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Volunteer application form

We are committed to welcoming people from all backgrounds and communities, and to creating inclusive teams.

Please be aware, all our volunteers need to be able to see our visitors face to face in one of our London locations.

Please complete as much as possible or appropriate.

(Please note that compulsory fields are marked by a red asterisk.)

To make sure volunteering at The Listening Place is right for you, please confirm that you can meet all of the following requirements. These are essential for the safety and wellbeing of our visitors and volunteers.

If you’re unable to confirm all of the above, unfortunately we won’t be able to progress your application at this time.

Thank you for your interest

Unfortunately, we’re unable to progress your application as our volunteers must be aged 18 or over, be able to volunteer face-to-face at one of our London locations, and not be applying for a placement. These requirements help us provide safe, consistent support to our visitors. If your circumstances change in the future, you would be very welcome to apply again.

Contact Details

Please take care when entering an email address into the box above, as this can affect the form arriving with us successfully. If you are in any doubt that your application has been received, please email us on volunteerrecruitment@listeningplace.org.uk.

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Volunteering

Some TLP volunteers talk about their volunteering experience.

No qualifications or experience are needed to volunteer with The Listening Place. We are seeking volunteers who are non-judgmental, empathetic, warm, caring and resilient.

Listening volunteers

  • Provide ongoing face-to-face support to visitors
  • Can commit to a regular four-hour shift every fortnight
  • Can commit to a minimum of one year of volunteering after completing initial training

Helping volunteers

  • Meet and greet our visitors, support their shift and create a warm and welcoming atmosphere
  • Can commit to regular weekly or fortnightly four-hour shifts
  • Can commit to a minimum of six months’ volunteering after completing initial training

Important — Listening Volunteer training timeline

Due to high demand, there is currently a six month wait before Listening Volunteer training becomes available.

There is a three month notice period for listening volunteers and we ask them to commit to a minimum of a year’s volunteering after training.

There is a one month notice period for helping volunteers and we ask them to commit to a minimum of six months volunteering after training.

Please indicate your preferred site(s): *

Please indicate which days and times you would be available to go on shift (you will only be asked to do one regular fortnightly shift, but the more availability you can give us, the easier it is to find a shift for you)

DAY AM PM EVE
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Additional details

If you are not in paid work and receiving benefits, you may need to inform the DSS, please visit www.gov.uk for more advice and support.

Please note that we are unable to offer placements to our volunteers.

As The Listening Place works with a vulnerable client group it is not exempt from the provision of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Therefore all our volunteers need an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service certificate (DBS) which we will pay for.

Guidelines can be downloaded at https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/disclosure-and-barring-service. If you think you may have a caution or a conviction on your DBS certificate, please let us know as soon as possible - depending on the nature of the caution or conviction, it may not be a bar to you volunteering with us unless it is particularly relevant to the position.

Referees

Please give the names and addresses of two referees. They should be people who know you well (but are not family) and if possible one should be a professional or work related contact. If you heard about The Listening Place from one of our visitors, or you are connected to someone who has received support from The Listening Place, we would prefer you did not use that person as one of your referees.

Emergency contact

Next of kin details for contact in an emergency situation: