Gather Volunteer

VOLUNTEER APPLICATION FORM
- Gather Thanet -

Gather is a ministry expression of YWAM in Thanet, a team plant of YWAM HOLMSTED MINISTRIES, REG. CHARITY No. 1184255 part of the YOUTH WITH A MISSION FAMILY OF MINISTRIES.

Thank you for your interest in volunteering with Gather. If you would like more information on what it means to volunteer with us, please feel free to email us at gather.thanet@holmsted.org.uk. If you have any problems with this form - please email us! We are working through some of it's quirks too!

We look forward to receiving your application!

Please note: Due to visa restrictions, we are unable to have volunteers who are not resident in the UK.

Volunteer application for:
- Core Team
- All drop-in roles (including team leaders, prayer & befriending)
- All frontline roles (including outreach)
- Support roles
All the roles within Gather are voluntary.

Thank you again for your interest in volunteering with Gather. We look forward to hearing from you.
YWAM Holmsted Ministries

Staplefield Road, Cuckfield

West Sussex, RH175JF

England

Tel: +44 (0)1444 440 229

Web: www.ywamholmsted.org

Youth With a Mission Holmsted Ministries, Registered Charity no. 1184255.
Online Application Sections

This application form includes many parts. For some of these parts you will need additional information to hand. We recommend that you start your application process even if you don't have everything with you, but ask that you try to complete your application as soon as you are able to. We will only be able to process your application once we have received the information requested below.

Please answer all the questions on this application form honestly.

You can save your responses before submitting by using your email/facebook or gmail as a log-in.
Prefered Name
What you would like us to call you
WE WILL ONLY BE ABLE TO PROCESS YOUR APPLICATION ONCE WE HAVE RECEIVED THE FOLLOWING DOCUMENTS AND INFORMATION

You can save this form (with an email address) and return to it.

In this online application form you will find the following sections:
1. Personal Details - Questions about the following things:
  - Personal information
  - Commitment
  - About me:
    
    Background questions
    
    You may want to prepare the answers to this BEFORE starting to fill-in the online form by a) Typing text to cut & paste b) Preparing a document to upload.
    
    What reasons most influenced your descision to apply to volunteer with Gather?
    
    What expectations do you have as a volunteer?
    
    What are your skills, gifts, experiences, other job-related skills which you think are suitable for Gather?
    
    What do you and others recognise your main weaknesses to be?
    
    Faith & Beliefs - ** If you would like to be considered for roles where you can share your Christian faith or pray for others, please give details of your Church referee & recount your faith journey and your present relationship with God**
2. REFERENCES - We ask for two personal references.
  - Character Reference*
  - Employer/Teacher/YWAMer Reference - this can be from a voluntary role too.
  - Christian Church Leader Reference - The most senior leader who knows you well (both strengths & weaknesses)** Only necessary if applying for a role that specifies Christian faith
3. Declarations*
We ask that you answer all questions truthfully and fully. If in doubt whether something is relevant, please declare it. If any information comes to light that would affect your working with us, that is not declared, we retain the right to terminate your time with us.

After you have submitted your application you will recieve an email or links with more details and attachments:
- The application process & practical information about joining the team at Gather.
- How to apply for Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check - instructions sheet
- Self Disclosure Form*
  *required
In accordance with the UK's Data Protection Act (2018), as well as the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR 2018), the information provided on application forms will be held securely, confidentially and will not be kept for longer than is necessary to achieve the stated purposed of recruitment, selection, supplementary personal details and statistics, or that required by law or our insurance company.

** if applying for a role that specifies Christian faith

1. Personal Details
FULL NAME*

PrefixFirst NameMiddle NameLast Name
Former last name(s)
E-mail*

Confirmation Emailexample@example.com
Phone Number (12345-123456)

Area Code - 5 digitsPhone Number - 6 digits
Phone Number*
Type of Phone *
Other Phone Number (#####-######)

Area Code - 5 digitsPhone Number - 6 digits
Other Phone Number
if applicable.
Type of Phone
All our calendars require UK format (Day,Month,Year DD/MM/YYYY eg 30/09/1980 is 30th September 1980.)
Date of Birth*
dd/mm/yyyy Due to the nature of our ministry, Gather volunteers must be over 18 years old.
Nationality*
**Please note that Gather as a project is unable to sponsor volunteers from outside of the UK area. If you are a foreign national you will be required to confirm your visa status.**
Gender*
Due to the specific nature of the role, all frontline & drop-in roles are female only.
We want to do our best to create a drop-in environment where women feel safe. This is inline with Equality Act 2010.

If you are not female please feel free to apply to volunteer, but you will not be considered for drop-in roles.
Present UK Residential Address*

Street Address

Street Address Line 2

City/ TownCounty

Post CodeCountry
Is this your permanent address?*

YesNo
Permanent Address

Street Address

Street Address Line 2

CityState / Province

Postal / Zip CodeCountry
2. Commitment

We ask for clear communication with regards to commitment expectations.
Anticipated length of commitment*
Anticipated Start Date (Month / Year)*
If accepted, I am currently available to serve as a Gather volunteer on Friday afternoons.
I am able to serve (no. of times/month)
We would love it if you can commit to at least 2 weeks a month as this ensures there are enough team to be able to make each Friday a really positive experience for guests who come.

