Volunteer Application Form

Thank you for your interest in volunteering with the Scottish Wildlife Trust. Please complete all sections.

PERSONAL DETAILS

Note: Applicantsshould be aged 18 or above.Residential volunteers and volunteers from overseas must be at least eighteen years of age

NAME
ADDRESS
HOME TELEPHONE / MOBILE TELEPHONE
EMAIL
DATE OF BIRTH

Please tick employment status as appropriate

STUDENT / EMPLOYED / UNEMPLOYED / RETIRED / OTHER

If you are a volunteer from outside the UK, please rate your command of spoken and written English;

Please tick as appropriate

1st LANGUAGE / VERY GOOD / COMPETENT / BEGINNER

VOLUNTEER POSITION APPLIED FOR

LOCATION
STARTDATEif applicable

ABOUT YOU

Please list any relevant knowledge or skills you possess which would be relevant to this position
(eg wildlife id, use of tools, current first aid, customer care, computer use)
Please detail any previous volunteering experience with SWT or other conservation organisations
Please use this space to provide any other relevant details in connection to this volunteer post.

AVAILABILITY

Please tick as appropriate

Any day / Weekdays only / Weekends only / Full day / Part day

CRIMINAL CONVICTIONS

Note:We are obliged to ask if you have any unspent criminal convictions. The existence of a criminal record need not prevent you from obtaining a volunteer position and only relevant unspent convictions and other associated information will be taken into account

Without prejudice, have you ever at any time been convicted of a criminal offence?

Does not include spent offences under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974

YES / NO
If YES, please state the offence, penalty and court which dealt with your case

DATA PROTECTION ACT

By signing the application you are consenting to SWT processing your data in accordance with Data Protection Act 1998 and we confirm that any personal information we hold concerning you will not be communicated to any agency or person outwith the Scottish Wildlife Trust.

DECLARATION

Ideclare the information I have given on this form is, to the best of my knowledge, true.

SIGNATURE / DATE

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Residential Volunteering

For residential volunteering positions we need a little more information

POSITION APPLIED FOR

Where do you want to volunteer?
What position are you applying for?
What dates are you available?

REFEREES

Please provide the names and contact details of two people over eighteen years of age who we may contact for references. They must not be related to you or live at the same address

NAME
OCCUPATION
ADDRESS
state whether home or business
DAYTIME PHONE / EVENING PHONE
EMAIL
NAME
OCCUPATION
ADDRESS
state whether home or business
DAYTIME PHONE / EVENING PHONE
EMAIL

MEDICAL CONDITIONS /GENERAL HEALTH

Do you have any medical conditions / health problems we should know about which may impact on your volunteer role with us?

YES / NO
If YES, what actions or precautions do we need to take in order to keep you safe or to better accommodate your needs?

CONSENT AND DECLARATION

I understand work will be allocated to me by the resident SWT Ranger according to my knowledge, skills and experience and that I must co-operate with any reasonable instruction related to any work I undertake on behalf of the Trust. I further understand I have a duty of care to take reasonable steps to safeguard my own health safety and that of any others who may be affected by what I do.

Accommodation is provided free of charge but I appreciate I am responsible for my own travel expenses and for providing my own food during my stay. I understand that the accommodation is basic and that no guarantees can be given on the number or gender of other volunteers resident at the same time.I will comply with current legislation and SWT’s policy on smoke-free premises.

I authorise SWT to contact my named referees and understand that any information received will be treated in the strictest confidence.

Finally, I understand the resident SWT Ranger may, at any time, terminate my stay if my behaviour gives any cause for concern

SIGNATURE / DATE
NAME

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