Volunteer Application Form

Date of Application:

Name:

Address (including postal code):

Phone (Home): (Office): (Cell):

Email Address:

Languages Spoken: Languages Written:

Emergency Contact Name: (Relation):

Emergency Contact Tel No (Home): (Office): (Cell):

Please answer the following questions:

When can you start:

Do you have first aid training? Yes No

Do you have knowledge of Non-Violent Crisis Intervention? Yes No

If you are volunteering to drive, do you have any driving convictions? Yes No

Driver's Abstract: Applied Received Date of Abstract:

We require all volunteers (except for students placed in agencies through an educational institution) to provide us with a "Criminal Reference Check". This information ensures that your volunteer activities do not place you or The Hope Centre in a vulnerable situation. Please note that you will be responsible for the payment of the Criminal Reference Check. All information seen and recorded by the Volunteer Coordinator will be confidential and kept in a secured area. (A criminal record may not necessarily deter us from accepting you as a volunteer).

Police Clearance Certificate: Applied Received Date of Certificate:

How did you hear about us?
Friend
Poster
Newspaper
Other Agency (Name of agency: )

Why do you want to volunteer at The Hope Centre?

What work experience do you have that you can share with us?

What interest, skills or hobbies do you have that you can share with us?

Areas of Volunteering (Please tell us the areas you would be interested in volunteering):

At the Hope Centre:

Volunteer opportunities are available in: Reception (answers phone calls, helps with intake form, sends faxes, makes photocopies, etc.), food preparation (helps with lunch time meals), serving and clean-up (Helps to serve meals, clean up and tidy dining room and kitchen), Hope Food Bank (stocks shelves, inventory of food donations, fills requests for food, etc.), repair and maintenance (anything related to the up-keep of The Hope Centre), custodial services (helps to clean floors, counters, outdoor clean up, etc.), computer support (helps with intakes, repairs computers, maintain website, etc.), office support (general office duties), language support (translation of documents and interviews with clients), seasonal programs (Koats for Kids, sorting and packing Christmas toys and presents, etc.)

At the Hope House:

To be a volunteer at The Hope House, you need to have some social service education and experience

In the Community (Projects outside The Hope Centre and Hope House) - only when required

Volunteer opportunities are available in: Food drives, clothes drive, awareness campaigns, fundraising events (golf tournament, BBQ, euchre tournament, community concerts, rose festival parade, etc), transportation (only those with a valid driver licence and no driving convictions)

Above are just some areas we have listed. We encourage new ideas from fellow community members. If you have an idea for a project (fundraising events, program at The Hope Centre), we would love to hear it.

Please indicate in the table below the preferred time slots and days that you can volunteer if you are willing to commit to volunteer daily or weekly:

Hours/Day	Mon	Tues	Weds	Thurs	Fri	Sat	Sun
Morning 9 - 12:30
Afternoon 12:30 - 3:30
Evening

Please enter the verification code:

If you have any questions or comments about volunteering, please call 905-788-0744 to speak to the Volunteer Coordinator or email info@thehopecentre.net.

Thank you and looking forward to working with you to assist those in need.