Lived Experience Advisory Panel (LEAP) Volunteer

Thank you for your interest in volunteering with Independent Age. Our volunteers play an important role in us being able to achieve our goal of improving the lives of older people facing financial hardship.
 
Please note that Independent Age treats all personal data and sensitive (special category) data collected in this form in accordance with our Data Protection Policy and the Data Protection Act 2018. We take your privacy very seriously and will never sell your data or disclose it without your consent unless required by law.
 
For more information on how data will be processed and kept secure, please refer to our Privacy Policy.
Eligibility  
At the moment you must be at least 18 years old to volunteer for Independent Age and be of State Pension age to volunteer as a LEAP member. Please confirm below that you are of State Pension age:
You can volunteer in the UK if you have one of these: the right to work in the UK, a visa that allows volunteering, refugee or asylum seeker status. Do you have one of these?
The majority of our communication with LEAP panel members is via email and we prefer to hold our discussions online. Do you have an email address, and are you able to participate in video calls?
Name
Contact Details
Your email address, home address and phone number are required for our records and communication with you about your volunteer role
Further Information  

If you would like to add anything further about why you would like to volunteer as a Lived Experience Advisory Panel member, please type it below. This question is optional.

Use a maximum of 500 characters, including letters, spaces and punctuation.

You might choose to add details about your motivations or personal experience. You will also have the chance to discuss this with us directly on an introductory phone call, which will be arranged once we receive your application. 

Confidentiality 
During group discussions, we encourage LEAP participants to share their personal stories and experiences. Your experiences will be handled with care, sensitivity, and respect.

All personal information shared will be kept secure and confidential. We ask that all volunteers respect the privacy of others by keeping information shared within the group private.

This helps ensure a safe, supportive, and trusted environment for everyone involved.

Keeping you informed about Independent Age  
As a LEAP Member, we will periodically contact you relating to your role and to keep you informed about Independent Age, in line with our Privacy Policy.

You can also choose to hear about more of our work, in addition to this.

Confirmation of details
Thank you, you have now provided all the information required to apply to become a LEAP volunteer with Independent Age. 
Equal Opportunities Monitoring 
The next section, Equal Opportunities Monitoring, is optional.

Equal Opportunities Monitoring involves asking some questions about your personal information, which we ask to help us evaluate whether our volunteering opportunities are open and accessible to all and to help us make improvements.

The information provided in this section is separate to your application form and will not impact your application or your volunteering. It is optional for you to complete and you have the option of answering 'Prefer not to say' for each question. 

You can withdraw your consent to providing this information at any time, by contacting volunteering@independentage.org

The information collected will be stored securely and processed in accordance with Independent Age's Data Protection and Confidentiality Policy, the Data Protection Act 2018 and UK GDPR. The information will be used solely for the purpose of preparing anonymised statistical reports for quality monitoring. You will not be identifiable. For more information, please refer to our Privacy Policy.

If you do not wish to complete this section, then scroll directly to the bottom of the page and click submit.











Next Steps
Thank you, you have now provided all the information required to apply to become a LEAP volunteer with Independent Age. 

You will soon receive an email to arrange an introductory call to discuss the LEAP panel, to make sure that it’s the right volunteering role for you.   
 
If you have any queries about this form, or how your data will be handled, please contact the Volunteering Team on 020 7605 4255  or  volunteering@independentage.org 
You are only able to volunteer in the UK if you have the right to work in the UK, have a visa that allows volunteering or have refugee or asylum seeker status.

You have selected that you do not have any of these so you are not able to volunteer at Independent Age.

You have also selected that you are under State Pension age. The LEAP panel volunteer role is only suitable for people who are of State Pension age.

Lastly, this role is most suitable for people who have an email address and are able to participate in video calls, which you have indicated you are not able to.

If you have any questions please call the Volunteer Team on 020 7605 4255
The majority of our communication with LEAP panel members is via email and we prefer to hold our discussions online. You have selected that you do not have an email address or that you are not able to participate in video calls.

Please contact the Volunteer Team on 020 7605 4255 to discuss options for joining the LEAP panel or other volunteering roles with us.   
You are only able to volunteer in the UK if you have the right to work in the UK, have a visa that allows volunteering or have refugee or asylum seeker status.

You have selected that you do not have any of these, so are not able to volunteer at Independent Age.

If you have any questions please call the Volunteer Team on 020 7605 4255
You are only able to volunteer in the UK if you have the right to work in the UK, have a visa that allows volunteering or have refugee or asylum seeker status.

You have selected that you do not have any of these, so are not able to volunteer at Independent Age.

Additionally, this role is most suitable for people who have an email address and are able to participate in video calls, which you have indicated you are not able to.

If you have any questions please call the Volunteer Team on 020 7605 4255
You have selected that you are under State Pension age. The LEAP panel volunteer role is only suitable for people who are of State Pension age.

We have other volunteering opportunities which may be suitable for you. All opportunities are listed on the Volunteering page on our website. Please note, Independent Age is only able to support volunteers who are at least 18 years old.

If you have any questions please call the Volunteer Team on 020 7605 4255
You have selected that you are under State Pension age. The LEAP panel volunteer role is only suitable for people who are of State Pension age.

We have other volunteering opportunities which may be suitable for you. All opportunities are listed on the Volunteering page on our website. Please note, Independent Age is only able to support volunteers who are at least 18 years old.

Additionally, this role is most suitable for people who have an email address and are able to participate in video calls, which you have indicated you are not able to.

If you have any questions please call the Volunteer Team on 020 7605 4255
You are only able to volunteer in the UK if you have the right to work in the UK, have a visa that allows volunteering or have refugee of asylum seeker status.

You have selected that you don have any of these so you are not able to volunteer at Independent Age.

You have also selected that you are under State Pension age. The LEAP panel volunteer role is only suitable for people who are of State Pension age.

If you have any questions please call the Volunteer Team on 020 7605 4255

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