Internship Application form

Please Note: Your completed application form is the only information we use to assess your suitability for the role, so it is important that you give the correct information.Please type or write in black ink, as this form will be photocopied

Application for (please state internshiprole title):

YM244HRAssistant Intern

Personal details (in block letters):

Name:
Address:
Email address:
Home telephone:
Mobile telephone:
Which is your preferred method of contact? (Please state):

Education and training

Please give details of education and any training courses and qualifications gained.

Name of institution/Training course / Qualifications and results
Paid and voluntary employment history

Please provide details of all paid and voluntary jobs held, starting with your current or most recent employer.

Name of employer / Job title and your main responsibilities / Number of years in post / Reason for leaving

Covering statement

Please outline here why you are interested in becoming anintern with YoungMinds for the above role.

Supporting statement

Please outline here any relevant skills, experience, training, education and qualifications you can bring to this post. Pleasemake sure that you relate your supporting statement to the requirements set out in the person specification.

Good standard of education.
Basic understanding of the purpose of Human Resources and admin within in a charity.
Good written and verbal communication skills and a confident telephone
manner.
Good prioritising and multi-tasking skills.
Good IT Skills including Microsoft Word and Excel.
Strong organisation and planning skills, with attention to detail.
Understanding of good customer service practice.
Ability to work sensitively with confidential information.
Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

Please provide details of your availability:

How many and what days of the week are you available?
What is the earliest date that you are available to start?

Referees

Please give name and contact details of two people who will provide a reference for you e.g. current/previous employer, college tutor, family friend (but not a family member).

Your referees will be contacted once you have been accepted on to the training programme.

Name: / Name:
Position: / Position:
Company: / Company:
Address: / Address:
Tel: / Tel:
Email: / Email:
Relationship / Relationship

Reasonable adjustments

If you have any particular needs that we should be aware of so that we can best support you to participate in the recruitment and selection process and your volunteering with us, please note them here:

Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Checks

If your application is successful you will be required to consent to an Enhanced Disclosure Check by the Criminal Records Bureau. This is to ensure we safeguard the children and Young People we work with.

Declaration

I declare that, to the best of my knowledge, the information given on this form is correct. I understand that providing misleading or false information will disqualify me from volunteering with YoungMinds.

Signed:

Signature: / Date:

YoungMinds Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form

Please do not write your name on this form. The information provided will be kept completely confidential.

Thank you for taking the time out to fill in this form. We are asking these questions to understand better the composition of our paid and voluntary workforce by gender, ethnic origin, age, sexual orientation and faith. This information will help us guide our recruitment strategies. YoungMinds are committed to equal opportunities and has a policy that is supported by a code of practice

Please state which post you are applying for

Where did you find out about this post?
Gender (please tick) and Year of Birth
Male / Female / Transgender / Date of Birth

Ethnic Origin

Please indicate how you would prefer to describe your ethnic origin, please tick the category and sub-category *

CATEGORY / SUB-CATEGORY
Asian / Asian British / Asian English / Asian Scottish
Asian Welsh / Bangladeshi / Indian
Pakistani / Other (please specify)
Black / Black British / Black English / Black Scottish
Black Welsh / African / Caribbean
Other (please specify)
Chinese / Chinese British / Chinese English / Chinese Scottish
Chinese Welsh / Chinese
Other (please specify)
Mixed / White and Black African / White and Black Caribbean / White and Asian
Other (please specify)
White / White British / White English / White Scottish
White Welsh / White Irish / Traveller/Gypsy
Other (please specify)

Marital Status

Please indicate yourmarital status
Divorced / In a civil partnership / Married / Separated / Single
Widowed / Other(please specify)

Sexual Orientation **

Please indicate how you would prefer to describe your sexual orientation
Bisexual / Gay / Heterosexual / Lesbian / Prefer not to state

Disability

Do you have a disability or impairment? This includes a physical or mental health condition, which has lasted or is expected to last at least 12 months, which has an adverse effect on your ability to carry out normal day-today activities?

(please tick)

/ Yes / No
If so are you registered disabled / Yes / No
YoungMinds is committed to making reasonable adjustments for disabled staff. If you are disabled, please provide details here of any reasonable adjustments you will require to the selection process or to your job or working arrangements if appointed. The line manager for this post of a member of the HR team will contact you in confidence to discuss any adjustments you identify.
Religion or belief
How would you describe your religion?
Buddhist / Christian
(including Church of England, Catholic, Protestant and all Christian denominations) / Hindu
Jewish / Muslim / Sikh
None / Prefer not to say / Anyother religious belief (please specify)

By completing this form I understand that I give my consent under the Data Protection Act 1998 for the information contained in this form to be processed in accordance with the YoungMinds policy for the purposes of equal opportunities monitoring.

Intern / Volunteer Application Form / Once completed please email to or post to: YoungMinds, Suite 11 Baden Place, Crosby Row, SE1 1YW