Student Volunteering
CentraCare Welcomes Student Volunteers Ages 14 and Older
Why should I volunteer at CentraCare?
- Explore interests in healthcare, retail and other areas
- Make a difference in people’s lives
- Develop new skills
- Put your talents to use
- Make new friends
- Interact with professionals (healthcare and other sectors)
- Practice patient and guest interaction
- Accumulate tracked service hours
- Earn letters of recognition
- Gain eligibility for scholarships -
- Have fun!
You will get experience and be able to answer these questions:
- Do I enjoy contributing to the healthcare environment?
- Should I explore the next steps toward a healthcare profession?
- What skills and areas do I need to improve?
Successful student volunteers are
- Dependable - Student volunteers commit to a weekly 3-4 hour shift and a minimum service commitment of 50 hours. Patients and guests rely on volunteers to be dependable. A dependable volunteer attends scheduled shifts, plans ahead, stays in communication and makes up missed shifts. Students should have a plan for reliable transportation.
- Curious - CentraCare volunteers serve in many areas and student volunteers can explore a variety of interests. Share your strong desire to learn with CentraCare.
- Welcoming -CentraCare volunteers provide an important perspective and play a key role in providing positive patient and guest experiences, a component of this is sharing a warm and welcoming attitude with each guest, patient, employee and volunteer.
Do I want to volunteer in the healthcare environment?
Volunteering in healthcare provides incomparable experience for students considering a healthcare profession and this experience will translate into other fields as well.
- Skills Volunteers Practice
- Healthcare
- Other Sectors
- Teamwork
- Yes
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- Leadership Skills
- Yes
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- Communication Skills
- Yes
- Yes
- Dependability
- Yes
- Yes
- Flexibility
- Yes
- Yes
Contact our Volunteer Offices
• CentraCare – St. Cloud Hospital: 320-255-5638 |
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• CentraCare – St. Cloud Hospice: 320-240-3276 |
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• CentraCare – St. Benedict Community: 320-252-0010, ext. 30580 |
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• CentraCare – Benson Hospice: 320-334-1511 |
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• CentraCare – Long Prairie: 320-351-1798 |
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• CentraCare – Melrose: 320-352-2221, ext. 21828 |
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• CentraCare – Monticello: 763-271-1372 |
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• CentraCare – Paynesville: 320-243-7750 |
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• CentraCare – Redwood Hospice: 507-637-4500, ext. 47482 |
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• CentraCare – Sauk Centre: 320-351-1798 |
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• CentraCare – Willmar Hospital Volunteer Program: 320-231-4286 |
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• CentraCare – Willmar Hospice Volunteer Program: 320-231-4433 |
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