OFFICE USE ONLY Date received: / / . Location: □ Jefferson □ Junction City □ The Club □ Plover □ Almond/Bancroft Volunteer Application Form Background check complete: / / **The information requested is necessary to perform a background check before your application can be considered for volunteer opportunities. Your application WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED unless all fields are completed.** Name: DOB: Address: Social Security #: City: Home Phone: State: Work Phone: Zip: Email Where did you learn about our volunteer opportunities? Are you seeking to volunteer in order to satisfy court-ordered community service? DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION (optional) This information is used for statistical data in applying and/or reporting for grants. I am: Male Female Ethnicity: Caucasian Asian Other African American Hmong Hispanic Native American SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE What is your educational background? What sorts of hobbies, interests, and activities do you enjoy? What is your occupation? Do you have any past or present volunteer experience? If yes, please describe. INTEREST INVENTORY This section will help you determine what volunteer activities you might like to participate in. Please check the area(s) that interest you. Check as many or as few as you like! I would enjoy: Music Leader/Assistant-Which type(s)? Tutoring-Which subjects? Sports Coach/Assistant-Which sport(s)? Arts and Crafts Activity Instructor/Assistant Helping a Child Use a Computer Listening to a Child Read Playing Board Games Assisting with Fundraising Leading a Recreational Activity Acting as a Mentor for Teens Leading a Discussion Group Assisting with Office and Clerical Work Chaperoning a Field Trip Activities not listed above that I am interested in: Continued…. Boys & Girls Club of Portage County • Stevens Point, WI 54481 • 715-341-4386 . PREFERENCES IN VOLUNTEERING Members of the Boys & Girls Clubs are ages 6 to 18 depending on the site. Which age groups would you most enjoy working with? (check as many as you like)? 6 to 8 years old 9 to 10 years old 11 to 12 years old 13 to 15 years old 16 to 18 years old No preference / all ages AVAILABILITY This section will help determine the best days and times for your volunteer activity. Please mark all days and times you will be available to volunteer. (The Boys & Girls Club is not open on weekends) MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY Are there any physical limitations or are you under any course of treatment that might limit your ability to perform certain types of work? ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND RELEASE FOR BACKGROUND CHECK (Please check the applicable response) Have you ever been convicted of a criminal offense? Yes No Have you ever been convicted of child abuse or neglect? Yes No Has your license ever been suspended or revoked? Yes No Are there any other facts or circumstances involving you or your background that would call into question your being entrusted with the supervision, guidance and care of young people? Yes No Please use an additional sheet of paper to explain any “Yes” response) CERTIFICATION OF INFORMATION AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT I certify that all information submitted in this volunteer application, interview, or other information is true and complete, and that I have not knowingly withheld, nor will I withhold, any information that would effect my application or volunteer employment. I understand the employer is under no obligation to consider or reconsider my application at anytime and that acceptance of this application does not constitute an offer of volunteer employment and that falsification of this application will be grounds for elimination from further consideration, or if employed, for dismissal at anytime. Signature Date During the application process and at any time during the tenure of my volunteer employment with the Boys & Girls Club of Portage County, I give permission to the Boys & Girls Club of Portage County to obtain records that would, or may have any bearing on volunteering at the Boys & Girls Club of Portage County. These records may include social media and criminal record checks as well as any records in which I am a complainant, victim, defendant, or mentioned. Signature Date Boys & Girls Club of Portage County • Stevens Point, WI 54481 • 715-341-4386