Mel Trotter Ministries - Volunteer Online Application

Volunteer Online Application

Mel Trotter Ministries
Volunteer Application

Click here if you'd like to download the volunteer application and submit via mail to:
Volunteer Coordinator, Mel Trotter Ministries, 225 Commerce Ave. SW, Grand Rapids, MI 49503

Letter from Volunteer Coordinator

Personal Information

*Date [mm/dd/yyyy]	*First Name	*Last Name
*Birth Date [mm/dd/yyyy]	*Address	*City
*State	*Zip Code	*Email Address
Home Phone	Cell Phone	Work Phone

Employer Information

Name of Employer	Address	City
State	Zip Code

Church Information

Name of Church	Address	City
Church Phone	Pastor's Name	How long have you been attending?

References
If applying for the children's area or adult mentoring program, please list three spiritual references we can contact.

Name	Phone Number
Name	Phone Number
Name	Phone Number

Have you ever been convicted of a sexual assault crime? Yes No

Have you ever been convicted of child abuse? Yes No

Have you ever been employed by Mel Trotter Ministries? Yes No

If you answered yes to any of the above questions, please explain below

Days and times Available (e.g. 11AM-5PM)

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday
Thursday	Friday	Saturday
Sunday

Why would you like to volunteer at Mel Trotter Ministries?

How often would you like to volunteer?

Areas of Interest (check all that apply)

Auto

Auto repair
Auto driving (pick up donated vehicles)
Auto sales

Camp

Clean up / Repair (groups welcome)
Grounds maintenance

Childcare Children & Youth Ministry - mentoring, tutoring and special activities (requires 3 spiritual references)
Clerical/Data entry
Counseling (Experience preferred)
Driver (see licensing section)
Food Drive - interested in running one? We need this all year!!
Kitchen Help (Serve Meals)
Mechanical
Medical (licensed required)

Dental Hygienist, Dentists
Chiropractors
Optical
Physicians
Nursing

Photographer
Prayer - You like to pray for and with people
Remodeling - e.g. carpentry, electrician, plumbing, dry wall, painting, etc.
Solicitor for Donations
Sorting & organizing incoming donations (requires heavy lifting at times)

Retail Store - Cashier, Refill Racks & Shelves, Price Goods, Hang Clothes, etc
Food pantry - sort food, pack food boxes, stock shelves, etc.
Warehouse

Special Events (i.e. Thanksgiving, Christmas, Back-to-School, etc.)
Spiritual mentors for men and women (requires once-a-week year-long commitment and 3 spiritual references)
Store - interested in volunteering at one of our retail stores
Tutoring
Willing hands - willing to help wherever needed

Do you have any special skills or trades or any special licensing? (CDL, RDH, etc) If yes, please explain.

Volunteer Agreement
Please review the following and indicate your consent below. Printable Version

Mel Trotter Ministries serves disadvantaged people in the Grand Rapids area through a Christ-centered, holistic program.  Our primary goal is to restore these people to right relationships with God, their families, and society.  We do this through crisis intervention and Biblical counseling, with the strategic support of concerned churches, organizations, individuals, and businesses. The Mission requires volunteers to support the work, mission and Statement of Faith of Mel Trotter Ministries while they are donating their time.  (Statement of Faith is available upon request.) The Mission’s staff and volunteers are responsible for protecting the privacy of Mel Trotter clientele.  No information about Mission clients is to be given verbally or in writing to agencies or people outside the Mission and no pictures are to be taken of clientele or guests without a signed release from the Mission and client/guest involved. Volunteers are not to exchange personal information with the clients/guests of Mel Trotter Ministries (i.e. phone number, mailing address, e-mail addresses or any other contact information). It is also agreed that volunteers will not give gifts of any kind to clients/guests including money (dollars or loose change), clothing, personal care products, cigarettes, or any other items. Mel Trotter Ministries maintains a zero-tolerance policy regarding alcohol and/or drug use at any of the mission facilities for staff, clients and volunteers.  Anyone determined to be in possession of or under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs will be terminated from the volunteer program immediately.  It is also agreed that volunteers will not receive any goods for the services they provide. It shall also be understood that volunteers are not to take any items (food, clothing, household items, etc.) from Mel Trotter Ministries without the written authorization from the director of the department in which they are volunteering. If volunteers are caught taking any items from any department within the ministry without proper authorization, this will be constituted as stealing and your volunteer service will be terminated effective immediately.  Mel Trotter Ministries staff will occasionally photograph volunteers for the purpose of promoting the ministry. These photos could be used for promoting the ministry on the internet or in a publication.  As a non-profit agency, Mel Trotter Ministries does not provide liability insurance for volunteers.

I have read the above statement and am in agreement and understand that these policies are in place for the safety of the volunteers, clients and guests of Mel Trotter Ministries. By submitting this agreement, I authorize Mel Trotter Ministries to conduct a criminal background check.

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