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Joining the action at gay men's health: volunteer application form

Thank you for showing an interest in volunteering with Gay Men’s Health. Below you will find an Application Form and an Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form for you to fill in. When you click submit, your application will be sent to me by email. When I receive this I will contact you (normally by telephone) to inform you whether or not you have been selected for interview. In the event that you are, we will arrange an informal interview where you can find out a little more about the organisation and I can find out some more about you and how you would like to be involved.

The information you supply in the application form will be kept strictly confidential. It is intended to provide a record of your contact details and give me an idea of what we can offer you at Gay Men’s Health. The information given on the Equal Opportunities Form is anonymous and allows us to monitor the effectiveness in practice of our Equal Opportunities Policy. The information on your equal opportunities form will be separated from your application and handled by another member of staff. Nonetheless we would be grateful if you could fill it out as fully as you feel is possible or appropriate.

If you have any problems filling in the form or you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Thank you for taking an interest in Gay Men’s Health. I hope to meet you soon.

Yours sincerely,

James Whyte
Manager: Community Development

Application form

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Please answer the following questions. There are no real right or wrong answers, but the information you give will be useful to us in terms of how you feel you may fit into the organisation.

1) How did you first hear about Gay Men’s Health?

2) What has led you to think about starting voluntary work at this time and why with Gay Men’s Health?

3) What, in terms of your personality, skills and experience, do you feel you are able to offer the organisation and the gay community as a whole?

4) In which of the following areas of volunteer work might you be interested?

Delivering training and workshops.
PR and Events - ensuring that Gay Men’s Health stays visible and involving the gay community in work with GMH, by planning and holding safer sex events, volunteer recruitment nights, fundraising activities, etc...
Office Support and day to day administration.
Counselling (you must already be qualified - speak to us if in doubt.)
Peer Education - talking to other gay men about HIV and other areas of health.
Virtual Volunteering – developing the Gay Men's Health website.
Magazine - responsible for the overall production of a magazine, which is distributed amongst the gay community.
Producing materials (leaflets, flyers, newsletters, etc.)
Other (please state.)

5) If you were given £1 million to spend on HIV prevention amongst gay men in Scotland, how would you spend it?

6) Do you have any personal or work commitments which could restrict your availability as a volunteer?

7) Please give a time and date that would be convenient for you in the next two weeks for an informal interview.

I agree to abide by the rules and policies of Gay Men’s Health as outlined in ‘The Volunteer Companion’ and further in the detailed policies of the organisation, including the Confidentiality Policy.

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Last updated 14th July 2004

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