Minor (under 18) as a Volunteer

Standard Forms and Training

  • HOBI Volunteer Form: Specifically for a Minor
  • Volunteer Service Letter
  • Health Assessment Checklist
  • Volunteer Request to Access Restricted Information (If applicable)
  • HIPAA & Privacy Training: PRV800
  • General Compliance Training: PBC810
  • FERPA Training: PRV802 (If applicable)
  • Copy of government-issued ID, i.e., Driver’s License (if Foreign National, then Gator1 Card or passport)
  • Work authorization documentation is required for foreign nationals: i.e., forms I-94, I-20, DS-2019, and/or EAD (front and back).
  • Background Screenings will be conducted on all volunteer applicants upon successful completion of all required forms.

Additional Requirements

  • Supervisor completes additional trainings
    • Youth Protection Training: YCSS00
    • Mandatory Reporting of Child Abuse: YCS100
  • Supervisor completes a Level 2 DCF Background Check
  • Supervisor registers the activity with UF Youth Compliance.
  • Activity Involving a Minor Form, based on the activity and time of year
    • General Activities
    • Laboratory Activities
    • Summer Activities: Requires the current year’s form
  • Parent/Guardian Authorization Form
  • Required Consent Form for Minors (for background check)

Activities must be coordinated in a way that eliminates one-on-one interactions and ensures that adequate staff-to-participant ratios are in place at all times.

All Activities involving a minor must adhere to the Youth Compliance Policy.