Child Life Volunteer Opportunities

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Child Life volunteers assist the Johns Hopkins Children’s Center Child Life Department in a number of important ways, providing recreational play for patients, organizational support in our playrooms, and programming support within our CCTV studio.

Volunteer Requirements

  • Volunteer candidates must be able to provide a 2-semester commitment to the Children’s Center. This means a spring/summer commitment or a spring/fall commitment if you return home for the summer months. For non-student volunteer candidates, a 6-month commitment is required.
  • Volunteer candidates are required to commit to a 4-hour volunteer shift once per week.
  • Volunteer opportunities are available to students who reside in the Baltimore during the summer months; these candidates must be able to provide 8 hours of volunteer service per week.
  • Child Life Safety Orientation is required of all Child Life Volunteers. Three orientation times are scheduled per season and your attendance is required at one.
  • A Child Life volunteer t-shirt must be worn during volunteer hours. There is a $10 charge for this shirt.
  • Volunteers must present vaccination records for review, including documentation of flu and COVID-19 vaccinations.

Volunteer Onboarding Schedule

Child Life volunteer candidates are interviewed and selected on a seasonal basis. Our volunteer onboarding schedule for the upcoming semester is as follows:

Winter/Spring 2025:

  • To apply, email [email protected] between October 28 and November 15, 2024 to schedule an interview
  • Interviews will take place between November 4 and November 22, 2024
  • Volunteers will be selected by early December 2024 and onboarding tasks should be completed throughout the month of December.

How to Apply

Please contact the Child Life Volunteer Coordinator, Virginia Gourley at [email protected] to express your interest in volunteering with the Child Life Department.

Volunteer Positions