Wish Granter Volunteers

Availability:

• Wish discovery visits are typically scheduled for weekday evenings or weekends based upon the schedules of the wish granters and the wish family.

Required Training:

• Completion of online orientation.
• Completion of Wish Granter Training, followed by a wrap-up call. A self-guided virtual training taking approximately 1.5 hours is offered at any time, and 1 hour wrap-up calls are scheduled 12 times a year.

Desired Qualifications:

• Love for children and comfort interacting with children ages 2 ½ to 18.
• Excellent people skills and the ability to work with people from different backgrounds and children with various medical conditions.
• Creative energy with a desire to make each wish unique and magical.
• Organized and detail-oriented.
• Ability to respond to the family, fellow volunteers and Make-A-Wish staff in a timely manner.
• Resourcefulness and willingness to solicit in-kind donations.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality.
• Ability to meet face-to-face or virtually with the wish child and their family on several occasions including, but not limited to, the initial visit, send off/presentation party, or to deliver wish boosts
• Enough flexibility to schedule visits with the family and other volunteer wish granters.
• Ability to pass a background check
• Bilingual a plus