There is a link to the police vetting form on the volunteer page. Please download and email this form along with a copy of your photo ID to office@rdadunedin.org. 

Please read the Volunteer Handbook, Volunteer Job Description and the 'Behaviours to support our values' documents on our volunteer page; www.rdadunedin.org/volunteer-with-us

Referee Details

Please provide details of one referee that DRDA can contact.

In Case of Emergency Details

Please note individuals under 16 must be supervised by a parent or guardian onsite during volunteer work unless arrangements have been made with RDA staff to complete this supervision.

Please read the following Volunteer Policy carefully:

Voluntary work:

• I acknowledge that this is not paid employment.

Personal Information:

• I consent to my personal information being collected by Dunedin RDA.
• I consent to DRDA sharing personal information about me to NZRDA where it is necessary for NZRDA to provide DRDA with administrative support or to develop training for RDA personnel, or to report statistical performance about the riding programme in NZ. NZRDA undersures that no training material or statistical report will identify me.
• DRDA and NZRDA ensures that all personal information about me is stored either in locked cabinets or in a secure password-protected database managed by NZRDA.

Training:

• I acknowledge my responsibility to participate in training to fulfil the role to the best of my ability.

Health & Safety:

• I acknowledge my responsibility to take care of myself and others to ensure no harm and that if I am unsafe around the Riders or horses I will not be able to volunteer at RDA.

Policy and Procedure:

• I agree to follow RDA policies and procedures and to follow the instructions of the person in charge.

Confidentiality:

• I agree not to discuss Riders' names, diagnosis or behaviour with anyone outside of RDA or in a place where I may be overheard either during or at any time after my involvement with RDA.
• I also agree not to discuss any other RDA business in the same way.

Suitability:

• I understand that Riders who come to RDA can be especially vulnerable to harm. I do not know of any reason why I would not be acceptable to RDA as a Volunteer working with Riders.

Performance:

• I understand the important nature of the role I am being asked to perform and that Volunteers who do not follow the values and procedures of RDA and/or fail to satisfactorily perform my voluntary role, may be asked to participate in a performance improvement process. Depending on the results of this engagement, as a last resort, dismissal may be the outcome.

Safety Checking: 

• I consent to undergo a Police Vetting Report and for RDA to make any checks necessary into my background to determine suitability under the Vulnerable Children’s Act. 

Privacy:

• I understand that I have the right to ask for a copy of any personal information the RDA Group or the NZRDA holds about me, and to ask for it to be corrected if it is wrong. To ask for a copy of information, or to have it corrected, contact admin@rda.org.nz, or 0800 469732, or PO Box 58110, Whitby Porirua 5245.  

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR TAKING THE TIME TO FILL OUT THIS FORM. DRDA WILL BE IN CONTACT WITH YOU SHORTLY. WE LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING YOU BE PART OF THE DUNEDIN RDA TEAM!