Geek.Zone relies on volunteers to get everything done! Everyone at Geek.Zone is a volunteer, so the work that everyone does is vital.
We need volunteers for everything! This includes, but is not limited to:
*Dev Team
*Trustees
* Event Hosts
Why Volunteer with Geek.Zone?
Community
Geek.Zone is a charity, unlike many others. We are building a community for geeks like you, and your help will directly assist in making it even better. Geek.Zone is where you can belong.
Challenge
Do you want to learn new skills? To stretch yourself? To grow personally and professionally? Geek.Zone has real projects that allow you to make a real positive change in a real, positive organisation.
Reference
Volunteers do excellent work that deserves recognition. Volunteering also gives people the opportunity to gain experience and prove themselves in a way that would be difficult to do without already having a job in that field
The trustees will be delighted to provide a professional reference to any employer that reflects the contributions that you have demonstrated at Geek.Zone.
How to Volunteer
You can contact us directly at [email protected] and let us know how you would like to volunteer, or ask for more information.
We ask that all volunteers join Geek.Zone to show that you want to be part of our fantastic community and agree to abide by our Constitution. Membership is just £1 a year!
- The Geek.Zone/Trustees may request that you undergo a DBS check. If you are to be part of the Geek.Zone/Treasury or a Trustee, you will be required to do so. Don’t be offended, this just helps to protect the community as a whole.
Geek.Zone will pay for this, so there is no charge to you. All you need to do is provide the following information,
* Full Name
* Date of Birth
* Current Home Address
* Postal address history for the last 5 years
* [https://www.gov.uk/national-insurance/your-national-insurance-number|Proof of National Insurance]
* Gender
+ Unfortunately, the Disclosure and Barring Service only recognises the option of male or female at this time. Geek.Zone, however, respects your true identity; just select in your ((Join|membership profile)).
* Passport
+ Please provide a scan or a clear photograph
* Driving license
+ Please provide a scan or a clear photograph
* Contact telephone number
* Email address
* Any previous names you have been known by, and the month and year in which this began and/or ended.
* Details of anything that you feel the DBS check may show.
+ If you know that the DBS will flag something, let us know before we conduct the check. We are happy to discuss this with you and as long as you are honest, it will probably not stop you from volunteering with us. If you fail to declare something that is subsequently highlighted by the DBS, we will be unable to proceed.
We do appreciate that this is quite a long list, however, the DBS requires this information. Geek.Zone is grateful for your patience!
We try to reduce our paper usage, so you will not receive a paper copy. Instead, you will be advised by email and added to the [https://secure.crbonline.gov.uk/crsc/apply?execution=e1s1|DBS update service].
Once you have all this together, please [https://www.7-zip.org/download.html|Zip] it together and send it to [email protected]. As this is personal information, we recommend setting a password, which you should communicate to our Safeguarding Officer separately – do not use email. Further details will be advised individually.
Get Going!
Once all that is in place you can get doing! You will be contacted by the relevant party depending on what you are volunteering to do, and we will give you what you need to be part of this amazing charity.