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Application Form: Wednesday Club Volunteer

Thank you for your interest in volunteering with us. Please read the role description before completing this form. If you are volunteering with STAR, please apply via the Committee Chair. If you are under 18, please call us first. Feel free to expand the boxes if you need to.

1. Personal Information
Family Name / First Name(s)
Address
Post Code
Telephone number / Mobile
Email
2. General Information
Criminal Records Bureau checks (CRB)
Please note that having a conviction does not necessarily make you unsuitable to volunteer.
As this role has regular contact with children, we are required to carry out an enhanced CRB check for all volunteers. If you already have a CRB check that is less than 2 years old, please send a copy to us as soon as possible. We will still need to apply for a new check, but you may be able to start volunteering with us more quickly.
If you have any convictions that you would like to make us aware of at this point, then please return these separately and marked ‘private’ to the Project
Co-ordinator using the address at the end of this form. All information will be treated confidentially.
Do you have a CRB check that is less than 2 years old? YES / NO
If yes, which organisation/employer processed this CRB check?
If yes, what is the date of your current CRB check?
The Club meets every Wednesday during term time. Which session(s) would you be interested in attending?
Junior session: 4.20-6.15pm o
Senior session: 6.10-8.15pm o
Both o
Commitment period
Can you commit to a minimum 6-month volunteering period? YES / NO
Do you have any commitments (e.g. holidays etc.) during this period? YES / NO
If yes, how many weeks would miss?
3. Role Specific Questions
(Please note: If you have not had experience in any of the following areas we will still consider your application!)
What experience have you had of working with children and/or young people?
What experience have you had of working with people from different cultures and backgrounds?
What experience have you had of volunteering?
4. Supporting Questions
Why would you like to become a volunteer at the Wednesday club?
What skills or experiences do you have that you think will be useful in fulfilling this role (please include if you speak any other languages)?
5. Declaration
Data Protection Act 1998
As part of the recruitment procedure we need to collect and store personal data about you. We are required by law to obtain your consent to such data being recorded. Any information of this nature will be treated confidentially.
I declare the information given on this form is correct to the best of my knowledge and acknowledge that by signing this form I give my consent to personal information being recorded and stored
Signature______Date______
6. Referee
(Please supply a study or work related referee - thank you)
Name of referee
Relationship to you
Address
Postcode
Telephone
Email

How did you hear about this volunteering opportunity?

Please return this form by post or email to

Wednesday Club Volunteer Application

Katherine Low Settlement

108 Battersea High Street

London

SW11 3HP

If you have any questions about this form, please call us on 020 7 585 0339.

Thank you so much for your interest in volunteering with us – we rely on the generosity of volunteers like you to support our work!

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