Volunteering

Volunteering is contribution of time, effort and talent to a need, cause or mission without financial gain. Volunteering is all about you being able to contribute some of your own time and skills to help people in our communities.

Why volunteer?

Volunteering is an integral part of supporting the community and is a great way to meet new people, especially if you are new to an area. Volunteering strengthens your ties to the community and broadens your support network.

Benefits of volunteering.

Becoming a volunteer can help you gain confidence, make a difference to others, give you the opportunity to try something new, and build a real sense of achievement. It gives you a chance to learn new transferrable skills, fill employment gaps in your CV and have fun.

Would you like to help with your community or have skills that you can share with others? If so, do not hesitate to register as a Community Volunteer.

What we can offer in return.

In recognition for your time, you will be offered support, guidance, and training on a variety of subjects including:

• Safeguarding levels 1&2, online safety (CEOP)
• Emergency First Aid.
• How to deliver on/offsite activities.
• Food Hygiene.

How can I get involved?

Start by registering as a community volunteer below.

*As per the Global Support Organisation (GSO) policy statement –For insurance and safeguarding purposes, it is mandated that ALL GSO Volunteers and Volunteer Groups are to be registered, D&BS cleared as per JSP 893 Part 1 and assured with the GSO J1 Welfare Safeguarding Assurance Manager before taking place.

Registering to be a Community Volunteer

Please complete the information below, this will enable EJSU to assure the correct level of Safeguarding training and Disclosure & Barring required for your volunteer role:

Name *

First

Last

EJSU Status (Please tick) *

• Military
• UKBC
• Dependant
• Contractor

Email *

Location *South BelgiumNorth BelgiumNetherlandsPortugalNorth GermanySE GermanySW GermanyPortugalTurkey - IzmirTurkey - IstanbulNE ItalyNW ItalySouth ItalyScandinaviaSpainFrance/Eastern Europe

What type of role are you volunteering for? *NSE Community VolunteerSports Coaching VolunteerChurch VolunteerYouth Work VolunteerOther

Please Specify if 'Other' *

Are you wishing to volunteer for an existing group? *

• Yes
• No

Are you wishing to form a new group? *

• Yes
• No

If you are wishing to form a new volunteering group, once you are a registered volunteer, please complete the additional group registration form.

Name of Group *

Will you be working with children more than three times a month? *

• No
• Yes

Will you be supervising children without parents in attendance? *

• No
• Yes

Will you be working with families unsupervised? *

• No
• Yes

Are you a British national? *

• No
• Yes

If 'NO' please note you will need to provide a copy of a HOST Nation Police check to work with children.

Do you hold a current *‘in date’ Disclosure & Barring certificate? *

• No
• Yes

*Issued within the last 5 years.

If yes, please provide the DBS Cert No: *

As per JSP 893 you will be required to provide a copy of the original certificate to the GSO Unit Disclosure Officer (UDO).

NOTE: IF THE REGISTERED BODY ANNOTATED ON YOUR DISCLOSURE CERTIFICATE IS NOT MOD, AND YOU ARE NOT REGISTERED WITH THE UPDATE SERVICE YOU MAY BE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE A NEW DISCLOSURE APPLICATION.

Have you registered for the DBS update service? *

• No
• Yes

Disclosure declaration for GSO Unit Disclosure Officer (UDO) *

• I agree that an online status check of the update service can be taken by the GSO Unit Disclosure Officer (UDO)

TRAINING & EXPERIENCE

Registering as a GSO EJSU Volunteer will allow you to develop your skills and have a access to FREE training, support and guidance. Therefore, please let us know a little more about you and what you have to offer.

Do you have any previous volunteering experience? *

• Yes
• No

If yes, please indicate dates and the nature of volunteering (Girl Guiding, Charity work etc) *

Have you completed any MOD safeguarding training? *

• No
• Yes

NB: EJSU will only accept MOD Endorsed training.

If so, at what level? *

• L1
• L2
• L3

Please provide copies of any training certificates to Lesley.Mutch473@mod.gov.uk

Please indicate if you have completed any of the following GSO EJSU endorsed training:

• Emergency First Aid
• On/Offsite Activities Training
• Food Handling
• Youth Working

Please note, you will be required to provide the valid certificates.

Please provide further details regarding any other relevant training or coaching qualifications that you may have (Please include the qualification, issuing body and dates)

Please note, you will be required to provide the valid certificates.

Character Reference:

Please provide details of a character referee. This should be someone who has known you for at least two years, either personally or in an employment capacity – NOTE: This cannot be a relative.

Full Name: *

Relationship to new volunteer: *

How do you know the person requesting to be a volunteer (e.g, friend, employer)?

How long have you known this person?

Contact details of referee - Email *

Contact details of referee - Telephone Number: *

PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT AGREEMENT – ONLINE SAFETY *

• We recognise that staff and volunteers will use online and digital technologies in their personal and social lives. We do not seek to prevent any volunteers from accessing online technologies but must ensure that there is no confusion between their personal and volunteer roles. We require all volunteers to sign acknowledging that they understand that online activity which conflicts with these parameters may be viewed as misconduct and subject to investigation. I acknowledge and understand that I am in a position of trust and my actions outside of my volunteer role could be misinterpreted by others. Therefore, I am conscious that my use of social media/network sites or other technologies should not; • Bring the setting or service into disrepute. • Involve sharing or posting, in an open forum, any information that I do not want children/young people, parents/carers or colleagues to view. • Allow unauthorised access to my personal page. • Mix my volunteer role with my personal life. • Jeopardise how I am perceived by others and how this could affect my own reputation and that of the setting or service.

EJSU Youth, Community Support and Volunteer Confidentiality Statement *

• Effective Youth, Community Support and Volunteer work relies on building trust and maintaining confidentiality with the community. Therefore, we must ensure that good personal data management is maintained and is compliant with the Data Protection Act 2018. If you need to hold personal information, you must; 1. Treat personal data with the utmost confidentiality. Personal data is information relating to a living individual and can be Name, Address, NI number, DOB, etc. 2. Make sure you have the necessary authority to process, collect and share personal data fairly and in a transparent manner 3. Store personal data in an appropriate area with the right permissions and access controls. 4. Regularly delete/destroy the information you no longer require. 5. Minimise the amount of personal data you require ensuring it is adequate, relevant and limited to necessity. As a GSO community volunteer for, I do hereby certify that I will respect the confidentiality rights of every child/adult who attends this Community Group. I understand that the confidentiality of each person’s information is strictly maintained to protect the privacy rights of the individual. This includes discussions held or overheard, behavior observed, or concerns raised about a young person or community member. I pledge that I will not discuss or otherwise communicate any form of information concerning the care or condition of any person with unauthorised individuals. I understand that failure to abide by the confidentiality requirements may result in my immediate termination from carrying out any Youth, Community Support and Volunteer work for EJSU.

Please note that once registration is completed, if not already in place, you will be asked to complete the following: • Mandated Safeguarding Level 1 training. • A Disclosure & Barring application • A Host Nation clearance*

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