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  • LGBT Foundation - Volunteering Form

  • To complete this form you will need: 

    • Your contact details including an email address and phone number.  
    • Name and contact details of an emergency contact. If you don’t have anyone to include as an emergency contact, please put the contact details of your GP. 
    • Name and email addresses of two referees. If you don’t have anyone who can be a referee, you can still complete this form! However, if you do have referees, we will need their details at this stage. 
    • To know which volunteering roles you’re interested in. Please look at our current volunteering roles if you’re not sure. 
    • If you’re applying for a counselling role with us, please have your DBS number ready if you have one.

    If you have any issues with providing any of this information or need any support with this, please contact volunteer@lgbt.foundation.

    Refugees and asylum seekers are welcome here. A good level of spoken English is required for most roles.

    This form is the first stage of your volunteer journey with us. Once we receive your form, a member of our team will contact you either for an initial chat or an interview depending on the role. If the role is a good fit, we’ll need to collect references, you will need to attend an induction with us and agree to our policies. Where relevant we will also complete a DBS check (this is indicated on the role profile).

  • Do you live in the U.K?*

  • We are a UK based charity so can only accept applications from volunteers within the UK.

  • Personal Details and Demographics

  • What pronouns do you use?
  • Your Birthdate*
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  • Is it okay to leave a voice message on your phone?*
  • Is it okay to text your phone number?*
  • Should we call you from withheld number?*
  • What is your preferred method of contact? (Please note, LGBT Foundation’s volunteer application system will send automatic emails to you which may have important information for your volunteering. If you’re unable to access emails, please text us on 07708295963)*

  • Emergency Contact Details

  • An emergency contact could be a trusted friend, partner, neighbour or family member who lives locally. If there is no one that you can think of, please provide the name and phone number for your GP surgery.


    We will contact them if something happens to you whilst volunteering that incapacitates you/means you are unable to contact loved ones, e.g. you are injured and taken to hospital. We may also contact them if we can’t get hold of you and are concerned for your wellbeing. 

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  • Volunteer Roles & Experience

  • Which team(s) are you are interested in for volunteering*
  • Are you a U.K. or Irish citizen?
  • Have you lived in the U.K. continuously for the last 10 years?

  • Please note that your answers to the above questions do not affect your eligibility to apply for the role(s) you have selected. The reason we ask the above questions is that one or more of the roles you selected requires a DBS check. DBS checks only cover time spent living in the U.K., so if you haven't lived in the U.K. continuously for the last 10 years, there is a simple, additional step in the process of carrying out background checks. This is to ensure that we do our due diligence and safeguard our organisation and service users. 

    For us to carry out a DBS check for you, you will need to show us three ID documents from this list. Please ensure that you have at least three of these documents before continuing with your application. If you have any questions about this, please contact us on volunteer@lgbt.foundation 

  • Have you attended one of the open day sessions for the Equality Panel?
  • Are you a qualified or student therapist or counsellor?

  • *Answers for the following questions will not affect your application success.

  • We can only recruit qualified or student counsellors. If you do not fall into one of these categories, we unfortunately cannot accept you application to be a counsellor, however we fully welcome you to apply for any of our other roles at LGBT Foundation

  • Please answer the following questions carefully as you will be shortlisted based on these. Experiences shared do not necessarily need to have been gained in a clinical capacity.

  • Have you already completed Level 4 and/or higher training for counselling?
  • Do you have a fitness to practice certificate?

  • We do not accept applications from students who do not have their Fitness to Practice yet, as the applicants are expected to be at a stage where they are ready to see clients.

  • Do you have a 4-way agreement template?
  • Do you have a BACP certificate?
  • Do you have a supervisor in place with a supervisor contract?
  • What date do you need to complete your hours by?
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  • What are your modalities? (Please select all that apply)

  • References

  • We collect two references for each volunteer to safeguard our organisation, service users, staff and volunteers. Your referees could be current or former employers, teachers or academic supervisors (if you are in or have recently been in education), support workers, community leaders or someone else who could provide a character reference, such as a previous volunteering supervisor. Referees should not be friends or relatives. Where possible, please provide a professional reference. 


