How to Apply
Are you currently a JV and looking for information on an additional year? Find out more here.
Questions along the way? Reach out to a Recruiter.
Erin Grimes (she/her)
recruitment@jvcnorthwest.org
Eligibility Requirements for JVC Northwest
JVC Northwest is committed to an equitable and inclusive experience for all volunteers regardless of race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, ability, or religious perspective. While rooted in the Jesuit tradition, specific religious views are never imposed on our volunteers or the communities where we serve.
JVC Northwest partners with more than 100 community organizations to place volunteers in 14 geographically diverse locales across five states in the Northwest: Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington.
For the upcoming 2025-26 service year:
- Applicants must be 21 years or older by August 2025.
- Applicants must be able to commit to full-time service from August 1, 2025 through July 31, 2026.
- Applicants must be willing to share communal housing with fellow volunteers.
- Applicants must be unmarried with no dependents and we ask that this doesn’t change during the service year.
- Applicants must hold a high school degree or equivalency. Some placements require a college degree, relevant work experience, specific certification or skill (i.e. Spanish proficiency, nursing certification, etc.).
- Applicants from outside of the U.S. must be able to secure their own visa for full-time volunteer service through July 31, 2026. JVC Northwest is unable to sponsor work visas.
Application Process
The application for the 2025-26 service year is open!
The application is easier than ever! We have joined forces with our sibling organization, Jesuit Volunteer Corps, to create one common application that you can submit to both programs.
A complete application includes:
- One brief personal statement
- Three short answer questions
- Resume
- Three short reference forms: one Mission, one Supervisor, and one Roommate/Peer
The first interview we will be by phone with a former Jesuit Volunteer. This is a chance to share your interests and hopes for a service year, discuss your relationships to our four core values, and offer your perspectives about the importance of diversity, equity, and inclusion in volunteer spaces.
It is also a time of continued discernment for you. We want you to learn more about what it means to serve with JVC Northwest so you can make an informed decision!
If you are offered conditional acceptance into the program, you will be invited to a short Service Interest conversation with a member of our staff. You’ll share your preferred service placements and discuss why those appeal to you.
Then we will offer you a match with a partner agency and position based on your skills and interests and our partner agencies’ needs.
You will then have a second phone interview, this time with the agency where you are matched. We operate under a “mutual yes” policy, meaning both the partner agency and the volunteer have to agree on the placement following the interview.
Once you are placed, we will complete your background checks and begin the onboarding process to prepare you for Orientation, a week-long introduction to JVC Northwest with your fellow JVs beginning in early August of 2025.
Application Timeline
The application for the 2025-26 service year will open in September 2024 and service will begin in August 2025.
Apply by the first priority deadline to be among the first applicants to secure acceptance. Apply by the second deadline to ensure your chance to be among the first wave of position matching.
Below are the deadlines for the JVC Northwest/Jesuit Volunteer Corps common application:
First Priority Deadline | November 18 |
Second Priority Deadline | January 6 |
Third Priority Deadline | February 10 |
Early Spring Priority Deadline | March 24 |
Late Spring Deadline | April 28 |