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WHAT ROLE(S) ARE YOU APPLYING FOR?
Please tick all that apply. Applications for a role labeled 'Not Open' may not be considered at this time.

Buddy

The Buddy Service is a peer-led service. It is a requirement of Buddies that they have personal experience of lymphoma (either themselves or a close family member/partner).
For the Buddy role, which of the following describes your experience? Please tick all that apply.
I confirm that I am at least 12 months on from treatment:
If you have a current diagnosis of lymphoma, the Buddy role requires you to be at least 12 months on from completing your treatment or starting on active monitoring (watch and wait).
I confirm that my family member is least 12 months on from treatment:
If you are a close family member/partner, the Buddy role requires the individual with lymphoma to be at least 12 months on from completing their treatment or starting on active monitoring (watch and wait).


The role of the Buddy is to share the details of their experiences of lymphoma with other individuals going through a similar experience. This can include sharing detailed experience of symptoms, diagnosis and treatment, as well as the impact on lifestyle and emotional wellbeing.

Buddies are required to have come to terms with their own diagnosis and experiences, so that they can support others and offer empathy and understanding to the individual they are linked with.

Please confirm you are happy to share your experiences in this way:
Please confirm you have access to a personal phone and that we can share your number to individuals we link you with through the service:
The Buddy service links people by phone and/or email, and individuals are given the phone number and/or email address of the Buddy.
If successful in becoming a Buddy, would you be willing to consider setting up a specific email for the service:
We suggest that Buddies set up a specific email for the service – such as JohnBuddy@gmail.com. This offers you some confidentiality.


In order for us to understand your experiences and determine if you meet the specific experiences we are looking to recruit for, you will need to complete a personal experiences form further into the recruitment process. For now, please give a brief summary only.

A key part of being a Buddy is being able to share your experiences in a way that encourages and supports the individual you are talking to. The service is not a ‘counselling service’ but it is helpful if you have experience of skills such as active listening, empowerment, and emotional support.

Community Volunteer

Community Volunteers act as representatives of the Charity in their local areas through raising awareness of lymphoma and signposting to our services. 

Tasks could include managing a stall at an event, supporting fundraising and community events, giving talks about lymphoma, and distributing our leaflets and flyers.

Do you have any previous experience in public speaking and presenting?

Please note, this is not required for all Community Volunteer activities.
 
Do you have access to a car or good public transport?

We reimburse you for costs incurred during your volunteering activities, including travel.
 


We will send you a welcome pack when you become a Community Volunteer, including a branded t-shirt and volunteer name badge lanyard if you do not already have these for other roles.

Please select which resources you'd like to be sent:
Upload a small photo of yourself for the name badge. 

We suggest a good quality image of your head and shoulders. (Your photo may be cropped to fit the name badge sizing.)

One file only.
64 MB limit.
Allowed types: jpg, png.
Select the t-shirt size you'd like:
Sizing Guide

Our t-shirts are a regular unisex fit and go by UK sizing standards. If you are between 2 measurements, we suggest sizing up.

XS - size 8
S - size 10
M - size 12
L - size 14
XL - size 16
 

Insights Panel

Please share your connection to lymphoma:
Please tick all that apply. This information will only be used in connection with Insight Panel activity. 
Your areas of interest for the Insights Panel
Please tick all that apply.

Live your Life Facilitator

The role of Live your Life Facilitator involves delivering structured, interactive workshops to groups of people with lymphoma.

Facilitators share their experiences of lymphoma within the workshop, and need to be able to empathically support other attendees to do the same.

Live your Life is a peer-led self-management workshop programme. It is a requirement of Facilitators that they have personal experience of lymphoma (either themselves or a close family member/partner).
I confirm that I am at least 6 months on from treatment:
If you have a current diagnosis of lymphoma, the Live your Life Facilitator role requires you to be at least 6 months on from completing your treatment or starting on active monitoring (watch and wait).
I confirm that my family member is least 6 months on from treatment:

If you are a close family member/partner, the Live your Life Facilitator role requires the individual with lymphoma to be at least 6 months on from completing their treatment or starting on active monitoring (watch and wait).
 
Please confirm you are happy to share your experiences in this way:
PLEASE CONFIRM THAT YOU ARE HAPPY TO ORGANISE YOUR OWN TRAVEL:
The Live your Life workshops are delivered throughout the UK in person and online, and so may require some travel. We reimburse volunteer travel expenses in line with our policy.
 
Do you have any previous experience in teaching and presenting?
Please note, training to deliver the structured workshops will be given.
 

Online Support Facilitator

Do you have a laptop/desktop computer to enable you to host and facilitate support meetings on Zoom?

Phones and tablets are not suitable, as not all participants can be seen adequately on these screens.
 
Do you have a reliable broadband connection, with sufficient speed to host and support Zoom meetings?
Do you have somewhere quiet and private where you could facilitate confidential support meetings?

This means that you can exclude other members of your household from the room and arrange not to be interrupted during support meetings and training sessions, including not carrying out caring or other responsibilities.
 
Do you have a private email address that no one else has access to, or would you be willing to create one?

You will be handling confidential communications about our support meetings which means a shared email address is not suitable.
 
Do you have any experience of hosting on Zoom?

Please note, this is not a requirement of the role. Training will be provided.
 
Please select all support meeting timeslots you would generally be available for from the options below:

Morning timeslot: 11-12pm
Afternoon timeslot: 2-3pm; 4-5pm
Evening timeslot: 6:30-7:30pm; 7-8pm; 7:30-8:30pm
 
Please select all OSF Training Programme webinar dates and times in the next presentation of the programme that you able to attend:

Please note we cannot guarantee a programme will be running when you are available.
 
Please note, this is not a requirement of the role. Write 'None' if applicable. 

References

You'll only be asked to provide references for certain volunteering roles where we do not have these already. If you haven't been asked to do so, please skip this section.
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Declaration 

I understand that the Volunteer Agreement I have already signed as a current volunteer applies to all the volunteer roles I have with Lymphoma Action. 

I confirm that the details I've provided on this form are true and accurate and that any misleading information may result in me being removed as a volunteer. 

I understand how Lymphoma Action will use my information in relation to volunteering and I will update Lymphoma Action of any changes to my contact details and any relevant information that could affect my volunteering.

 

How we store your information

We store and process your information as set out in our volunteer information document and in line with our privacy policy.