Guides Help Make This Place Work
Meta Humans is built on relationships. That only works when the right people show up - consistently.
This Isn't a Typical Volunteer Role
At Meta Humans, adults don't deliver lessons or manage groups through curriculum. What we do is harder to describe and more valuable:
Adults at Meta Humans build real relationships with kids.
They learn how each learner thinks, what excites them, and what gets in the way. From there, they guide experiences in real time based on what they're seeing.
This requires presence, patience, and consistency. Volunteers, called Guides here, are a real part of how that works: they're trusted adults that kids come to know.
That's why we're intentional about who joins and how.
What a Shift Actually Looks Like
Guides work 4–6 hour shifts, typically one or two days a week. Here's what that time involves:
When members arrive: Help with access control and check-in. Greet members and parents warmly. Small talk with parents matters: they need to feel the space is in good hands.
During the day: Be aware of the schedule. Support educators in workshops without taking them over. Engage with kids who are stuck, restless, or need someone to care what they're working on. Help redirect when things go sideways.
With younger or more complex learners: Some members need more patient attention: younger kids, kids on the spectrum, kids in a hard moment. Guides play a real role here.
At the end of the shift: Help close the space: trash, surfaces, bathrooms, declutter. Leave things right for tomorrow.
Across all of it: Actually be interested in what members are building, thinking about, and into. Ask real questions. Remember things. Come back the next week and follow up.
The relationship is the work. Everything else supports it.
Three Ways to Be Involved.
Guide
The everyday foundation of our centers.
Guides help with access control, daily operations, member engagement, and end-of-day close. Guides are paired with a lead educator and work within the structure of the day.
A good fit for high school students earning community service hours, college students building experience, parents who want to give back, or anyone who finds meaning in being around young people over time.
1–2 days per week
Minimum 5-week commitment
Mentor Guide
Everything a Guide does, plus a more intentional relationship with a consistent group of members.
Mentor Guides show up the same days, every week. Kids start to expect them. That predictability is part of what we're building.
This role has the most direct impact on individual members, and the highest expectation for follow-through.
Same day(s) each week
Minimum 6 months
Workshop Facilitator
For people with something specific to share.
Facilitators design and lead multi-session, hands-on workshops for members. Past workshops have covered coding, entrepreneurship, engineering, art, gaming, storytelling, and more.
If you have a skill, professional background, or genuine passion and you want to share it through doing, not lecturing, we want to hear from you.
Schedule varies by workshop
Talk to your center's lead educator
What the Role Actually Requires
No teaching degree or specific background. What matters more is how you show up.
Reliability.
Our members build trust with the adults they see regularly. Inconsistency breaks that, especially for kids who've already had too much of it. If you say you'll be there, be there.Patience.
Progress here is real, and it's slow. Some days are messy. That's the model, not a problem with it.Curiosity.
The best Guides aren't the ones who know the most. They're the ones genuinely interested in figuring things out alongside a kid.Warmth.
Members need to feel safe, seen, and not managed. That comes from adults who are actually present, not just physically, but attentively.
We're especially interested in people with experience or deep interest in:
Science, technology, engineering, art, math, coding, gaming, entrepreneurship, comics, storytelling, marketing, or education.
But none of that is required to be a Guide. It's required to be a Workshop Facilitator.
This Goes Both Ways
Guides often describe this as one of the more meaningful things they've done. Not because it's dramatic, but because the relationships are real.
Here's what the experience typically includes:
Hands-on time with emerging technologies: 3D printing, laser engraving, coding, game design, simulation, and more. Leadership and mentorship experience that holds up in college applications, resumes, and interviews. A letter of reference from Meta Humans educators, upon completing your commitment. Official documentation of community service hours, automatically generated at the end of your season.
For high school students, the community service letter is provided at the end of each completed season.
From Application to First Shift
Step 1 - Apply
Fill out a short application covering your background, availability, location preference, and what you'd want to contribute. Takes about five minutes.
Step 2 - Tour a Center
You'll be invited to schedule a 45-minute visit at your nearest location. You'll walk through the space, meet the lead educator, and get a real sense of what a day here looks like.
This step matters. It's hard to understand what we do from a description alone.
Step 3 - Screening Call
A short conversation with the center manager. We want to know a little about you before you meet our members.
Step 4 - Background Check
Required for all volunteers, regardless of role. We process this through a third-party provider. It's straightforward and handled digitally.
Minor volunteers (under 18) also need a signed parental consent form before their first shift.
Step 5 - Handbook & Agreement
You'll receive the Meta Humans Volunteer Handbook and sign your acknowledgment digitally. Short read. Important one.
Step 6 - Shadow Shifts
Your first two to three shifts are spent alongside an experienced Guide or educator. No pressure to lead — just observe, ask questions, and get familiar with the space.
After that, you're part of the team.
Ready to Apply?
Guide spots at both our Central Florida locations (Winter Park and Altamonte Springs) are intentionally limited. We keep numbers small to protect the consistency our members depend on.
If this sounds like the right fit, the next step is the application.
Questions? Contact your nearest center.
“The future doesn’t belong to kids who memorize the most — it belongs to kids who know how to learn, adapt, and connect.”