A company limited by guarantee

Company No: 5801122

Registered Charity No: 1114907

A Member of: Essex Association of Volunteer Centres

VOLUNTEERING OPPORTUNITY REGISTRATION

IMPORTANT: We will keep this opportunity live until and unless you advise us to remove or update it. Please help us keep your information accurate and your opportunities current.

Organisation Name:The information you provide below will be used to match volunteers for this volunteering opportunity. It is important that the information you provide is as accurate as possible. This will help Volunteer Centres to attract suitable volunteers. Try to use language which emphasises the appeal of this volunteering opportunity, since this will help create interest. Volunteer Centres will make every effort to market your volunteering opportunity effectively.

Opportunity Title: (Please provide a short and appealing title for this opportunity, e.g. home visitor, telephone help-line volunteer, gardener, receptionist, retail assistant)

Description of Opportunity: Please provide us with a short and interesting description of what the volunteer will be expected to do. Please remember, the more lively the better! Please enclose a Role Description, if you have one. Is this a role for a number of volunteers? Please indicate:

What client groups will volunteers be working with?

What do you see as the benefits of involvement for volunteers?

Skills, Qualities or Qualifications Required: Please provide us with details of any skills and/or qualifications that the volunteer should possess

Directions: Please provide some brief instructions on how to locate the site of the voluntary opportunity (bus route, parking etc)

Organisation Address: (Please indicate if the opportunity is based elsewhere)

Contact Name: (person with whom the volunteer would make contact)

Telephone Number: Fax:

E-mail:

I am happy for the above contact details to be passed

on to prospective volunteers Yes / No

lease indicate when volunteers are required.

If for a short term project, please complete the start and end date details.

Start Date: End Date:

Please indicate on which days you require volunteers.

	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thur	Fri	Sat	Sun	Weekly
AM								Fortnightly
PM								Monthly
EVE								Occasionally
								One-off

Please tell us what time commitment you expect from volunteers, and if there are specific times when volunteers are required (e.g. lunch-club volunteers may be needed between 11am and 2pm)

If for some specific reason, you do not want this opportunity uploaded to the National Volunteering Database; the do-it.org.uk website, please tick this box. [ ]

Areas of interest

Please tick any of the following that apply to the opportunity:

Animals	Environment	Millennium Volunteers
Arts & Culture	Families	Museums
Children	Gay, Lesbian, Bi & Transsexual	Music
Disability	Health, Hospital & Hospices	Politics
Disaster Relief	Heritage	Prisoners & Ex-Offenders
Domestic Violence	Homelessness & Housing	Race, Ethnicity & Refugees
Drugs & Addictions	Human & Civil Rights	Religion
Education & Literacy	International Aid	Sport & Outdoor Activities
Elderly	Legal Aid & Justice	Women’s Groups
Emergency Services	Mental Health	Youth
Employment	Mentoring

Type of activity

Please tick any of the following that apply to the opportunity

Administration	Counselling	Mentoring
Advice, Information & Support	Driving	Music
Architecture & Building Work	Employee & Group Volunteering	National & International Events
Art	Entertainment	Officials
Befriending & Buddying	Finance Work	Practical Work & DIY
Business, Management & Research	First Aid	Retail & Charity Shops
Campaigning & Lobbying	Fundraising	Sports Development
Caring	Gardening	Teaching, Training & Coaching
Catering	General & Helping	Trusteeship & Committee Work
Community Work	Hostel Work	Under 16 Volunteering
Computers, Technology & Website	Local Events	Youth Work
Design	Marketing, PR & Media

Recruitment method:

Application form [ ] Criminal Record Bureau check (disclosure) [ ]

Informal discussion [ ]

Interview [ ]

Not known [ ]

Other [ ]

References [ ]

Trial period [ ]

Please provide details of the arrangements made under each heading below

Do you have any Gender restrictions? Yes / No Please indicate the reason for any restrictions

Do you have any age restrictions? Upper limit……………yrs Lower limit……………yrs

Please indicate the reason for these restrictions

Is this role particularly suitable for volunteers aged 16-17 or 18-25 ? Please circle

Please give details of any issues that might affect volunteers’ access to this opportunity (e.g. building accessibility, parking)

What expenses do you reimburse to volunteers?

Do you provide Induction for new volunteers? Yes / No

Is any specific training offered to volunteers, if so what? Yes / No

Will volunteers be insured whilst undertaking this role? Yes / No

What support will be available to volunteers? e.g. will they be working alone or with others, will a member of staff be on hand to support volunteers:

Any other arrangements: (e.g. support meetings /social events)

Please indicate which districts / geographical areas this volunteering opportunity is applicable, if you would like us to circulate the details you provide to the relevant Volunteer Centres. Please bear in mind travel cost incurred by volunteers, if you are searching for volunteers outside the local area..

You may be contacted by other Volunteer Centres if they require additional information of local relevance. Please return this form to your nearest Volunteer Centre.

Policies & Procedures

Do you have an Equal Opportunities Policy? Yes / No

Do you have insurance cover for volunteers? Yes / No

Do you have a written volunteer policy? Yes / No

Do you give volunteers written descriptions of their tasks? Yes / No

Do you have a current Health & Safety Policy? Yes / No

Contact your local Volunteer Centre for assistance in developing policies and procedures.

I confirm that the above details are correct, and that I wish for the Volunteer Centres to promote this opportunity on behalf of my organisation. I understand that, whilst the Volunteer Centres accept responsibility to act reasonably and carefully when referring prospective volunteers to an organisation, they act as referral organisations only. It is the role of this organisation to be responsible for the selection, screening and vetting of volunteers (taking up references, CRB checks etc). I will inform Volunteer Centres as soon as possible if this opportunity ceases to be available, or if any details change.

Name: (authorised by)