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Home-Start East Antrim

There for parents when they need us most, because childhood can't wait

Volunteering Application Form (Test)

There are several ways that you can help Home-Start East Antrim in a voluntary capacity:

  • by supporting a family as a home-visiting volunteer
  • by supporting family group sessions
  • by joining the Trustee Board
  • by helping with fundraising

Home Visiting Volunteers

Home-Start East Antrim’s home-visiting volunteers come from many different backgrounds and vary in age but all are either parents themselves or have parenting experience and are carefully selected for their friendliness and understanding. All volunteers attend a preparation course before being matched with a family. They then take their own individual skills and experience to the families they visit. Our volunteers offer their time and friendship and accept a parent as they are.

“I have been a Home-Start volunteer for the past year and it has had such a positive impact on the family I visit weekly and also for me personally. It is incredible how much of a difference just a couple of hours chatting with Mum or playing with a toddler can make. It’s hugely rewarding and a great privilege.” 

A Home-Start Volunteer

“I have always felt that the help I have given has always been whole-heartedly appreciated.  When I have worked with families whose own extended family do not live nearby or are not around, I have always felt that my help has helped to combat loneliness and given that extra help that may have been given by a family member, if they were around.”

A Home-Start Volunteer

Management Committee

The Home-Start East Antrim’s Management Committee is made up of local people from a wide range of backgrounds such as law, social care, HR, fundraising, education and business. The main requirements of a trustee are a real interest in the family support work we undertake and a willingness to be involved and active in the running of the charity. The committee ensures correct governance and is responsible for the financial security of the organisation.

Volunteer visiting a family

Support and Friendship for Families

You may find this leaflet useful if you are interested in volunteering to help families: Support and friendship for families – A guide to volunteering. If you can help us we would love to hear from you, please Contact Us.  If you are interested in helping us to fundraising please see the next page.

If you wish to volunteer to help Home-Start East Antrim please click on one of the two buttons below and download an application form. There are two versions. If you have Microsoft Word on your system download that version, if you do not have Word download and print the PDF version. You can send the forms in by email or by post. See the contact us page for contact details.

 

Volunteering Application form (MS Word)
Volunteering Application form (PDF)

New online Application Form

Click on the title or the + symbol to open the form. Please fill in all mandatory sections and submit. If the form is successfully submitted you will be taken to an acknowledgement page. Thank you for your interest in Home-Start Antrim. 

Volunteering Application Form (online)

    All items marked with a red asterisk are mandatory entries

    Please enter the role you are interested in applying for.

    About You

    Please enter your full name

    Mobile number of landline

    Your address

    Mandatory Field

    If you have been at this address for less than 5 years please give the previous address

    Optional field

    Referees

    REFERENCES: Please provide the name, address and contact numbers for TWO referees. These can be paid organisations or friends who have known you for minimum of two years, but must NOT be Family members. If you have volunteered (in the last 2 years) or are currently volunteering / working with another organisation, then one reference MUST be from your most recent volunteering placement/ employer.

    Please ask permission prior to submitting referees details and confirm full address.

    Referee 1

    Mandatory field

    Years

    Manager, colleague etc.

    Telephone number

    Referee 2

    Mandatory field

    Years

    Manager, colleague etc.

    Telephone number

    Employment

    We would like to get a picture of your experience to date, please give us details of any paid employment you have undertaken.

    Please tell us about any paid employment, starting with most recent

    Employer 1

    Company or organisation name

    Your job title

    Start date (mm/yy)

    End date (mm/yy)

    Employer 2

    Company or organisation name

    Your job title

    Start date (mm/yy)

    End date (mm/yy)

    Employer 3

    Company or organisation name

    Your job title

    Start date (mm/yy)

    End date (mm/yy)

    Employer 4

    Company or organisation name

    Your job title

    Start date (mm/yy)

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    Volunteering

    Please tell us about any voluntary or unpaid work, starting with most recent

    Voluntary Work 1

    Company or organisation name

    Your job title

    Start date (mm/yy)

    End date (mm/yy)

    Voluntary Work 2

    Company or organisation name

    Your job title

    Start date (mm/yy)

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    Voluntary Work 3

    Company or organisation name

    Your job title

    Start date (mm/yy)

    End date (mm/yy)

    About your volunteering role with us

    Hours (typically 2-3 per week)

    Enter the reason(s) why would like to help

    Mandatory

    Optional

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