Volunteer Application

 

 

Date: ___________________                        Name:_______________________________________

 Address: ________________________________________________________________________

 SSN:___________________________________ DOB:___________________________________

 Drivers License Number:___________________________________________________________

 Telephone (h):________________________(w):____________________(c):__________________

 Email address:____________________________________________________________________

 Best time and way to reach you: _____________________________________________________

 I am available to volunteer:

Mornings_______________________________

 Afternoons______________________________

 Evenings________________________________

 Weekends_______________________________

I am willing to be called for spot jobs:           YES:______  NO: ______

 I am available to start: _______________________________________

How did you hear about our Volunteer Service Program?

In the event of an emergency, please contact:

Name:__________________________________Phone:_____________________________________

 

Available Volunteer Opportunities

Check all interests:

 

______Driver for clients and tenants

______Reader for tenants

______Instructor, arts and crafts

______Office support (filings and mailings)

______Assist in bowling outings, bingo, spectator sports, cultural events, seasonal recreational activities (skiing, sailing etc),

shopping trips, movies, dining out, holistic health programs, etc for tenants of Iris Park Apartments

______Maine AIRS Portland broadcast reader (audition required with Director of Maine AIRS)

______Maine AIRS Brewer broadcast reader (audition required with Director of Maine AIRS)

  

Volunteer Experience

 

Volunteer Organization and Address:  _________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________

Position:_______________________________________________________________________

Dates of Volunteering:_____________________________________________________________

Volunteer Organization and Address:            ____________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________

Position:______________________________________________________________________

Dates of Volunteering:___________________________________________________________

 

Educational Experience

 

Please indicate highest level of completed schooling: 

_____High school ______Undergraduate college/university ______Postgraduate

Please list any specialized licenses or certifications:­­­____________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________

Please list any special skills, interests, or qualifications that are relevant for volunteering at the IrisNetwork:__________________________________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________

Please send this form to Janet Taylor, Recreation Therapist/Volunteer Coordinator, The Iris Network, 189 Park Avenue, Portland, ME 04102.  Or via email at jtaylor@theiris.org

All Iris Network employees and volunteers who work regularly with minors or a vulnerable population are subject to a criminal background check.  The applicant may be accepted provisionally while awaiting the background and reference check. 

The information gathered in this Volunteer application is designed to help us provide the highest quality of programming for the Iris Network and the people in the state of Maine who are visually impaired or blind.

Accommodations to enable all individuals to participate in the application process will be provided upon advance request.

Program/Facility: ___________________City:__________________________ 

Name:___________________________________________________________ 

DOB:____________________________________________________________ 

Maiden name:_____________________________________________________

Check here­­­­­­­­­_______if you had a criminal history records check with the Iris Network in the past five years.  Enter date of last criminal background check:________________________.

 Please list all your addresses in the past five years:

______________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________

Have you ever lived in a state other than Maine? _____________

If Yes, please list State/Dates (example, Ohio/1998-2000)

____________________________________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________

 References and Telephone Numbers: (2 work and 1 personal)

1.      ___________________________________________________________________________

2.      ___________________________________________________________________________

3.      ___________________________________________________________________________

Your willingness to share your time and talents with the Iris Network is so appreciated! Providing safe and secure programs for our clients and tenants is of utmost importance.

 _______I understand that a background check will be conducted in conjunction with my service and that I am subject to investigation at any time during my service.  In the course of my service, these checks will include but not limited to a comprehensive criminal history records check, a Department of Human Services check, a sex offender registry check, and a driving record check in conjunction with my volunteer service.

______I understand that I can withdraw from the application process at any time.

______I also agree that my volunteer service with the Iris Network is on an “at will” basis, meaning that such may be permanently discontinued by either the Iris Network through termination of my service, or myself through voluntary resigning, at any time without notice and without recourse of any kind by either party.  I affirm that the information in this application is true and complete and any intentional deception herein may be considered sufficient cause for termination.

My signature below indicates that I have read and understood all of the above. Do not sign until you have read, understood and initialed your agreement to each of the above statements.

Applicant signature:___________________________________________________________

Date:____________________________________________