Application Form For Voluntary Service

Please note the following:-

AS OF 15TH NOVEMBER 2024, WE ARE UNABLE TO CONSIDER ANY FURTHER APPLICATIONS FROM THE CONTINENT OF AFRICA DUE TO THE EXTREMELY HIGH VOLUME OF AFRICAN APPLICATIONS WE HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED.

Please read through the Frequently Asked Questions before completing the form below.

Your application will be acknowledged when you submit your application but we receive large numbers of applications and so we will not contact you again unless you have been selected for the next stage.

THE APPLICATION FORM WILL ONLY BE AVAILABLE FROM EARLY NOVEMBER UNTIL EARLY JANUARY 2025 OR UNTIL WE HAVE ACCEPTED OUR MAXIMUM NUMBER OF VOLUNTEERS. WE THEREFORE RECOMMEND YOU APPLY AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE.

Please read the Frequently Asked Questions carefully before completing your application and then confirm your understanding of the important facts below.

The Mount Camphill Community is not accepting applications from the African Continent due to the extremely high volume of African Applications we have already received.*Understood

Your nationality*

I am not able to bring dependants (family) with me if my application is successful.*Understood

The maximum stay allowed on a Charity Worker Visa is 12 months and cannot be extended. You cannot seek work in the UK during your stay and you are not allowed to remain in the UK after your visa expires.*Understood

If I am accepted as a volunteer I will need to pay upfront for my all visa application costs, the Immigration Health Surcharge and travel to The Mount. (These costs will be refunded to me in equal instalments over my stay at The Mount but if I leave my volunteer post early I will not be refunded any outstanding amounts except in exceptional circumstances)*Understood

If my visa application is unsuccessful I will only be refunded the Health Surcharge fee by the UK Home Office (which can take several weeks to come through) , and not any other visa application costs.*Understood

If these facts do not match your understanding please consider carefully before proceeding further.

I would like to apply for a one year volunteering post in (please read the FAQs if you are not sure of the difference)*Cohousing (The placement will be from late August 2025 to late August 2026)College (The placement will be from late August 2025 to late July 2026)Either Cohousing or College

Your name:

Please enter your first name as it appears in your passport* Your family name as it appears in your passport*

Address Details

House or apartment name and/or number* Street or Road name* Address Line 2 (if appropriate) Town or City* State or Region Zip Code or Post Code* Country*

Contact Details

Your main telephone number (do not enter any spaces)* Additional phone number (if appropriate) Your email address*

Additional Personal Details

Your sex as stated in your passport*MaleFemale

Please attach a recent photograph of yourself:- jpg, jpeg or png files only - max 1mb file size* No file chosen

Please enter details of your recent education starting with your latest school or college*
	Name of School/College	Dates Attended	Subjects Studied	Qualifications Achieved

Please enter details of any recent employment starting with your most recent role. Enter N/A in each box if you have no employment history*
	Name of Employer	Date From	Date To	Position Held	Reason for Leaving

Please list any skills, talents or experiences that you think you could contribute to The Mount, for example: craft, technical, musical (instruments/singing), artistic, social and care, cooking, etc.* How did you learn about The Mount and/or the Camphill movement?*

Autobiographical Information

Please describe yourself, your family background and tell us why you would like to become a volunteer at The Mount*

References

We will need to get two references for your application. Please provide us with the full names, addresses, telephone numbers and e-mail addresses of your two nominated referees. These must be from your current or most recent employer, teachers, tutors, community leaders or Church or youth group leaders. They must not be close friends or members of your own family. Your chosen referees must have known you for at least two years. We are obliged by UK law to send out our reference forms directly from The Mount to your two referees. The referees will need to complete and return the forms as soon as possible to ensure that we can process your application quickly.

(Please give two named persons and not just the name of an organization or company; for example a teacher, a previous employer or a member of the church. Do not give names of relatives or friends)

First Referee

Full Name* Profession* Full address Telephone Number Email Address* Reference requests will be sent in English unless you name a preferred language below.

Second Referee

Full Name* Profession* Full Address* Telephone Number Email Address* Reference requests will be sent in English unless you name a preferred language below.

Declaration

I confirm that I have no criminal record. If you cannot truthfully confirm this then your application will not be considered. If you are accepted for the next stage of recruitment you will be required to obtain a local police check*I confirm that this is trueI am unable to confirm this is true

I declare that, to the best of my knowlege, the details I have entered are true* Select Date (dd/mm/yyyy) For example 27/11/2023*

I confirm my consent to your use of my personal data for the purposes of assessing your application.*YesNo

If your application is unsuccessful, your personal data will be deleted after 6 months of submitting your application.
If you are successful in your application your personal data will be held for 6 years after you end your volunteering period with us.

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