You want to volunteer with SCA? That's great, thank you!
Since SCA volunteers work with vulnerable members of the community, there are a few steps to go through before you can start volunteering. This page explains those steps.
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Complete the signup form.
You can either click here to sign up online (preferable), download a form and email it, or pick up a form from the SCA office. Note that if you've signed up to SCA in a previous year, you don't need to sign up again.
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On the form, supply the names and contact details of two referees.
Your referees should have known you for at least 2 years, and they should not be close family or friends. References can have addresses abroad. It is best if you inform the referees that we will be contacting them, and ask them to respond ASAP (providing email addresses for referees will speed up the process.) You need your two references back before you can start volunteering.
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When we receive your sign up form, we will post you a CRB form to complete and return to the SCA office.
Download the CRB guidance notes. Read them! Bring your form and the identification described in the guidance notes to the Do It Hub (Sue) in the Students' Union on a Monday between 10am-12noon, or 2-4pm. If you cannot make these times, want help filling in your form contact Sue. CRB checks take around 4 weeks, all information is treated as confidential. If you have an unspent conviction that you need to inform us about please contact Scott.
When your two references have been returned and your CRB check has been completed and returned to us...
... We will contact you and the coordinator for your chosen project(s) to say you can start. For an update on the progress of your application, please email Sue.
