Volunteer Application Form

We are looking for volunteers who have a desire to help others and can commit to a regular shift of three hours once a fortnight. If you are caring, empathic, dependable and have an open, non-judgemental approach, please get in touch. No prior knowledge of autoimmune disease, or mental health experience is necessary.

Demographic information and contact details

Name

First Name

Last Name

Preferred Pronouns

Date of Birth

Phone Number

Address

Town/City

County

Post Code

Ethnicity

How did you hear about the Wren Project?

Please select an option that best describes how you heard about the Wren Project

Please specify if you selected 'Other' from the previous two lists.

Additional Personal Information

What languages do you speak fluently?

What are your interests and skills?

We would like to know more about you; no qualifications are required to volunteer.

Are you currently working?

What is your current / past occupation?

Are you currently volunteering or have you volunteered in the past?

If so - please let us know what and where.

Do you have an enhanced, up to date, DBS check?

If not, would you be comfortable to contribute £15.20 towards your DBS check?

Please note, saying "no" will not affect our decision on your application. We make decisions based on your qualities alone.

Working with potentially vulnerable people volunteers are asked to agree to an enhanced disclosure as per government guidelines (provision of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974).

Do you have any health issues that might affect your volunteering?

Please be prepared to talk about this further in the interview.

If yes, please specify:

Do you have an autoimmune disease?

If yes, please specify:

Date of Diagnosis:

As close as you know

YYYY

If you answered no to the question above, do you have any specific connection to an autoimmune disease?

Please note this is not a requirement to volunteer for the Wren Project

If you've been supported by the Wren Project, has it been 3 months since the support has ended?

(3 months between the end of sessions to the beginning of training)

Yes

N/A

Tell us more about your interest in the Wren Project

Why do you want to volunteer for the Wren Project?

Would you be interested in organising, helping with, or participating in Wren Project fundraising events?

Your availability and commitment to the Wren Project

Do you have a reliable internet connection?

Do you have a dedicated space in the house, which can be at your sole disposal for the duration of the shift without any noise of interruptions?

Please tick your availability

Weekdays

Weekends

Mornings (8am-12pm)

Afternoons (12pm-6pm)

Evenings (6pm-9pm)

References

Please give the name and contact details for one referee.

This should be someone in professional/work related/academic capacity (and not family or personal relation).

First Name

Last Name

Reference email

Reference phone number

Relationship to you

Consent to store data

Do you give us permission to securely keep your information on our database?

This information will be securely stored and used only by The Wren Project team.