Volunteer Application form!

As part of our volunteer recruitment process, we ask you to do a criminal record check before you start. These checks are done through the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) to help us make safe decisions.

For more information on DBS checks, click here.

In this section, we’ll ask if you have any unspent convictions and if you already have a DBS check on the update service, or if you’ll need to apply for a new one.

You can click HERE to view our Recruitment of Ex-offenders Policy 

If you are required to complete an application for a new DBS certificate there will be a small £19.00 fee charged to complete this. If you are unable to pay the fee please specify in question 5.f).

Please note that DBS checks and payments are not processed until your reference checks have been completed and you have confirmed you still wish to continue with your appointment with Spectrum Community Arts.

Once you have received your new DBS certificate you will be able to register for the update service free of charge. 

Please provide details of two references who can provide supporting information on you, your character, and your suitability for the volunteer role.

Where possible, these should be current/past employers or a teacher.

One of your references can be personal but cannot be a family member.

Both references must have known you for a minimum of 2 years.

If you have any questions about suitable references please don't hesitate to get in touch - volunteer@spectrumca.co.uk

Referee 1:

Referee 2:

Please use this section to provide any other information that you think may be relevant or that you would like us to know! (Leave blank if not!)

YOU DO NOT NEED ANY QUALIFICATIONS TO VOLUNTEER FOR SPECTRUM!
However, if you have any supporting documents such as qualifications or certificates, you would like us to see, please use this section to upload them.

Examples: Emergency First Aid at Work | Safeguarding Children/Adults | Sign Language 

You can either scan your document and upload as a PDF file or a take a photo and upload as a png, jpg or jpeg file. You are able to upload multiple files.

If preferred, you can provide copies of your supporting documents and/or qualifications/certificates at a later stage.

At Spectrum Community Arts, we value your support and promise to respect your privacy. The data we gather, and hold is managed in accordance with the Data Protection Act (2018) and GDPR regulations. We will not disclose or share personal information supplied by you with any third-party organisations without your consent.

In order to process your application, you must give consent to both statements below. If you do not wish to provide consent to either of these statements, we will be unable to continue with your application. 

By signing and submitting this application, I declare that the information given in this application is a true and complete statement. I understand that if I am successfully appointed as a volunteer for Spectrum Community Arts, that any false statements, omissions or other misrepresentations made by me on this application may result in my dismissal from Spectrum Community Arts. 

It is the policy of Spectrum Community Arts to provide equal opportunities without regard to race, colour, religion, national origin, gender, sexual preference, age or disability. I understand that any offer of appointment and subsequent volunteering is subject to satisfactory references, an enhanced DBS check and eligibility to vounteer in the UK.

Thank you for taking the time to complete this application and your interest in working/volunteering with us. You will be contacted by a member of the recruitment team in due course.