VOLUNTEER APPLICATION FORM

Fair Isle Bird Observatory, Fair Isle, Shetland, ZE2 9JU

Tel: 01595 760258

Fax: 01595 760388

email:

website:

Which volunteering role are you applying for:

Dates applied for

From: To:

Full name:

Date of birth:

Address:

Telephone:

E-mail:

Details of any previous employment and relevant voluntary experience:

Position / Brief description of responsibilities / Employer / Period employed
(and reason for leaving)

Details of relevant training courses/qualifications (ringing permit etc):

Please explain why you are interested in coming to Fair Isle to volunteer at the Bird Observatory (include details of what experience you hope to gain during your stay, if relevant):

Using the description of the volunteering role that is on the website, explain why you think you would be suited to volunteering at FIBO (you should include details of your skills and previous experience):

Fair Isle is a wonderful place to live, but island life comes with its own challenges. It is also essential that the staff team at the Observatory get on together. How do you think you will cope with living in this rewarding, but sometimes demanding, environment?

Are you applying for a grant from the John Harrison Memorial Fund or Simon Aspinall Bursary Fund (Wardening team volunteer applicants only)?

Yes No

If ‘yes’, please give details of your travel below. Travel should be by the cheapest possible means (typically coach or train to Aberdeen, Northlink ferry to Shetland, bus to Grutness and Good Shepherd ferry to Fair Isle), with dates and prices provided:

Have you previously applied for funding from the JHMF or SABF, if so, please give details here:

Are you applying for any other grants in conjunction with your visit to Fair Isle? If so, please give details here:

Additional information:

This role can at times be physically demanding. Please give brief details of any relevant medical history, including previous ailments and medical conditions currently being treated:

Do you have any special dietary requirements (e.g. vegetarian, diabetic etc)? Please give details (note, this is only used to help the kitchen staff prepare meals and does not affect your application):

Please give the names and contact details of two referees. It would be helpful if you are able to provide references from these referees with your application form.

Please note we will be unable to proceed with your application if no referees are provided.

  1. Name:

Address:

Telephone number:

Email:

Their position:

Can this person be contacted now?

  1. Name:

Address:

Telephone number:

Email:

Their position:

Can this person be contacted now?

Please return completed form (by the deadline indicated on the website) to:

or

David Parnaby, Warden

Fair Isle Bird Observatory

Fair Isle, Shetland

ZE2 9JU

(note that post can be slow to get to the island in the winter)