3. ABOUT ME:
Background Questions
Please answer these confidential questions which will help us to support you throughout this journey of serving with Gather.

Please feel free to write as much as you think we would need to know to challenge, inspire and equip you to get the most out of your time volunteering with us.

We know that some expertise doesn’t come from formal training or education. You may have first hand experience of living through and overcoming barriers & challenges which could bring insight to how we support others at Gather.

We do not discriminate but treat each person as an individual with dignity and respect regardless of race, age, gender, sexual orientation, social background, criminal history or religious beliefs.
I would rather:

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1. What reasons most influenced your descision to apply to volunteer with Gather?
2. What expectations do you have as a volunteer?
3. What are your skills, gifts, experiences, other job-related skills which you think are suitable for Gather?
4. What do you and others recognise your main weaknesses to be?
1. What reasons most influenced your decision to apply to volunteer with Gather?*
The text boxes are not limited on character length.
2. What expectations do you have as a volunteer?*
The text boxes are not limited on character length.
3. What do you and others recognize your main weaknesses to be?*
This is to help us to support you as a volunteer. The text boxes are not limited on character length.
4. Is there anything else you think we should know in relation to your capacity as a volunteer with Gather?
This is to help us to ensure that you are supported and safe. The text boxes are not limited on character length.
Present Occupation:
(Optional - if you think that this is relevant)
Faith & Religious Beliefs

Having an “open door” to all women is fundamental to the ethos of Gather; as a Christian faith-based ministry, we work alongside and welcome those of other faiths or none without compromising our commitment to our Christian witness. Therefore, in order to maintain this ethos it is essential that certain roles are filled by committed Christians.

These roles are:
- Core team
- Team leaders
- Frontline outreach team
- Prayer & church befrienders - accompanying to church/Alpha course etc.
If the role for which you are applying states that you are required to have a personal commitment to the Christian faith, the information you supply in the ‘Faith’ section of your application will be taken into account in the selection process.

If this is not the case, whilst you will be required to respect, uphold and honour the Christian ethos of Gather - outlined on the ywam.org website, you are not required to complete the ‘Faith’ section.

We do not discriminate but treat each person as an individual with dignity and respect regardless of race, age, gender, sexual orientation, social background, criminal history or religious beliefs.
I would like to be considered for roles where I can share my Christian faith or pray for others*

YesNo
By selecting 'Yes' to the above question we will need to obtain a church leader reference for you.

I consent to my Church leader being contacted for a reference.
If you attend a local church please give the details below:
Name of Church
Church Leader's Name
The most senior leader who knows you well (both strengths & weaknesses).
Church Leader's E-mail - where we will email the reference form.

Confirmation Emailexample@example.com
Address

Street Address

Street Address Line 2

City/townCounty

Post CodeCountry
Phone Number

Area Code / 5 digitsPhone Number / 6 digits
Church Phone Number
Church Website Address
How long have you been attending this church?
Have you mentioned to your Church Leader your intention of serving with Gather?

YesNo
If you have not mentioned your intention of serving with Gather to your church leader please explain below.
If you would describe yourself as a Christian, please recount your Christian faith journey and your present relationship with God?
This is only required if you are applying for a role that specifies Christian faith. The text boxes are not limited on character length.

3. REFEREES
Please nominate two referees who we can contact to give you a character reference.
- We cannot accept references from family members or relatives
- One of the referees needs to be someone who has known you over 3 years
- Please ensure that your referees have consented to us contacting them.
- If you have already completed the Church Leader information in the Faith & Belief section you will only see one referee below.
1. 1. Character Reference - Someone who understands your life journey. - Should be someone who has known you well (where you’re doing well & where you need to grow).
  2. Employer/teacher - should have observed you in a work/course capacity.
    
    YWAM Leader - If within the last 5 years you have served within or alongside YWAM (for more than 6 months) please feel free to add a YWAM Leader reference.
  3. Church Leader Reference - We understand that many people go to large churches and so the most senior pastor might not be the best person to write you a reference. Therefore, please select the most senior leader with a close discipleship relationship to you - this could be your pastor, youth leader, bible study leader etc. If you have already completed the Church Leader information in the Faith & Belief section you will only see one referee below - add a different referee, who is NOT your church leader.
REFEREE #1
Type of Referee*
Name of Referee*
E-mail*
example@example.com
Phone Number

Area Code / 5 digitsPhone Number / 6 digits
Phone Number*
Type of Phone*
REFEREE #2
Type of Referee*
Name of Referee*
E-mail*
example@example.com
Phone Number*
Phone Number

Area Code / 5 digitsPhone Number / 6 digits
Type of Phone*

VOLUNTEER APPLICATION FORM

1. Personal Details

2. Commitment

3. REFEREES

4. LEGAL DISCLOSURES AND DECLARATIONS