Volunteer Registration
Hunter Education Junior Instructor Registration
Hunter Education instructors serve a vital role, especially among youth (aged 14-17), as they are equipped with essential knowledge, skills, and ethics to promote safe and responsible hunting. As a Hunter Education Junior Instructor, your responsibilities will include conducting engaging classes, providing hands-on demonstrations, and completing practical exercises to reinforce learning. You will also help grade student exams to ensure they meet safety standards.
Your dedication to teaching Hunter Education contributes significantly to fostering a culture of safety, ethics, and stewardship among young hunters. This not only preserves Oregon's natural heritage, but also promotes sustainable hunting traditions for future generations.
Complete additional trainings and opportunities to advance to Hunter Education Event Support Specialist.
Equipment to be Used
- • Firearms, ammunition, action sets, throwers, and targets
- • Eye and ear protection
Additional Information
Registration Requirements
- • Minimum Age: 14
- • Maximum Age: 20
- • Volunteer Code of Conduct
- • Use of Firearms by Volunteers
- • Preventing Harassment & Discrimination Training
- • Wildfire Smoke Training
- • Heat Illness Prevention Training
- • Fingerprint Appointment
- • Volunteer Code of Conduct - Att D Parent_Guardian Authorization of Volunteer Minor CHC
- • Privacy Act Statement
This Level includes: F&W Check LEDS-based Statewide Check Fingerprint-based FBI Background Check
Volunteer Prerequisites Not Met
Under 18 - Acknowledgement of Responsibility as Parent or Guardian
Restrictions
Driving a state-owned vehicle Driving a private vehicle as part of your volunteer service, to transport people, pets or supplies, to travel between volunteer locations or for overnight travel. , Activities/duties are limited to only those duties assigned by your ODFW supervisor and those listed on this Volunteer Service Description.
Desired Skills & Knowledge
- • Oregon hunting regulations, license requirements and available resources
Physical Demands
- • Working with materials, gear, and heavy equipment (to include lifting, bending, pushing, and/or pulling)
- • Walking, sitting, standing, squatting, climbing, kneeling, and/or stooping motions for long periods of time
- • Working in indoor and outdoor settings
- • Walking on uneven, wet, muddy, and/or frozen ground
Training Opportunities
- • Outreach Proficiency
- • SVP Training
- • HE: Classroom Curriculum
- • HE: Completed 1 of 4 Trainings
- • HE: Firearm 5 Action Sets
- • HE: Hunter Education Class Observation
- • HE: Live Fire / Range
- • HE: Trailwalk & Ethics
Hunter Education Instructor Certified