    We understand people may be unable to provide references for many reasons. We’re committed to giving a fair chance to people interested in volunteering who may have had long periods of not being employed, in education or volunteering. We understand members of our community are more likely to be socially isolated and recognise volunteering’s role in reducing this isolation. If you’re unable to provide two referees, please add volunteer@lgbt.foundation into the boxes below and we’ll be in touch to give you more info about our procedure for becoming a volunteer without referees. Please only use this email address reference if you don’t have anyone who could be a referee for you.

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  • Are you aware of any concerns or ongoing investigations against you? This can include current or previous membership(s) of a group or organisation which may be relevant to your application with us. Please note we are not asking for information on previous convictions as this will be identified through a DBS check as required for your role*

  • Demographics

  • We monitor the demographics of all our colleagues to ensure LGBT Foundation is as representative of our communities as it can be. Having a true picture of who our volunteers are better informs us on where we can refocus our efforts on promoting our opportunities and breaking down potential barriers to volunteering. We are on a journey to making LGBT Foundation more inclusive for all its people and in completing this form you would be supporting this.

  • Which of the following options describes how you think of yourself?
  • Is your gender identity the same as when given at birth?
  • Intersex is an umbrella term for biological variations in sex traits or reproductive anatomy. These can be present at birth or develop as part of puberty. Would you describe yourself as intersex?
  • Sexual Orientation - which of the options best describes you?
  • What is your religion or belief?
  • Ethnicity - which describes you best?

  • We ask the next question to help us to meet the needs of all of our volunteers. We want to make getting support from us as easy as possible. You do not need to have a diagnosis or have been to see a doctor about a disability to tell us how we can help you.

  • Do you consider yourself to be disabled and/or neurodivergent?
  • (Optional) Describe your disability or disabilities by selecting the options available
  • Have you previously accessed LGBT Foundation’s services?
  • How did you hear about volunteering with LGBT Foundation?

  • Volunteer Declaration

  • Below we have our volunteer declaration, which explains a couple of things about your personal data like your email address. In order to volunteer, we need you to select yes. If you select no, LGBT Foundation will not be able to contact you, and will delete any record of your volunteering form within 2 working days. If you wish to volunteer you will have to resubmit the form fully again, and select yes to the declaration.

    By selecting Yes, you agree to that you have read, understood and agree to the following:

    • LGBT Foundation will use the details I have entered during the recruitment process. LGBT Foundation may contact me for an informal discussion, and will send updates and further steps of recruitment if my application is successful.
    • My references will be contacted by a member of staff from LGBT Foundation if my application is successful. Any offer of volunteering with LGBT Foundation is subject to satisfactory references, as well as completion of all processes that form a part of LGBT Foundation’s volunteer recruitment.
    • LGBT Foundation is committed to creating a volunteer programme which reflects the diversity of our communities. This includes dedicated efforts to be anti-racist and include more people of colour, to be trans-inclusive throughout the organisation, to empower women and women-aligned people, and to be inclusive of people over 50, as these communities are currently under-represented in our volunteer team. LGBT Foundation will use my demographic information to evaluate where further inclusion work is needed.
    • LGBT Foundation may hold and use personal information about me to inform me about the Volunteer Programme at LGBT Foundation and to keep in touch with me about events and opportunities through the Volunteer e-bulletin.
    • This information, including that contained in this form will be stored within computer files and data management systems. This information will be held for 7 years from your end date.
    • All information given will be kept in the strictest of confidence and in accordance with General Data Protection Regulations. It will be held securely and only accessed by authorised personnel.
    • I can request my data to be removed from the Volunteer mailing list at any time, and can do this by clicking on the link at the bottom of the Volunteer e-bulletin.
    • I am responsible for urgently notifying LGBT Foundation of any changes to my personal details that affect my safety when I am actively volunteering, such as a change in phone number, email address, or emergency contact.
    • I am responsible for notifying LGBT Foundation about any changes to my personal details such as my name, sexual orientation, gender, trans status or pronoun usage, where I am comfortable sharing this information.
  • Agree With Volunteer Declaration?*
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