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Volunteer Application Form

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Volunteer Role Applied for (please tick no more than three):*
For more information on the roles please see Volunteer Roles Page

Name*

References

Please give the name and contact details of two referees. This could include: current or recent employers, supervisors from volunteer roles, school/college/university tutors, mental health support workers, members of Oxfordshire Mind staff (if you are currently accessing Oxfordshire Mind services), or others who have seen you in a professional context (no family members). References will not be taken up until you have been offered a place on our volunteer training programme.
Consent*
Oxfordshire Mind’s Privacy Policy can be found here: www.oxfordshiremind.org.uk/privacy-policy

Availability

Please tick below any times when you would be available to volunteer (please note evenings and weekends only apply to certain roles).
Monday:
Tuesday:
Wednesday:
Thursday:
Friday:
Saturday:
Sunday:
If you are successful in your application, are you able to commit to a minimum of 3 months volunteering (2-3 hours per week)?*
Where did you hear about this opportunity? Please tick as appropriate.
Status of Volunteers*
Please be aware that Volunteers are not workers and will not have a contract with Oxfordshire Mind. Volunteers will fill in a Volunteer Placement Agreement, which is not a contract. Volunteers and Peer Support Volunteers are under no obligation to volunteer for Oxfordshire Mind and will not be rewarded with money or benefits in kind (apart from reimbursement of reasonable expenses in line with our policy). Oxfordshire Mind is not obliged to provide a volunteering placement.
Criminal Convictions Declaration*
As part of its equal opportunity policy, Oxfordshire Mind wishes to ensure it does not discriminate against ex-offenders. If you have any convictions that are unspent under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, please let us know and provide details below. Please note that some posts within Oxfordshire Mind that are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 as they involve working with vulnerable adults and/or children and young people and will require a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. If you have applied for an exempt post and have a spent conviction, please supply details below.
Have you lived outside of the UK for more than 3 months in the past 5 years?*
We ask this as part of our criminal record check process. For more information on why we ask about this, please visit our volunteer FAQ page.
Declaration*
I confirm that to the best of my knowledge all information I have given in my application is correct. Any false, deliberate omission or misleading information may result in termination of your volunteer placement.