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4-H Leader RolesCommunity Club Leader: Volunteers responsible for the general organization of the clubProject Leader: A volunteer who leads a project. They are parents, a Jr. Leader, or a community member.Jr. Project Leader: 4-H teens who work with an adult leader to give leadership to activities, events, and/or projects. A 4-H member who is at least 12 years of age by January 1 of the current 4-H Year and enrolled as a Jr. Project Leader (county-wide) in the specific project. They take an active role in helping the younger members in the 4-H Program.Parent Committee: The committee is made up of three to five adults. Duties will vary from club to club, but their basic responsibilities are: recruit and orient project leaders and/or community club leaders, make arrangements for training leaders at the club level, connect with new families, and assist the club leader at his/her request.Share Your Skills—Become a 4-H VolunteerToday’s youth need caring adult volunteers to assist them to develop leadership citizenship and life skills. Pledge to share with 4-H’ers in your community. Volunteers help members with 4-H projects and activities. You could launch a career. The return on your investment is something that money can’t buy.Invest in the future today!All individuals who work in close, ongoing interaction with youth, or volunteers (youth or adult) with authority to independently plan and conduct 4-H educational experiences for youth with other adults present or in a public setting must go through the Volunteer Screening process.We encourage parents to become a registered volunteer. New Adult Kansas 4-H Volunteer Applicant Steps1. If your family uses the Kansas 4HOnline system at https://v2.4honline.com/, you already have a family account. Login to your family and add yourself as a new family member if you don’t have an adult profile. If your family has never used 4HOnline, you will need to create a new family account before creating an adult profile for yourself.2. Complete the Kansas 4-H Volunteer Orientation via Kansas 4HOnline at home or your local extension office.3. After completing the Kansas 4-H Volunteer Orientation, notify your local Extension Office about completing theKansas 4-H Volunteer Orientation and schedule an interview appointment with 4-H Staff.Cheyenne County Extension Office: 785.332.31714. Upon completing the Interview, the Extension Office will provide information for the required background checks. Initial screening of volunteers will occur when you sign up to volunteer. Re-screening for volunteers will be done every three years from when the original screening was completed.5. The Local extension office will compile information and submit the applicant’s packet for approval.6. The Extension office will send a letter concerning volunteer status and appointment for 4-H work and updatehttps://www.kansas4-h.org/resources/policy-guide/Kansas%204-H%20Volunteer%20Code%20of%20Conduct.pdfstatus within the Kansas 4-H Online system.15