FoodCycle

Project Leader Application Form

FoodCycle’s Project Leaders are the inspirational volunteers that keep our projects running. If you’ve been to a FoodCycle Project, you will have encountered at least one Project Leader, leading the sessions and making sure that everyone enjoys the meal and the company.

From all age groups, backgrounds, and occupations, our Project Leaders are all united by their passion to make something amazing happen in their community.

So what are you waiting for? Join the team today!

FoodCycle prides itself on being a diverse organisation. We want you to have every opportunity to shine and show us your talents, so please let us know if there is anything we can do to make sure the Project Leader application process works for you.

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First Name

Last Name

Primary Phone

Email Address

Date of Birth

Please click on the current year to change to birth year.

Request Project Site

How did you hear about this opportunity?

Other- please specify

Our Project Leaders wear FoodCycle T-shirts at our meals so everyone knows who is leading. Which size would you prefer for your T-shirt?

Have you been involved in FoodCycle before?

Would you be available to lead the Project’s cooking or hosting session at least once per month for the next 6 months?

Which particular Project Leader role(s) are you interested in applying for? Please select (✓) all that you would be interested in?

Previous Experience

Please give details below of any relevant experience that you have that will support you in the role you would like to volunteer for.

Name of Employer

Post held

Start Date

End Date

Training and Qualifications

Please give details of any training or qualifications you have achieved that might be relevant to your volunteering with FoodCycle.

Reference

Please give details of one individual who can provide character, work or academic references. A family member cannot be a reference for you in this application. If you are a volunteer at an exisiting Project this can be a Project Leader.

Reference Details

Name, Position, Tel No,

Email Address for Reference

About You

Why do you want to become a Project Leader? Why do you particularly want to do the role(s) you have chosen above?

300 words max

What skills can you bring to FoodCycle? Why would you be a good Project Leader?

300 words max

Do you have any other skills or interests?

We hope that FoodCycle Project Leaders will commit to a minimum 6 month period. If you indicated earlier that you aren't able to commit to this length of time, please state how long you can commit to here.

Criminal Disclosure and DBS Checks

Rehabilitation of Offenders Act / Home Office Circular 22/91

Because of the nature of the work, this volunteer position is exempt from the provision of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and associated Order. Applicants are not, therefore, entitled to withhold details of any criminal convictions which for other purposes might be considered “spent”. DBS Checks will be made against police records in respect of those applicants selected for placement, in accordance with Home Office Joint Circular 86/44. Information given will be kept confidential and will only be used in relation to the application for the voluntary position.

Have you ever had any convictions or police cautions (including spent convictions)?

Criminal Conviction Disclosure Form

This form must be completed by all applicants. The information disclosed on this form will be kept electronically on our secured network, and treated with strict confidentiality.

Policy statement on recruiting applicants with criminal records

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare any cautions, convictions, reprimands and final warnings that are not protected (i.e. that are not filtered out) as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013).

For further information on filtering please refer to Nacro guidance and the DBS website.

We recognise and value the contribution that people who have lived experiences can make as employees and volunteers, and we welcome applications from them. A person’s criminal record will not, in itself, debar that person from being appointed to this post. Any information given will be treated in the strictest confidence

DBS States that all employers must treat DBS check applicants who have a criminal record fairly and should not discriminate because of a conviction or other information revealed.
Our decisions will be made on the basis of an assessment of any risk to children or adults,rather than the simple fact that a conviction or other information is disclosed. However,where there is significant doubt, the decision will always favour the welfare of the childrenor adults using the service.
All cases will be examined on an individual basis and will take the following into considerationthrough a risk management plan, which would be completed via a conversation with the relevantRegional Manager.

It is important that applicants understand that failure to disclose all unspent convictions could result in disciplinary proceedings or dismissal; and volunteers may be asked to leave the organisation.

Declaration of Convictions

Confirmation

I confirm that everything provided in this application is true and accurate.

This field is required

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