How Do I Apply to Become a Volunteer?

• Decide which Camp you would like to go on.
• Print out the application form

If you've never been on a Camp as a volunteer then use this form:

Download New Volunteer application (.pdf version)
Download New Volunteer application (microsoft word version)

If you have previously been on a Camp as a volunteer then use this form:

Download Experienced Volunteer application (.pdf version)
Download Experienced Volunteer application (microsoft word version)

To read the .pdf versions visit www.adobe.com and download the free Acrobat reader

If you've been on a Camp in the last 2 years you should receive an information pack in early Febuary. If you haven't received one then contact the volunteer organiser.

• Fill in the form and post it to the volunteer organiser. Her address is at the bottom of it.
• The organiser will confirm that your form has been received
• We will contact your referees and conduct a police check. We will contact you with details of what further information we need from you later.
• We will confim your place on the Camp after April and ask you to send a non-returnable deposit of £25.
• You will need to attend the volunteer training day (see the diary for the date)

Notes

• The minimum age for volunteers is 18.
• All volunteers will be expected to attend the volunteer training day. This will be held in Sutton Coldfield in Birmingham on a Sunday at the end of June. Look at the diary for this year's training date.
• All volunteers, whether new or experienced, will be asked to sign a form to allow the Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) to perform a search of the police national computer.
• We will need a photocopy of either your Birth Certificate, Driving Licence or Passport and 2 different photocopies of identity evidence such as a P45, utility bill, marriage certificate or an official document with your current name and address on it. Please don't send these until we ask you to.
• New volunteers will be asked to provide details of two people who may be approached as referees. These people should know the applicant well but not be related. Ideally one of the referees should an employer, tutor or teacher. The other should know the applicant socially.
• Experienced volunteers will be asked to provide one referee.
• If, once you have sent in your application form, you are no longer able to take part in a Camp then PLEASE contact us as soon as you know. We will need to offer your place to somebody else.
• If you have any queries about coming on the camp that aren't answered on this website then please contact the volunteer organiser