Volunteer Application Form

Volunteer Application Form
Personal Details
First and Last Name

First Name Last Name
Address

Street Address

Address Line 2

Town/City County

Post Code
Email
example@example.com
Phone Number
Please enter a valid phone number.
Preferred method of contact

Email Phone

References
Please give the names and contact details of two people, who know you in a work related, academic or professional capacity. This could be an employer, teacher, tutor, a colleague, or former-colleague where you have worked or volunteered before. It could also be someone who knows you well (but not a member of your family).
Referee 1
Name

First Name Last Name
Address

Street Address

Address Line 2

Town/City County

Post Code
Email
example@example.com
Phone Number
Please enter a valid phone number.
In what capacity do they know you?
Referee 2
Name

First Name Last Name
Address

Street Address

Address Line 2

Town/City County

Post Code
Email
example@example.com
Phone Number
Please enter a valid phone number.
In what capacity do they know you?
How did you hear about this volunteering opportunity?

Our policy on convictions

Having a criminal record is not in itself a barrier to volunteering, and we will only take relevant convictions or sexual offences into account. Our policy is in place to make sure ex-offenders are treated fairly. We consider each offence individually, looking at issues like risk to the client, how long ago it took place, the circumstances and whether they are relevant to the volunteer role.
Anyone with a caution or conviction for a sexual offence against a child or vulnerable adult is considered unsuitable to volunteer.

Please answer the question below:
Have you had any previous convictions not regarded as spent under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974? For more information see: http://hub.unlock.org.uk/knowledgebase/a-simple-guide-to-the-roa/

No Yes
If YES please provide details of the offence and the date of conviction:

Entitlement to work or volunteer
If you are not a UK or Irish citizen, it’s important you check you are permitted to volunteer or carry out ‘unpaid work’ in addition to your main reason for entering the country, to avoid jeopardising your visa status.
If you cannot find the answer clearly on your immigration documentation, contact the UK Border Agency (www.gov.uk/contact-ukvi-inside-outside-uk)

EU/EEA nationals from other countries are entitled to volunteer if they have one of the following statuses to volunteer:

●       Pre-settled status

●       Settled status

●       A visa status that allows volunteering (as outlined on the NCVO website: www.knowhow.ncvo.org.uk/your-team/volunteers/recruiting/volunteers-from-overseas)
Declaration All the information I have provided above is accurate to the best of my knowledge.

First Name Last Name
Date

Day Month Year
Date
If you have given us any information about your health, disability or access requirements, under data protection law we need your explicit consent to hold or use that information.

We will only use it in order to allow us to make reasonable adjustments and/or to keep you safe, and it will be held securely.
I give my consent for this information to be used by Citizens Advice Chelmsford

First Name Last Name
Date

Day Month Year
Date
How we will use your information

The information you give us on this form will be used to help us decide whether to recruit you as a volunteer - this is our ‘legitimate interest’ under data protection law. It will only be seen by staff involved in the recruitment process, and will be stored securely. We will retain unsuccessful application forms for up to 1 year from the date the application form was received.
If you are recruited we will retain your contact information in order to involve and support you. We will also collect additional information, such as next of kin details, and over time records of training, support meetings and where relevant, appraisals. Again, it will be kept securely, and only those people who need to see your information in order to involve you will have access to it.
All use of volunteer information will be relevant to their involvement, and may include:

●       Contacting volunteers when necessary

●       Making changes to role, support or equipment to improve accessibility

●       Monitoring statistical details of our volunteers

●       Providing ongoing support to volunteers

●       Monitoring the quality of advice given to clients

●       Addressing problems or complaints

You have legal rights over your data, including access to it, and the right to ask that it is corrected, restricted or deleted. There is more information on these rights on the Information Commissioner’s Office website: www.ico.org.uk

If you have any questions about the use of your data, please contact recruitment@chelmsfordcab.org

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Volunteer Application Form

Personal Details

Volunteer role, skills and experience

Referee 1

Referee 2