High School Students

Thank you for your interest in The UCLA Health Volunteen Summer Program. 

If you're interested in alternative hybrid volunteer summer high school programs, please visit our Mattel Youth Ambassador website for additional information. 

Once you are accepted into the program, as a Volunteen, you may begin your volunteering in the following critical areas:

Patient Transport

Patient Transport volunteers are responsible for discharging patients, assisting in transfers, and helping the patient transport staff. This is a great opportunity for students to see all areas of the hospital and get clinical exposure. Shifts are available seven days a week anytime between 8A-8P. 

Wayfinding 

Wayfinders are student ambassadors. Wayfinders are stationed at hospital entrances and greet each visitor/patient along with providing wheelchair and escort assistance. Wayfinders must be friendly, proactive, and have good communication and customer service skills. 2-hour shifts are available Monday-Friday between 8:00am - 4:00pm. Due to the standing nature of this position, 4 hours will be rewarded for 2 hours of Wayfinding service.

Floater

Volunteers help deliver patient mail and newspapers. The assignments can change each shift depending on needs of department . Volunteers are assigned to the Volunteer Office for one, four-hour shift per week between 9:00 am - 4:00 am on Monday through Friday (weekends are not available).

A minimum of 50 hours. Volunteers will design a schedule that best fits his or her availability.

Qualification and Health Requirements

• Minimum age 16 years old 
• Agreement to volunteer 50 hours
• Proof of Varicella, MMR, TB  and be fully vaccinated and boosted for COVID-19. Please click here for detailed information on health requirements.
• New acceptable COVID vaccinations for volunteers:
  • Proof of 2 dose vaccination of Pfizer or Moderna with 1 subsequent boosters OR
  • Proof of 1 dose vaccination of Johnson & Johnson with 1 subsequent booster OR
  • Proof of 1 bivalent booster
• A valid, government-issued photo ID (driver's license, state ID, passport)
• If you currently hold a non-immigrant VISA or VISA Waiver status, our office is only approved to process international students who are full-time matriculating UCLA Students on F-1 Visas issued by Dashew Center

*Please plan and anticipate visiting the medical center at least 2 times prior to volunteering*

Step 1: Sign-up for a mandatory Information Session via zoom. A zoom link will be sent out to those who sign-up for the information session to be held on April 4, 2023 (1:30-3:30 pm). Sign up's are currently closed. Sign-up's are on a first come, first serve basis. Please check back March 2024.

Step 2: Applications will be emailed to those who attend the Information Session. (Please do not share application link with anyone, their applications will not be accepted).

Step 3: Gather all required forms, documents and proof of immunizations and submit online for review and approval.

Step 4:  Attend mandatory In-Person Orientation on June 21, 2023. This is the only session, we will not have make-up sessions.

Step 5: Complete 50 volunteer hours by August 31, 2023. 

If you cannot attend the Information Session or attend the Orientation, please reconsider volunteering. *Dates are not interchangeable. 

**Please note the Westwood Volunteen Student Program for high school students is full and will re-open in March 2024. ** 

Please PRE-REGISTER HERE to be added to the mailing list for all program updates. Slots will be made on a first come, first serve basis. 

If you have any questions, please email [email protected].

Our policy for maintaining volunteer status stands as such: Inactivity for three months (or 90 days) will automatically deactivate your status. You must re-apply to join the program again. This policy applies to both year-round and summer-only volunteers.

Parking: Please note that we are unable to provide free parking for student volunteers.