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  • Volunteer Application Form

  • Thank you for applying to be a Whizz Kidz volunteer! We look forward to receiving your application. We hope you find this form straightforward to complete but if you have any questions or difficulties, please contact us via email (volunteers@whizz-kidz.org.uk) or telephone (07769180413).

    Whizz Kidz promise to keep your personal information safe. Please see our privacy and data protection policy for further details www.whizz-kidz.org.uk/privacy.

    Whizz Kidz are using JotForm to collect information on this form. You can read JotForm’s privacy policy here: https://www.jotform.com/privacy/.

  • Section 1 – Personal Information and Contact Details

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  • Please provide details of a contact in case of an emergency.

  • Section 2 – Additional Information

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  • Section 3 - References

  • Please provide contact details for two individuals that you would like to act as your referees to support your application. Referees can be current or former employers or colleagues, teachers, volunteering coordinators or professional contacts but must not be relatives. You must have known your referees for at least one year and been in contact with them within the last year.

  • Referee 1

  • Referee 2

  • Section 4 – Declaration

  • Whizz Kidz is committed to safeguarding and protecting all children, young people and adults at risk by implementing robust safer recruitment practices. Whizz Kidz conducts Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) or Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) checks on applicable positions as part of this process. A conviction will not necessarily prevent you from volunteering, but it will be taken into account when assessing your suitability. Failing to disclose a conviction which then appears on your criminal records check may exclude you from volunteering with Whizz Kidz. All cases are assessed as per the Whizz Kidz Criminal Record Disclosure Policy.

  • I declare that the information provided in this volunteer application is true and accurate to the best of my knowledge. I understand that any misrepresentation or omission of information may result in the rejection of my application or, if already accepted, the termination of my volunteer position. I also grant permission for Whizz Kidz to conduct any necessary background checks as part of the application process. By submitting this application, I acknowledge my commitment to abide by the policies and guidelines of Whizz Kidz.

  • Section 5 – Data Protection and Confidentiality Commitment

  • Volunteers supporting Whizz Kidz may work with and overhear confidential personal information relating to service users, beneficiaries, volunteers, donors, employees, partner organisations, suppliers and other third parties.  
      
    All volunteers are required to maintain the confidentiality of personal information and must follow Whizz Kidz Privacy and Data Protection Policy and related policies and procedures.   
      
    When volunteering with Whizz Kidz, you agree:

    • To treat all information about people – e.g. service users, donors and staff – as confidential.
    • To adhere to Whizz Kidz Privacy and Data Protection Policy and related policies as listed in the Privacy and Data Protection Policy.
    • To only disclose personal information in accordance with the Whizz Kidz Privacy and Data Protection Policy.
    • That any non-compliance with Whizz Kidz Privacy and Data Protection Policy will be treated as misconduct and may result in Whizz Kidz terminating your volunteer role.
    • That all confidential information about Whizz Kidz – that is, information not available in the public domain – must not be disclosed.

    Personal Information

    To volunteer with Whizz Kidz, we need to keep some personal details, including special categories of personal data, about you on our database. We need to keep these records so that we can administer and manage Whizz Kidz efficiently, meeting our legal obligations as a volunteer manager and as a charitable organisation.  

    The personal information will be available to limited Whizz Kidz employees and volunteers with a need to access the information, to others authorised by you and/or by us to receive the information and to those to whom we are legally obliged to disclose it. By signing this Agreement you confirm your understanding of how Whizz Kidz will handle your information.  

    Whizz Kidz is the Data Controller for your personal information, registered at 30 Park Street, London, SE1 9EQ. For more information about how Whizz Kidz looks after your personal information, please refer to the Whizz Kidz Privacy and Cookie Notice: www.whizz-kidz.org.uk/privacy.

  • Section 6 – Communications Consent

  • Section 7 – Photography and Videography Consent

  • We often take photographs and videos at our services, events and clinics. It’s a great way to show the work that Whizz Kidz does, to help us increase awareness and raise the vital funds we need to continue our work. By signing this form, you give your consent for Whizz Kidz to take photographs, videos and audio recordings of you and to use them in Whizz Kidz’s communications, marketing, awareness raising and fundraising campaigns.

    Declaration:

    I authorise Whizz Kidz to take/ and or use pictures, photographs, video recordings, audio recordings, digital images, and the like of me (the "Images") for any lawful purpose in connection with Whizz-Kidz's charitable objectives.

    Whizz Kidz can include the Images of me in any of the following:

    • Printed materials (posters, flyers, leaflets, booklets, reports);
    • Online media (websites, social media);
    • Broadcast media (television and radio);
    • Advertisements;
    • Presentations;
    • Fundraising applications/mailing campaigns; and
    • Any other use where the aim is to further Whizz Kidz's charitable objectives.

    If the Images are accompanied by a description, Whizz Kidz can include my name in the description.

    Furthermore,

    • I assign to Whizz Kidz any interest in copyright or other intellectual property rights that I may have in the Images.
    • I will not object to or restrict Whizz Kidz's use of the Images for the purposes specified above.
    • I will not bring any claims for damages against Whizz Kidz in connection with their permitted use of the Images.
    • I understand and agree that Whizz Kidz will not pay me, now or in the future, for any use of the Images.

    Whizz Kidz promises to look after your personal information (including photos and videos of you) in accordance with the GDPR. You can read more about how Whizz Kidz will look after your personal information in our privacy policy: www.whizz-kidz.org.uk/privacy. 

  • If you change your mind or have any questions about how Whizz Kidz look after your personal information, including photos and videos of you, please read our Privacy Policy or contact us at data.protection@whizz-kidz.org.uk. If you would like revoke your consent for Whizz Kidz to store or use images or videos of you please contact Whizz Kidz at data.protection@whizz-kidz.org.uk.

    PLEASE NOTE: If you have any questions or queries relating to the contents of this Photography and Video Release Form please contact the Whizz Kidz Communications Team on communications@whizz-kidz.org.uk.

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