Volunteer Application

Please complete this on-line Volunteer Application Form.

  • Your Contact Details

  • About You

  • Some of our volunteering opportunities involve contact with children / vulnerable adults and require a DBS check. Please give details of any previous DBS checks within the last six months.
  • Please give details of your qualifications and / or current / past occupations and experience, highlighting any areas with similar organisations, or that are particularly relevant to the role description.
  • Please tell us about your reason for applying to The Birmingham Botanical Gardens, highlighting the skills, knowledge and attributes that you can bring to The Gardens. Include any interests you have and knowledge of plants and horticulture.

  • References

    Please give the names, addresses, and contact numbers of two referees who can vouch for your ability and suitability regarding the volunteer role being applied for. (Referees can be a friend of the family, work colleague, teacher, voluntary manager etc. but not a relative).
    NOTE: If you have a criminal record this will not necessarily prevent you from volunteering – each case is treated on its own merits. You may contact the Gardens anonymously for information and guidance.
    By submitting this application do you confirm that the facts contained in this application form are, to the best of your knowledge, true and complete?
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Volunteer Application Please note that any information which you provide about yourself will be treated as confidential.

Volunteer Application Membership data is stored in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998

Volunteer Application If you have a criminal record this will not necessarily prevent you from volunteering – each case is treated on its own merits. You may contact the Gardens anonymously for information and guidance.