Co-op Application – In-School Mentoring

Personal Information

Legal Name(Required)
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Address(Required)

Education Information and Goals

Co-op Information

Areas of support you feel most comfortable/qualified to assist with:(Required)
Are you comfortable being matched with a:(Required)
Are you comfortable being matched in a Public or Catholic School:(Required)

Vulnerable Sector Reference

If you have worked or volunteered with vulnerable people (children, elderly, people with disabilities etc.) in the past 5 years, please provide us with a reference of someone who supervised you during this time (this must be someone who supervised you and CANNOT be a family member). If you have NOT worked or volunteered within a vulnerable sector in the past 5 years, please provide an employment or volunteer reference (this must be someone who supervised you and CANNOT be a family member). If you do not have work or volunteer experience at this time, please provide an academic reference (this must be a teacher or school staff person who can speak to your work ethic and CANNOT be a family member).
Reference Name(Required)
I confirm that the reference above is someone I directly reported to and is not a family member.(Required)

Significant Other Reference

If you do not have a significant other, please leave blank, and provide us with a family reference. A significant other reference is someone you view currently as a significant part of your life who has known you for at least 2-years. This could be someone you are dating, living together with, a common-law partner, or married to.
Reference Name
I confirm that if I have a significant other at present time, I’ve provided them as a reference.(Required)

Family Reference

Reference Name(Required)
I confirm that the reference provided above is a family member.(Required)

Personal Reference

This should be a friend, co-worker, or neighbour you have known for at least 2 years. Please note, this cannot be a family member.
Reference Name(Required)
I confirm the reference provided above is not a family member.(Required)

Informed Consent

The above references are aware that they will be contacted.(Required)
I consent to Big Brothers Big Sisters of Waterloo Region contacting the references, in confidence, included in my Volunteer Application and I hereby waive the right to request disclosure of the personal references given about me.(Required)
I consent to Big Brothers Big Sisters of Waterloo Region collecting information from any Big Brothers Big Sisters agency with which I am, or was formerly involved, including a Big Brothers Big Sisters agency in another country with which I am, or was formerly involved.(Required)
TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE, THE ABOVE INFORMATION IS COMPLETE AND ACCURATE. I UNDERSTAND THAT THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS APPLICATION WILL BE HELD IN STRICT CONFIDENCE AND WILL ONLY BE USED TO ASSESS MY SUITABILITY AS A VOLUNTEER EXCEPT WHERE REQUIRED BY LAW. I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS APPLICATION BECOMES THE PROPERTY OF (AGENCY NAME ) AND SUBSEQUENTLY BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF CANADA.(Required)
This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.