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Amnesty International UK

Bookshop Volunteer Application Form

(1) Availability

Days you are available (please tick):

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(*) Morning/AM and afternoon/PM slots constitute 4-hour periods.

|Approximate date (dd/mm/yy) you could start? | |

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(2) Why are you interested in volunteering for ‘Books for Amnesty’?

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(3) Skills

Essential skills

Please provide information to support your application – in terms of skills, achievements and work experience (paid or voluntary) – against each of the following essential skills. A brief description will suffice:

|¬ Customer focus |

|¬ Willingness and ability to work as part of a team: |

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|¬ Good communication skills, including good command of English (speaking, reading, writing): |

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|¬ Interest in books: |

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|¬ Commitment to equal opportunities: |

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|¬ Commitment to Amnesty’s work: |

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Desirable skills

Please provide further information to support your application – in relation to any of the following desirable skills that apply to you:

• Book selling/book trade

• Internet selling (Ebay, Abebooks)

• Computer literacy (Word, Excel, Internet, email)

• Office management

• Sales/retail

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Amnesty International UK

Bookshop Volunteer Application Form

Personal details

|Full name | |

|Address incl. postcode | |

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|Home phone | |

|Mobile | |

|Email | |

(5) References

Please give the name and address of two people who will supply references on your ability to volunteer. Your referee should be someone who you are not related to and ideally someone you knew in a formal setting e.g. work/ other volunteering or education.

May we approach them now? Yes / No (please circle)

|Referee 1 | |Referee 2 | |

|1. Name | |2. Name | |

|Address | |Address | |

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|Phone | |Phone | |

|E-mail | |E-mail | |

| |In what capacity do you know this referee? | |In what capacity do you know this referee? |

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(6) And finally …

|How did you find out about volunteering for| |

|‘Books for Amnesty’? | |

Do you have any links to the (second-hand) book trade (please circle)? Yes / No

|If yes, please specify | |

|(declaring any links can prevent any | |

|conflict of interest): | |

Are you over 18? Yes / No

If no please give DOB

Declaration of criminal convictions

Have you ever been convicted of a criminal offence?

(you do not need to disclose convictions deemed as spent under the Rehabilitations Act 1974)

Yes / No

If yes, please give details of offences, sentences and dates on a separate page in a sealed envelope addressed to the HR Manager.

|I confirm that to the best of my knowledge the information given on this form is correct. |

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|Signature: Date: |

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