Adult Volunteer Enrollment & Training

1. Complete the 4-H Interest Survey (click and fill out). This is only done once and has the usual questions about why you want to be a volunteer and what skills you bring to the table.
2. Complete the Campus Extension Training (online video training):
   • Make a new account at the online eXtension Campus (have to agree to their cookie policy first).
   • Self-enroll in the the 2023-24 California New Volunteer Course with the enrollment key Alameda.
   • The course consists of the following topics:
     • 4-H Orientation – 40 minutes
     • Foundations of Positive Youth Development – 20 minutes
     • Abuse Risk Management for Volunteers – 15 minutes
     • Level 1 Reporting Child & Abuse Neglect for UC Volunteers – 45 minutes
     • Deep Policy Short – 5 minutes
   • Once you have taken the quizzes and finished the course, you should see a certificate on the bottom of your course or homepage. Download it and save, just in case – the county should get notified that you completed the course, but very occasionally, you’ll need to send it to the county.
3. Register at https://4h.zsuite.org/ after August 15th, 2023. See instructions for enrolling new youth members to get a short walk through of the process.
4. Pay your club fees for volunteers (30$) at the Alameda County 4-H Online Payment page (instructions are on page).
5. Complete an in-person New Volunteer training session – note, this hasn’t been confirmed yet. I’m wondering if the longer New Volunteer online training is taking the place of the previous in-person trainings? Will share information as soon as I know.
6. Complete Fingerprinting and Background check
   • Fingerprinting and background check (also called Livescan) are both required for new 4-H volunteers. You can do this in two ways:
     • Get fingerprinted at a county 4-H event – dates and times coming soon.
     • If you cannot make a fingerprint event, please contact your community club leader for the live scan form needed and find a local live scan facility.
       • Then submit a Check Request to the county office for reimbursement.
       • For example, there’s an office in Castro Valley where you would go to get fingerprinted (check to see which documents you need), and pay 30-35$ for the Livescan. Keep the receipt so the county can reimburse you.
7. Fill out a Member Agreement for you and your kids on one form: Online Member Agreement

Returning 4-H Adult Volunteer enrollment and training

Note: This process is only for volunteers that were “Active” in 4HOnline during the 2022-2023 4-H year. If the volunteer was not active during 2021-2022, they will need to complete the process for NEW Volunteers.

1. Complete the Campus Extension Training (online video training):
   • Log in at the Extension Campus
   • Self-enroll in the the 2023-24 California Returning Volunteer Course with the enrollment key Alameda.
   • The course consists of the following topics:
     • Level 2 Reporting Child Abuse & Neglect for UC Volunteers – 15 minutes
     • Abuse Risk Management for Volunteers – 15 minutes
     • 4-H Orientation – 40 minutes
     • Deep Supervision Policy – 5 minutes
   • Once you have taken the quizzes and finished the course, you should see a certificate on the bottom of your course or homepage. Download it and save, just in case – the county should get notified that you completed the course, but very occasionally, you’ll need to send it to the county.
2. Register at https://4h.zsuite.org/ after August 15th, 2023. See instructions for enrolling youth members to get a short walk through of the process.
3. Pay your club fees for volunteers (30$) at the Alameda County 4-H Online Payment page (instructions are on page).
4. Fill out a Member Agreement for you and your kids on one form: Online Member Agreement
5. Agreement