Volunteer Recruitment Form
Thank you for your interest in volunteering at Jamyang London Buddhist Centre. We are delighted in your offer of service and we look forward to welcoming you. Please let us know a bit about yourself by answering the questions below
Name
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First Name
Last Name
Email
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Phone Number
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Availability
In what capacity would you be willing to volunteer? (Please select all that apply)
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In-person at the centre
Remotely/ online
Which days of the week would you be available to volunteer? (Please select all that apply)
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Some weekdays during the day
Some weekdays in the evening
Weekends during the day
Weekends in the evening
Not sure yet
And how often would you be available?
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Twice a week or more
Once a week
Once every 2 weeks
Once every month
On an ad-hoc basis
Not sure yet
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Motivation
What are your reasons for wanting to volunteer for Jamyang?
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Your interests at Jamyang
What do you feel most drawn to about Jamyang? (Please select up to five options)
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The art workshops
The bookshop
The café
The community events
The community in general
The courtyard garden
The Dharma talks and teachings
The library
The holy objects (relics, statues, texts etc.)
The pujas and other rituals
The meditations
The special days/ events held at the centre
The spiritual practice
The visiting lamas/ spiritual teachers
Other activities (yoga, mending circle, climate cafe, etc.)
Other
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General areas of interest
Which of the following would you be interested in doing as a volunteer? (Please select all that apply)
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Cleaning
Cooking
Hospitality front of house (i.e. in-person customer service in any setting)
Housekeeping
Gardening
None of these
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General experience
And which of these do you have experience doing to a high standard? This could be as part of a job or volunteer opportunity, etc. (Please select all that apply)
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Cleaning
Cooking
Hospitality front of house (i.e. in-person customer service in any setting)
Housekeeping
Gardening
None of these
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Technical areas of interest
Which of the following would you be interested in doing as a volunteer? (Please select all that apply)
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Audio-visual (AV) technical work (e.g. operating sound boards, speakers, camera inputs, etc.)
Audio/ video editing
Content creation/ copy editing
Digitising the Dharma (i.e. converting audio tapes to MP3)
Filming/ photography
Graphic design
Social media
None of these
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Technical experience
And which of these do you have experience doing to a high standard? This could be as part of a job or volunteer opportunity, etc. (Please select all that apply)
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Audio-visual (AV) technical work (e.g. operating sound boards, speakers, camera inputs, etc.)
Audio/ video editing
Content creation/ copy editing
Digitising the Dharma (i.e. converting audio tapes to MP3)
Filming/ photography
Graphic design
Social media
None of these
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Specialist areas of interest
Which of the following would you be interested in doing as a volunteer? (Please select all that apply)
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Accounting/ legal
E-commerce
Event facilitation (e.g. leading meditations, talks, etc.)
Event planning and coordination
Fundraising
Librarian
Skilled work (e.g. plumbing, plastering, etc.)
None of these
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Specialist experience
And which of these do you have experience doing to a high standard? This could be as part of a job or volunteer opportunity, etc. (Please select all that apply)
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Accounting/ legal
E-commerce
Event facilitation (e.g. leading meditations, talks, etc.)
Event planning and coordination
Fundraising
Librarian
Skilled work (e.g. plumbing, plastering, etc.)
None of these
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Cooking experience
You mentioned you have an interest in/ experience with cooking...
How much experience do you have cooking for groups? (Please choose from 1 to 5, where 1 is less experience and 5 is more)
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5 - Commercial kitchen experience leading a team and cooking for groups of 20 people or more
4 - Commercial kitchen experience leading a team and cooking for groups of up to 20 people
3 - Commercial kitchen experience in a supporting role (e.g. preparing ingredients, pot-washing, etc.)
2 - Non-commercial kitchen experience, cooking for friends/ family/ small groups
1 - Non-commercial kitchen experience, cooking for myself
Prefer not to say
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Other areas of interest or experience
Do you have any other relevant areas of interest or experience that you would like to mention?
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Technology
In general, how confident would you say you are with technology? (Please select the option that best applies to you)
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Very confident – learning to use new technology is fun!
Fairly confident – If I don’t know how to do something I usually figure it out by myself
Not particularly confident – I might need some help from time to time
Not confident – I usually need some help with this
Prefer not to say
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Pujas and Rituals
How much experience do you have with pujas and other rituals in Tibetan Buddhism? (Please choose from 1 to 5, where 1 is less experience and 5 is more)
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5 - I have experience performing pujas or other rituals as part of my personal practice
4 - I have experience setting up pujas or other rituals as part of a group practice (such as at a Dharma centre)
3 - I have experience attending pujas or other rituals (such as at a Dharma centre)
2 - I know about pujas and other rituals, but I’ve never attended them
1 - I don’t know much about these things
Prefer not to say
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