This form is divided into five sections and should take about 10 minutes to complete. You must fill in all the parts marked with a star (*).
For help completing this form, please contact us at enquiries@voluntarywork.org.uk or telephone/Minicom 020 8960 3722.
All the information you provide on this form is confidential and will not be passed on without your permission. The Volunteer Centre complies fully with current Data Protection and Freedom of Information legislation.
We usually send volunteering opportunities by email. I would prefer to receive information by post
The following information will be used to find volunteering opportunities that broadly match your interests and availability.
Please select up to 3 roles of interest *
Please select up to 3 types of organisation you would be interested in being involved with *
Please tick the times you are available to volunteer
These questions are optional. Answering them will help us to understand more about what you would like to get out of your volunteering, and what you have to offer, so we can provide information about projects which most closely meet your specific needs and aims.
Why do you want to volunteer? What do you hope to gain from the experience?
Have you done any work (paid or voluntary), or training which may be relevant?
Are there other skills or experience you would like to use or develop in your volunteering?
Do you have any qualifications which may be relevant? What languages do you speak?
Is there anything else you think it would be useful for the Volunteer Centre to know about?
The Volunteer Centre may be able to offer you additional support to get started with volunteering. Confidential meeting space is available and all enquiries will be dealt with in a confidential and sensitive manner.
I would like to speak to someone in person at the Volunteer Centre about my volunteering, for general advice about what to expect, applying to volunteering projects and finding the right project for me
Guidance is available on the accessibility of projects, their flexibility and on disclosing personal information; practical support is available for volunteers who have additional support needs related to a health or disability issue or to housing or substance misuse concerns.
I would like to speak to someone about a health concern, disability, access or support issue which I feel may affect my volunteering
Volunteer Centre services are accessible to wheelchair users. Please advise us of any individual access needs below (for example, information or forms in an alternative format, communication support).
Please note that previous convictions will not automatically prevent you from volunteering, but projects may need to be aware of them, in particular if your chosen role will bring you in to contact with a vulnerable client group.
I would like to speak to someone about a previous conviction, which I feel may affect my volunteering
Potential volunteers who are on the New Deal provision are provided with additional support with finding placements, job search, CVs and job applications.
I have signed up for the New Deal programme
The Volunteer Centre may periodically contact you by email or phone to ask for feedback on your experiences of working with the Centre or your volunteering, or to provide further information about Volunteer Centre activities.
If you submit this form, you agree that you are happy to provide this information to the Volunteer Centre and receive information about possible volunteering opportunities.