Volunteer Advocate How did you hear about a volunteering opportunity?OptionalThis websiteWord of mouthWeb searchSomeone known to the servicewww.do.it websiteFlyer or publicity materialVolunteer centreOther Other (if applicable)Optional About you Name Telephone Email Address Driving licence Do you hold a current driving licence?OptionalYesNo If yes, have you held a licence for more than 1 year?OptionalYesNo Have you been convicted of any motor offences resulting in disqualification?OptionalYesNo Your experience Have you been involved with voluntary organisations before?OptionalYesNo If yes, please give details of your present or most recent volunteering role. Organisation name Date fromOptional Date toOptional Brief description of your roleOptional Please provide details of any other volunteering roles you have been involved withOptional What personal experiences, skills, knowledge or interests have you had that might help you with this voluntary role?Optional Please give your reasons for wanting to volunteer for Advocacy Matters, and what you are hoping to gain from the experience Optional Do you speak any other languages, and if so, please give details Your availability Monday: Morning Afternoon Tuesday: Morning Afternoon Wednesday: Morning Afternoon Thursday: Morning Afternoon Friday: Morning Afternoon Saturday: Morning Afternoon Sunday: Morning Afternoon References Please provide contact details of two referees who are not relatives or partners and should have some knowledge of your previous paid work/volunteering. Referee #1 Name Telephone EmailOptional Job titleOptional AddressOptional PostcodeOptional Relationship to you Referee #2 Name Telephone EmailOptional Job titleOptional AddressOptional PostcodeOptional Relationship to you Locations Please indicate your preference for volunteering the following locationsBirminghamWalsallEither Additional information that might support your application, or might aid us in matching you to an Advocacy PartnerOptional Rehabilitation of offenders act 1974 Due to the type of work (involving contact with vulnerable people) you are required by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 to declare all convictions including spent conviction. (having a conviction will not necessarily prevent you from becoming a volunteer). You will also be subject to a check by the Disclosure and Barring Service. Have you ever been convicted of a criminal offence?NoYes If yes, please give details of conviction(s) and date(s)Optional Have you ever received a caution (except for driving offences)?NoYes If yes, please give details of caution(s) and date(s)Optional We add our Volunteers to our mailing list so we can keep you up to date with what’s happening across the charity and send out periodic communications by post and email. Please indicate if you would prefer not to receive these: Updates by email Updates by post In order to provide you with independent advocacy support, Advocacy Matters has asked you to provide some personal data. Advocacy Matters will store and process this information in line with our Privacy Notice that can be found here. This explains your rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). We will only process your personal data for the purposes of your independent advocacy support. We will keep your personal data secure and will only hold it for as long as is necessary and in line with our retention schedule. You have the right to withdraw your consent at any time Declaration
