A junior volunteer helping out a patient

Becoming a Junior Volunteer

Our Junior Volunteer Program offers high school students the opportunity to enhance patient and visitor experience by volunteering at Enloe Health’s Guest Services desk and Gift Shop.

This is a year-round program, starting in June and ending the following year in May. Junior volunteers:

  • Greet and escort visitors and patients
  • Deliver gifts and mail
  • Handle Gift Shop inventory and promote sales
  • Deliver lab specimens
  • Discharge patients
  • Provide Comfort Items

Benefits

Serving as a junior volunteer in this year-round program is an enriching opportunity that helps participants build a diverse skillset. This includes gaining experience in areas such as:

  • Customer service in health care
  • Retail sales
  • Community service
  • Education and career exploration

Please note that this program is not clinical. There will be no direct contact or observation of hospitalized patients.

All junior volunteers in good standing receive a letter of recommendation. Additionally, junior volunteers who are high school seniors are eligible to apply for a scholarship.

Requirements

Junior Volunteer Program 2025-2026 applications are available to students who:

  • Are enrolled to attend high school 2024-2025 as a junior or senior
  • Have a current weighted GPA of at least 3.0
  • Are able to volunteer for one 2-hour shift per week, Monday through Sunday

Applicants who meet the requirements will be invited to interview with a panel. If accepted into the program, mandatory health and safety training, program orientation, and on-the-job training will be scheduled. The application period for the 2025-2026 service year is April 1 through April 20.

Apply to the 2025-2026 Junior Volunteer Program

A junior volunteer assisting a caregiver2025-2026 Program

  • April 1-20, 2025: Applications accepted
  • May 5-7, 2025: Interviews
  • June 19, 2025: Orientation
  • June 23 - July 3, 2025: 2 weekdays of training between these dates
  • July 7, 2025 - May 8, 2026: Volunteering

Contact Us

Enloe Volunteer Services

Phone: 530-332-4575

Contact Us Online

1465 Esplanade
Chico, CA 95926

Hours: Monday through Friday,
8 a.m. to 4 p.m.