Prospective Volunteers
We love and appreciate the hundreds of dedicated volunteers at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford and Stanford Children’s Health. Whether they’re reading a bedtime story to a child, cuddling newborn babies or welcoming visitors to our hospital, volunteers are an important part of the extraordinary care we provide.
Volunteer Requirements
- 6 month commitment (some programs require 1 year)
- 1 shift per week
- The shifts are 2-3 hours long
The volunteer onboarding process is as follows:
- Register for an online orientation – please check our website for registration dates. You will receive a link to the orientation 24 hours after you have registered
- Sign up for an interview. You will receive an invitation to sign up for an interview after completing the orientation.
- Complete the interview questionnaire. If accepted into the program, the potential volunteer will be asked to complete the online application including submitting two references. This will be discussed further during the interview.
- Complete the Health Stream online compliance course. You will receive a link to the courses once the application has been completed.
- Submit a background check (free of charge). You will receive correspondence about completing the background check process once you have completed the Health Stream.
- Complete the health requirements with Occupational Health Services. You will receive information about obtaining your health clearances after your background check report comes back.
- Wait to hear about placement and then a start date from your volunteer supervisor.
We appreciate your interest in volunteering at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford. We are fortunate to have many people interested in volunteering.
Registrations for our monthly volunteer orientation fill up quickly due to high demand. To begin the volunteer process, click on one of the links below:
