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APPLICATION FORM – VOLUNTEER

References

Please provide details of two people who have known you for at least two years (not relatives) that we can ask for references regarding your suitability to volunteer. At least one referee should be someone you know in a professional capacity, for example a present or past employer, a tutor, or someone from a past volunteering experience. Please ensure you have their permission to put them down as a referee. If you are unable to provide referees as above, please get in touch and we can help you to identify an alternative referee.

Safeguarding declaration

At The Habbit Factory, we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults, and expect the same commitment from everyone who volunteers for us. Volunteer roles working with children and vulnerable adults are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. The volunteer role you have applied for will impact on what information you are required to disclose under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. For the volunteer role you have applied for, please declare any criminal convictions as follows:

Part 1A –Volunteer roles that do not involve contact with children or vulnerable/protected adults Have you ever been convicted of a criminal offence? (You do not need to disclose convictions deemed as ‘spent’ under Rehabilitation of Offenders legislation)
Part 1B – Volunteer roles working with children or vulnerable/protected adults Have you ever been convicted of a criminal offence or cautioned, reprimanded or given a final warning by the police (‘spent’ or ‘unspent’)?
Are you disqualified from working with children or vulnerable/protected adults?
Are you aware of any police enquiries following allegations made against you, which may have a bearing on your suitability for the role?
I understand that the relevant checks for the role I am applying for will be sought.

Important

  1. Your contact details being included on The Habbit Factory’s database. Your details will not be passed onto any other organisation.

  2. Occasionally the workshops will be filmed or photographed for press/publicity/website. I hereby consent to the use of my image being used where needed.

  3. I have completed this form accurately to the best of my knowledge and will inform of any changes made.

  4. When I receive my DBS certificate, I will pass on the certificate number for The Habbit Factory’s Records.

Thank you for applying! We will be in touch.

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