Volunteer Application Form
Thank you for your interest in Volunteering with Citizens Advice Wigan Borough.

We will use this form to:
  • Shortlist suitable applications for interview
  • Understand more about your interests and availability so we can match you to a suitable role
Before completing this form please read the last section of this page on:
  • Entitlement to work or volunteer
  • Our policy on convictions
  • Privacy Notice
For more information, or if you'd like to complete this form in an alternative format please contact volunteer@cawb.org.uk

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Full Name *
What pronouns do you use to describe yourself?
Address and Postcode *
Email address *
Contact Number *
Which role/s are you interested in? *
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Describe any skills you have that would be useful for the role you're interested in *
Is there anything you have done over the past few years  that you would like to tell us about? For example, employment, work experience, volunteering etc. *
What do you hope to achieve by volunteering with us? *
Is there anything else you would like to say about yourself?
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Please indicate the days and times you would be able to volunteer.
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
AM
PM
All day
Which location would you like to be based in? *
How many hours per week, or days per week would you like to volunteer for? Please note that we require a minimum of 12 hours per week, for at least 6 months.
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Are there any times that you’re unlikely to be available, e.g. holidays, childminding responsibilities (e.g. during school holidays)?
Are there any adjustments we can make to assist you in your interview? 
References
Please give the names and contact details of two people, who know you in a work related, academic or professional capacity. 

This could be an employer, teacher, tutor, a colleague, or former-colleague where you have worked or volunteered before. It could also be someone who knows you well (but not a member of your family).
Referee 1: Name, email address and the capacity in which they know you.
Referee 2: Name, email address and the capacity in which they know you.
Entitlement to work or volunteer

If you are not a UK or Irish citizen, it’s important you check you are permitted to volunteer or carry out ‘unpaid work’ in addition to your main reason for entering the country, to avoid jeopardising your visa status. You can find more information on the NCVO website.

Our policy on convictions
We only ask about criminal convictions and criminal records after we’ve made a conditional offer of volunteering. This is to help make sure that volunteers are selected based on their skills and potential.

Having a criminal record is not in itself a barrier to volunteering. Please note that it is Citizens Advice policy not to recruit any individual who has an unspent conviction (for all roles) for a sexual offence against a vulnerable adult or child and our policy not to recruit any individual who has a spent, or unspent, conviction (for roles that require a Standard or Enhanced DBS check) for a sexual offence against a vulnerable adult or child. This is the case regardless of when the offence took place. Citizens Advice public liability insurance excludes this. Where an offer of volunteering is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, we will inform you of this.

If you wish to contact us to discuss your individual circumstances at an earlier stage, please contact volunteer@cawb.org.uk. There is no expectation or requirement for you to do so as we will provide you with a Criminal Record self-disclosure form to complete after a conditional offer of a volunteering role has been made. The self-disclosure form you will receive contains information about privacy notice and legal rights over your data in relation to convictions and criminal records data.
Privacy Notice
We’ll use the information you provide in your application form in order for us to progress your application for becoming a volunteer. This is done under our legitimate interests in potentially onboarding you as a volunteer and to contact you to further progress your application.

Your information will be accessed by colleagues involved in the recruitment process and will be securely stored on Google Drive for 1 year.

If you'd like to exercise any of your individual rights under data protection legislation please contact volunteer@cawb.org.uk.

If you have given us any information about your health, disability or access requirements, under data protection law we need your explicit consent to hold or use that information. 

We will only use it in order to allow us to make reasonable adjustments and/or to keep you safe, and it will be held securely. 

Please indicate below that you give consent for this information to be used by Citizens Advice Wigan Borough.

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How did you hear about this opportunity?
When did you last use the Citizens Advice service? 
Are you aware of any circumstances that could be a conflict of interest? This may include other volunteering or paid work you have in other organisations such as a local housing association, local authority, government body, criminal or civil court, another organisation that provides advice.
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