Mascot Volunteers

The Washington Poison Center is seeking a pool of individuals to serve as our Mascot – Mr. Yuk at various community events.  Events normally run between 2 to 4 hours and are often scheduled during the day and on weekends.  These are volunteer on-call positions as needed.

To see pictures of Mr. Yuk at various events please visit our facebook page at www.facebook.com/MrYukWA.

The successful candidates will be able to work well with children and adults and are good at reading people, able to interact with Mr. Yuk fans appropriately without talking, in good physical condition and able to have fun but stay in control and act professionally.  Candidates must be comfortable in a confining-warm costume for periods of time.

There are size requirements to fit our Mr. Yuk costume.  You need to be between 5’5” and 5’9” and of normal weight for height.

Mascot Volunteer Job Description

To apply, please fill out the volunteer application and fax it in to us with a cover letter telling us why you would like to volunteer.

Other employment opportunities can be found on the employment page.