon

PURPOSE

As a Master Food Preserver, you are a part of a team that:

-Increases access to healthy, nutritious food for all Oregonians;
-Builds resilience in the local food system;
-Provides consumers with up-to-date, research-based information on safe food storage, preparation, and preservation.

JOB DUTIES

Responsibilities may vary with the current needs of the community, the program, and skills of individual volunteers. They may include, but are not limited to:

-Serving as a resource in the local community or at the county Extension office by responding to requests for information and resources.
-Assisting OSU employees with instruction at community education events.
-Preparing, setting up, and staffing exhibits and displays to promote food preservation and safety in the community (e.g., fairs, shopping centers, farmers’ markets, produce stands, home shows).
-Assisting with MFP program communication through mass media and/or social media as needed.
-Testing pressure canner gauges for accuracy.

QUALIFICATIONS FOR MFP TRAINEES

-Successful completion of the MFP training course and receipt of the Certificate of Home Food Preservation.
-Commitment to complete 40 hours of volunteer service in the calendar year following the training course.
-Willingness to partner with OSU Extension Service staff in providing the public with up-to-date, safe food preservation/safety information.
-Commitment to follow and communicate OSU Extension Service food preservation/safety guidelines.
-Ability to communicate effectively with others, face-to-face, by telephone, or in writing.
-Willingness to ask questions of Extension faculty and acknowledge limitations when working with the public.
-Commitment to ensuring equal opportunity for those wishing to benefit from OSU Extension programs and services.
-Successful completion of a background check against the National Sex Offender Registry completed by the OSU Office of Human Resources.


QUALIFICATIONS FOR RETURNING MFPS

All of the above requirements for trainees, plus:

-Participation in the annual Master Food Preserver update.
-Successful completion of the annual competency exam to maintain certification.
-Annual review of new materials added or removed from OSU MFP resource notebook.
-Commitment to providing a minimum of 20 hours of volunteer service to the MFP program.


ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

-Closed-toe shoes, hair-restraints, and appropriate clothing required for all opportunities involving food preparation.
-All volunteer activities are subject to approval from the local coordinator.


Criminal History Background Checks (CHC): This volunteer opportunity is designed as a security-sensitive Opportunity; therefore, the volunteer must successfully complete a Criminal History Check, which will be completed every two years. Youth Program (YP) and Minors (M) access