Intern/Volunteer Application

Join our youth shelter volunteer and intern team as a Youth & Family Specialist Assistant and make a difference in the lives of Milwaukee youth!

Walker's Point Youth & Family Center is in need of motivated, caring, and team-oriented volunteers and interns to serve as Youth & Family Specialist Assistants at our emergency youth shelter. Youth & Family Specialist Assistants play a crucial role in the day-to-day operation of our youth shelter by providing supportive programming for residents, assisting with crisis calls and intake assessments, and helping staff with overall shelter management.

Our mission: to meet the needs of runaway, homeless, and other troubled youth and their families from Milwaukee's diverse communities by providing services to empower youth, help them resolve personal and family problems, strengthen family relationships, and support safe and stable homes.

Many options for volunteer/intern scheduling are available (weekdays, weekends, or evenings) with a minimum commitment of one 4-5 hour shift per week for one season (~17 weeks). Availability during at least one weekend shift is required for student internship placement.

To sign-up or to learn more about becoming a volunteer or intern Youth & Family Specialist Assistant at our Teen Crisis & Runaway Program, apply today by filling out the information below.

Your Contact Information

First Name *

Last Name *

Email *

Date of Birth

Address Line 1 *

Address Line 2

Phone *

City *

State *

Zip *

Emergency Contact *

Emergency Contact Phone *

Emergency Contact Email

Gender Pronouns The maximum length for the field Gender Pronouns is 500 characters.

Are you willing to complete state and/or national criminal background checks, required by our licensing, and to disclose any convictions of a crime, any pending criminal charges, and/or any findings by a governmental agency of abuse or neglect, as part of the application process?

Please be aware that the following convictions, pending charges, or findings by a governmental agency will bar you from volunteering with us in this capacity: www.dcf.wisconsin.gov/files/cwlicensing/pdf/cwbarredcrimes.pdf (clicking on this link will open it in the same tab or window).

Background Check Consent * The field Background Check Consent is required.

Scholastics

Highest Level of Education Completed? * The field Highest Level of Education Completed? is required.

School/College Name * The field School/College Name is required.

College Major/Degree * The field College Major/Degree is required.

What languages are you fluent in? The maximum length for the field What languages are you fluent in? is 500 characters.

We serve a diverse population and are a diverse staff and volunteer team. Are you comfortable working in an affirming, supportive, and respectful manner with our clients, staff, and other volunteers in regard to their sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, sex, national origin or citizenship status, ancestry, race, color, religion, pregnancy, marital or parental status, disability, and/or socioeconomic status?

Yes or No * The field Yes or No is required.

Questions

How did you learn about Walker’s Point? * The field How did you learn about Walker’s Point? is required.

What interests you about this position? * The field What interests you about this position? is required.

Any past volunteer and/or work experience? * The field Any past volunteer and/or work experience? is required.

Please describe any special needs/accommodations? The maximum length for the field Please describe any special needs/accommodations? is 5000 characters.

Volunteer Type * The field Volunteer Type is required.

References

Please list the contact information of three professional or academic references (e.g. past or current: supervisors of volunteer or paid positions, teachers, advisors, coaches, or other people who have played a mentoring role in your life, apart from family members whom you authorize to release any information pertaining to your suitability for volunteering. All three (3) references from persons not related to you are required. Your application will not be considered without them.

Reference #1 Name * The field Reference #1 Name is required.

Reference #2 Name * The field Reference #2 Name is required.

Reference #3 Name * The field Reference #3 Name is required.

Reference #1 Email * The email field Reference #1 Email is required.

Reference #2 Email * The email field Reference #2 Email is required.

Reference #3 Email * The email field Reference #3 Email is required.

Reference #1 Phone * The phone field Reference #1 Phone is required.

Reference #2 Phone * The phone field Reference #2 Phone is required.

Reference #3 Phone * The phone field Reference #3 Phone is required.

Relationship to Reference #1 * The field Relationship to Reference #1 is required.

Relationship to Reference #2 * The field Relationship to Reference #2 is required.

Relationship to Reference #3 * The field Relationship to Reference #3 is required.

Availability

When are you interested in starting? * The field When are you interested in starting? is required.

Monday * The field Monday is required.

Tuesday * The field Tuesday is required.

Wednesday * The field Wednesday is required.

Thursday * The field Thursday is required.

Friday * The field Friday is required.

Saturday * The field Saturday is required.

Sunday * The field Sunday is required.

Hours Requirement

INTERNS ONLY: Do you need to complete a certain number of hours by a specific date for your internship?

Enter N/A if not applying for an internship.

Total Number of Hours * The field Total Number of Hours is required.

Completion Deadline The field Completion Deadline must be a date.

Publicity Release

On occasion, audiovisual or other documentation of materials may be taken of activities sponsored by Walker’s Point Youth & Family Center for promotional and educational purposes. While it is not mandatory to particpate in documented activities and events it is the responsibility of the volunteer/intern to absent themselves from such activities and events should they wish to not be photographed or recorded at such events.

By typing my name below, I give Walker’s Point Youth & Family Center permission to use my name, likeness, image, voice, quotes, and/or appearance that may be embodied in any pictures, writings, photos, video recordings, audiotapes, digital images, and the like, taken or made on behalf of Walker’s Point Youth & Family Center. Your application will not be considered without this.

Full Name The maximum length for the field Full Name is 500 characters.

Electronic Signature

By typing my name below, I certify that all information provided as a part of this application is true and correct without consequential omissions. I agree that Walker’s Point Youth & Family Center shall not be liable in any respect if my position is terminated because of false statements, answers, or omissions made by me in the information provided for this application. Your application will not be considered without this.

Full Name * The field Full Name is required.