VOLUNTEER

When you are involved with the Kettle Moraine YMCA, you help bring about lasting personal and social change. Whether you want to nurture the potential of children and teens, improve your or your family's health and well-being, or give back and support your neighbors, your involvement with the Y will positively impact those in your community.
If you have a few hours to spare and would like to help carry out the mission of the Y, please complete the Volunteer Application. To ensure the volunteer experience is a rewarding one for everyone, applicants will be contacted for a personal interview to discuss skills, experience, time commitment, and any training required.

Volunteer Opportunities

Youth Sports Instructor

• To provide leadership and coaching. Instill our core values of Caring, Honesty, Respect and Responsibility. Provide young athletes with a good role model for sportsmanship and teamwork
• West Washington Branch or Feith Family Branch
• 14 years of age or older
• Length - could be short term (one summer) or year-round
• Soccer, Basketball and T-Ball

• Engages in activities with youth and teen members throughout the YMCA facilities. This could include playing basketball and other games in the gym. Instill our core values of Caring, Honesty, Respect and Responsibility
• West Washington Branch
• 18 years of age or older
• Length - could be short term (one summer) or year-round

• All volunteer roles have an age requirement, and ages to volunteer in roles may vary.

• Complete a volunteer application. Within a few days of receiving your application, you will be contacted for a personal interview to discuss skills, experience, availability, and interest. This process can take a few days, but sometimes it can take a few months. Again, our cause is strengthening our community, and it's our goal to make sure that all Y staff and volunteers are high quality.

• Closed-toed shoes are required for all volunteer locations. Volunteers will dress appropriately for the conditions and performance of their duties. All volunteers are required to wear YMCA provided Volunteer identification at all times.

• Because of the absolute need to ensure child safety, the Kettle Moraine YMCA does not accept any court-ordered community service from courts or probation officers. The Y does allow school-based required community service in alignment with opportunities and the policies above.

• Yes! Many of the Y's opportunities only require a couple of hours a week of your time. Also, our special event volunteer opportunities require only a few hours every few months.

• No. At the Y, a volunteer is anyone who, without compensation or expectation of compensation beyond reimbursement, performs a task at the direction of and on behalf of the Y. We are not able to offer free memberships to volunteers. However, the Y provides health and wellness and values-based programming for all, regardless of their ability to pay.