Spot Check Support Volunteers

Please ensure you’ve read all information on the front page before applying, thank you, paying particular attention to the following points:

Complete our SPOT CHECKER application form

Want to train and work from the comfort of your own home, regardless of where you are based?

Want training and ongoing support and the opportunity to develop new, transferrable skills? Then YOU could be perfect for SOS and its service users.

If you’re a team player, reliable and passionate about mental wellbeing,  and want to join a small but growing team, then apply today!

Our next training dates are 24th-28th July (inclusive) and you will need to be available for all dates and times, thank youPlease do NOT apply if you cannot commit to our dates and times.

Please read all the information on the main Volunteering with SOS page, whereby you can see a day by day (with timings) agenda for your training.

You will be asked to either apply for an enhanced DBS certificate, or, provide your current DBS certificate if less than 19 days old or provide your certificate number if you are on the update service.  Applying for, or holding, an enhanced DBS does not constitute an offer of volunteering with us, which is dependant upon many factors.  From August 2023, spot checkers will also be required to hold an enhanced DBS certificate.

All volunteers will be required to share the load by volunteering for one Saturday evening once every 8 weeks.

All volunteers MUST have the right to live and work in the United Kingdom.

(Please note: you may not hear back from SOS until the week training is due to commence, thank you)

Spot Checker's Application Form
Please note, when you give us an enhanced DBS certificate number, you understand we will use this information to conduct our own checks with the service to ensure validity and conformity. All volunteers must be able to donate at least 4 hours of their time per week . Please note, after each shift you will be required to submit a return form, and you will also be required to undergo refresher training at certain points as part of your development with SOS. These are not included in your basic 4 hours. Phone & Spot Check volunteers must be UK residents, thank you. To offset our carbon footprint, SOS operates a paperless environment where applicable. However, if you prefer to print off a paper copy, you can do so by highlighting the whole form, right click, print, then complete it manually and post to: SOS Silence of Suicide C/O Nexus Chambers The Barbon Buildings, 14 Red Lion Square, London WC1R 4QH
Spot checkers must have the right to live and work in the UK.
Please refer to the volunteer page, scroll to the end and read all about the modules and the times for each date for your role. If you cannot make it this time, there will be future opportunities to apply. Thank you
NOTE: Our lines are open 8pm until midnight weekdays and from 4pm until midnight on weekends. We ask all volunteers to help share the load by volunteering once every 8 weeks on a Saturday night
Please confirm you are available for 4 hours a week, plus time to complete forms. Meetings are not essential, they are there to help you by talking to other volunteers if you want to.
Click or drag a file to this area to upload.
Please upload a copy of your current CV, thank you.
Type in the date or put NA if this does not apply to you.
We may ask you about any unspent convictions if you are offered a role with us.
This application and/or any offer of an unpaid volunteering role do not constitute an offer of employment, either at the application, training or volunteering stages throughout the duration of my time with SOS
Please provide a character referee who has known you well as an individual for at least 1 year. This cannot be an immediate or extended family member, nor can it be the same as your employer's reference. This referee must NOT be the same as an employer. Please do not use the same person twice
Please provide a character referee who has known you well as an individual for at least 1 year. This cannot be an immediate or extended family member, nor can it be the same as your employer's reference. This referee must NOT be the same as an employer. Please do not use the same person twice
Please let us have the details of your HR department or line manager. If you are self employed or have not been employed in the last 5 years, please enter a third character referee thank you. A work referee cannot also be a character referee
This must be your current or last employer. If you are, or have been, self employed for some time, you should provide a third character reference. You should tell us about this in the box for Q23.
Please note, SELFIES are not acceptable forms of ID> Only current and in date IDs are acceptable.
Click or drag a file to this area to upload.
Passport/Driving Licence, Bus Pass, Student Card, Travel Card. If you have no photographic ID, please email lolly@sossilenceofsuicide.org to discuss. Selfies are NOT acceptable forms of visual ID>
You should be able to tick all boxes. We are a charity who communicates regularly by email. Therefore, your reading, writing and understanding skills need to be of a reasonable standard, meaning, you would be able to carry out all aspects of your volunteering.
We will ask you more about this privately before we consider you for training to make sure volunteering for SOS is the right role at the right time for you.

OPTIONAL SECTION: In order for us to monitor volunteer applications, please tick all that apply

SOS wish to promote equality and opportunity for all, encourage diverse representation and work to eliminate discrimination. We welcome applications from under represented groups. You do not have to complete this section.
Training can only be done via a laptop or desktop. By signing, you are agreeing you have access to such hardware on the dates of training.
Spot checkers can only operate our systems via laptop or desktop. Please confirm you have access to one of these devices should you proceed to volunteer with us.
Please do NOT apply if you cannot make all 4 days at the stated times as it will be a waste of your valuable time and our valuable resources. Please do not select days that you know you cannot, or will not, be able to commit to.Thank you.
Please detail any previous supervisory experience you have had . If none, type N/A, thank you.
If yes, please supply your certificate number (not your application or any other number, it must be your certificate number. PLEASE PUT NA IN THE BOX IF YOU ARE APPLYING BEFORE 20TH JULY 2023.
If so, please upload in the box below, thank you. PLEASE PUT NA IN THE BOX IF YOU ARE APPLYING BEFORE 20TH JULY 2023.
Click or drag a file to this area to upload.
PLEASE ONLY UPLOAD IF YOU ARE APPLYING AFTER 20TH JULY 2023.
PLEASE PUT NA IN THE BOX IF YOU ARE APPLYING BEFORE 20TH JULY 2023. Please sign to state you agree to begin your application once SOS have sent you the necessary guidance documentation, but not before you have completed and submitted this form.
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