Apply to volunteer at Changing Lives

To apply for a volunteering position please fill in the application form below which will get sent to our volunteering team. We will get back to you within 5 working days. Thanks!

If you would prefer to download an application form and complete it by hand, use this link, and return your completed form to Volunteering Manager, Changing Lives, Central Office, Unit D13 Marquis Court, Tenth Avenue West, Team Valley, Gateshead, NE11 0RU

Please state which volunteer role(s) you are applying for:

Personal Details

* Indicates required field

Your Name *:

Address *:

Postcode *:

Date of Birth:

Date *:

Month *:

Year *:

Contact Details

Phone Number *:

Email *:

Emergency contact. Name, relationship to you and contact number:

Relevant experience

Please tell us about any relevant voluntary or paid experience that you have and why you wish to volunteer for Changing Lives:

Are you currently a client of Changing Lives?
YesNo

Have you ever been a client of Changing Lives?
YesNo

References

Please provide details of someone who has known you for at least a year (this could be a previous employer or work colleague, teacher, doctor etc.). Please do not use relatives as references.

Referee 1

Address 1

Postcode

Phone 1

Email 1

Referee 2

Address 2

Postcode

Phone 2

Email 2

What is your relationship to the referees?

Referee 1

Referee 2

I am available on the following basis: (Please detail hours/days per week you can offer.)

Day of the week	Morning (Please specify times)	Afternoon (Please specify times)
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday

Additional information

Please detail any needs that you have and would like us to take into account: (e.g. Disability, caring responsibilities etc. This information will be treated as strictly confidential)

Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 - Declaration

All information given will be completely confidential.

Because of the nature of our work, we need to know:

Do you have criminal record*?
YesNo

*NB. This includes 'spent' convictions as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. We undertake Police Checks for all volunteers who are likely to come into contact with Changing Lives’ clients.

If the answer is YES, we may wish to discuss it with you. It will not necessarily prevent you from becoming a volunteer. If you wish, you may give further details below:

How did you find out about volunteering for Changing Lives? i.e social media, jobcentre, website

Would you occasionally like to receive news about volunteering at Changing Lives via email?
YesNo

Volunteer monitoring form – Confidential

We wish to ensure that all aspects of volunteering with Changing Lives reflect equality of opportunity. Your co-operation in completing this form is greatly appreciated. Any information you give will be strictly confidential. You do not have to answer any of the questions, but to achieve a true picture of who volunteers for Changing Lives we would like to achieve 100% response.

Not answering any question(s) will not affect your application in any way.

1. Ethnic origin

The classifications we have used are those currently used by the Census. If you wish to classify yourself in some other way, please use the additional space provided.

White: White BritishWhite IrishAny Other White background

Mixed: White & AsianWhite & IndianWhite & Black AfricanAny Other Mixed background

Asian or Asian British: IndianPakistaniBangladeshiAny Other Asian background

Black or Black British: CaribbeanAfricanAny Other Black background

Chinese or other ethnic group: ChineseAny other (please state below)

2. Gender (please tick)

MaleFemale

3. Disability

A disability is a physical or mental impairment that has a substantial long-term adverse effect on your ability to carry out standard day to day activities.

Do you have any disabilities? (If yes please tick the appropriate box)
YesNo

Physical impairmentMental impairmentOther (please specify)

If you answered yes to the above question, please contact the HR department to ensure that all arrangements made are to your satisfaction.

4. Sexual Orientation

I would describe myself as (please tick)
HeterosexualLesbianGayBisexual

5. Religion or belief

ChristianHinduMuslimNo ReligionSikhJewishBuddhistOther (please state)

Declaration *

I declare that the information that is recorded in this form is accurate and true.
I understand that providing misleading or false information may disqualify me from undertaking volunteering activity for Changing Lives.

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