District Volunteer Application

THE VOLUNTEER APPLICATION WILL BE CLOSING ON MAY 1, 2026.

We appreciate your interest in volunteering with Lake County Schools. Our district offers a variety of activities you may choose from when volunteering your time. Simply complete and submit a volunteer application and upon approval you will receive instructions on next steps.

It is very important that the information you enter on the application matches your government issued identification card including your FULL LEGAL NAME. It is important that you provide a valid email address so you can be notified as to the status of your application and for future communication. All information collected on the application will remain confidential and not be shared outside the volunteer program.

Failure to provide all required information and documentation will result in a DENIED application.

Volunteers will be reviewed based on the same hiring guidelines as employees. Please click here for more information on the background guidelines.

Note: Charter school volunteer applicants will need to contact the charter school directly for their individual volunteer approval process. 

If you have any questions about the application, please request to speak with a School Volunteer Coordinator at the school site.

School Volunteer Coordinator List

Thank you,
Lake County Schools

Personal Information

Please select the schools at which you wish to volunteer

Please select one function from the list below.

Level 2 volunteers are individuals who have completed fingerprint-based background checks (review of criminal history record) and are authorized to work in a voluntary capacity in unsupervised settings with students. To be eligible, a Level 2 Volunteer must complete Level 2 background screening and fingerprinting and must receive approval from the school district. The school district reserves the right to deny volunteer admittance into a school for any reason.

Volunteer Levels

• If you are willing to supervise students WITH AND WITHOUT the supervision of a Lake County Schools employee, select the 'Level 1 & 2' function option.
• If you are willing to supervise students ONLY WITH the supervision of a Lake County Schools employee, select the 'Level 1' function option.

SELECT ONLY ONE FUNCTION

Selecting more than one function will cause delays in processing. If you need assistance determining the volunteer level, please reach out to the School Volunteer Coordinator. 

Documents

Review the Bullying & Harassment Information for Substitutes and Volunteers. 

Volunteers will be reviewed based FS 435.04 as well as the same hiring guidelines as employees. Please click here for more information on the background guidelines.

The volunteer function/level selected requires additional documentation to be submitted with the application. Download the appropriate form(s) based on function selected, complete and upload form(s) back to the application.

Failure to upload appropriate documentation will result in a DENIED application. All documents must be completed and uploaded to continue in the volunteer application review process.

Right Click and select 'Open in New Tab' to view the desired form. 

Function/Level 1 (only) required form:                  OR             Function/Level 1 &2 required form:

Level 1 Acknowledgement                                                          Level 2 Acknowledgement

Note: MUST initial next to ALL items listed on the Acknowledgement and sign at the bottom of the acknowledgement. 

Required ONLY for students age 17 & under applying to volunteer:

Parent Consent Form (completed by the parent) and Level 1 Acknowledgement (completed by the student)

Please select the organization(s) on behalf of which you are volunteering (if not applicable, select "None")

Please read the disclaimer below and provide your signature

By providing your signature, you are agreeing to abide by the rules and regulations of the Lake County Schools District Volunteer Program. One or more of the volunteer activities you have selected may require you to provide your United States social security number so we can perform a criminal background check. Your social security number will only be used for this purpose and we do not retain this information.

Thank You

Your volunteer application has been submitted and will be reviewed per the district’s volunteer policy. You will receive a confirmation email from DoNotReply@Raptor.com that the application has been submitted. 

If you have selected the volunteer function/options of ‘Level 1 & 2’ or ‘Athletics’, you will be provided with the steps to complete the FDLE/FBI fingerprint process via email from Volunteers@lake.k12.fl.us. Please check your email address as provided on the application as well as any Junk/Spam folders.

Continue to monitor your email for notifications in regards to your volunteer status. If you have any questions, please request to speak with a School Volunteer Coordinator at the school site. 

PLEASE NOTE:  Applications could take up to 45+ days to be processed depending on the volume of applications received. You will receive an email regarding your volunteer status. Volunteers will be reviewed based on the same hiring guidelines as employees. Please click here for more information on the background guidelines.

School Volunteer Coordinator List

Thank you,

Lake County Schools