Volunteering

Volunteer application form

For more information on volunteering please call Ian Jackson, our Volunteer Development Officer on 07458 003 529, text VOLUNTEER to 82222 (standard network rates apply) or email volunteer@poppyscotland.org.uk.

Alternatively please complete and submit the form below.

Poppyscotland Volunteer Application Form

Thank you for your interest in volunteering with us! Your support is so important, and it’s only through the efforts of our fantastic volunteers that we are able to make a real difference to the lives of veterans, those still serving and their families in need in Scotland.

Please help us to process your application as quickly as possible by providing as much information as you can.

Please note that we are unable to place volunteers who are under 14 due to legal restrictions. Those aged 14-17 should ask a parent or guardian to complete the application form on their behalf who will act as their main contact.

Contact details

Title

First name

Surname

Address

Postcode

Telephone (Daytime)

Telephone (Evening)

Please confirm that you consent to Poppyscotland sharing your name and preferred contact detail with other volunteers to support with the coordination of volunteering activity.*

I consent to Poppyscotland sharing my name and preferred contact details.

About the role

Which volunteering role(s) are you interested in?

Area Organiser

Supermarket Organiser

Collector (General)

Events Volunteer

Other...

Where would you like to volunteer in support of Poppyscotland?

If you have a preference of where you would like to support us, please enter the City / Town / Village / Supermarket location above.

About you

What motivates you to volunteer with Poppyscotland?

What experience or skills might you be able to bring to the role?

We want to provide the most appropriate support to each one of our volunteers. Please let us know if you have any support or access requirements. This will allow us to meet your needs.

Where did you hear about volunteering with Poppyscotland?:

Rehabilitation of Offenders*

Under the rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, do you have any unspent criminal convictions?

Yes

If Yes, please give details:

Your References:

Please give details of two people who can comment on your suitability to volunteer with Poppyscotland. If you have worked in the last five years, one of these should be your employer. If not, please give details of people who know you well and are not family members.

Referee #1

Full Name

Address 1

Address 2

Postcode

Email address

Phone number

How do you know this person?

Referee #2

Full Name

Address 1

Address 2

Postcode

Phone number

How do you know this person?

Please check this box to confirm you have been given explicit consent from your referees to share their information and contact details for the purpose of obtaining your references. All personal data will be held securely and in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR).

I confirm I have consent.

Keeping in touch

How would you prefer us to contact you, in relation to volunteering?

Phone (Daytime)

Phone (Evening)

Privacy Statement

At Poppyscotland we take your privacy seriously and we will only use the information you have provided on this form to communicate with you in relation to volunteering with us. We will not share your data outside of Poppyscotland and promise to keep your personal information safe and secure. If your application is successful, we will hold your personal data for the duration of your time as a volunteer and 12 months beyond retirement OR until you withdraw your consent. If you would like to withdraw your consent for the processing of your personal information please contact enquiries@poppyscotland.org.uk. For full details of our Privacy Policy, please visit www.poppyscotland.org.uk/about-us.

I have read and understood the above privacy statement

Declaration

I understand that any offer of volunteering with Poppyscotland is subject to satisfactory references, and is binding in honour only. I declare that, to the best of my knowledge, the information I have given is correct, true and complete. Any false information will disqualify my application.

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