ICAS Foundation Mentor Application Form

Application Guidelines

The ICAS Foundation programme provides support for undergraduate university students from disadvantaged backgrounds to study accounting or finance related degrees at university.

Bursaries are awarded to eligible students up to a maximum value of £2,500 per annum (at the discretion of the ICAS Foundation Trustees). This funding is intended to assist students with the costs of studying at university such as accommodation, study materials, travel and living costs. While the bursary awards can also be used to support your personal development with experience or qualifications, the bursary should not be used to support day to day living expenses of other family members.
Mentoring support is provided by a qualified Chartered Accountant, who has volunteered to assist a student with impartial guidance and the benefit of their experience. This is a structured, one to-one relationship that focuses on the needs of the student and is designed to support and encourage them to develop their potential in line with their career aspirations.
Help is offered to find suitable work experience, internships and graduate roles, particularly via the ICAS Foundation's partners.

Before submitting this application form, please ensure you have read the Mentor Volunteer Role Description document which outlines the requirements and expectations of volunteers undertaking this role. You can find this on the ICAS Foundation website at www.icasfoundation.org.uk/support-us/mentor/.

Completing Your Application

Please submit your application using the form below. If you are unable to submit your application using the online form, please contact enquiries@icasfoundation.org.uk.

Please complete all the questions, answering as fully as possible. All information supplied will be treated in the strictest of confidence.

Selection and Confirmation

Applications will be reviewed by the ICAS Foundation team and acknowledged within one week of submission. Applications may be submitted throughout the year, however in general interviews and matching take place during the recruitment phase of July to October.
New mentors will be invited to attend an interview during the recruitment phase. This interview will provide more details regarding the ICAS Foundation mentoring and provide the Foundation team with the opportunity to understand your motivations and experience. References are generally taken up shortly before or after the interview takes place.
Final confirmation of the interview outcome will be provided after the interview has taken place and references have been received.
Successful applicants will be asked to complete a volunteer agreement which outlines the responsibilities of volunteer mentors and the support they can expect to receive from the ICAS Foundation while volunteering.

Personal Details

Title / Salutation

First Name

Last Name

Date of Birth

You must use format DD/MM/YYYY to enter this date

Gender

Home Address: Street / Village

Your home address is the address that will be used for correspondence about your application.

Home Address: City / Town

Please only state one town or city here

Home Address: County

Home Address: Post Code

UK Resident

Personal Email

Please ensure that there are no extra spaces at the start or end of your email address, as this will prevent submission of the form.

Work Email

If you would prefer to be contacted via your work email, please also provide your work email address.

Mobile Phone

ICAS Member Number

Educational Background

Please provide details of any educational awards achieved after leaving school.

Have you completed an undergraduate university degree?

Which university did you study at?

If other, please provide details:

What degree did you study?

When did you complete your degree?

You must use format DD/MM/YYYY to enter this date

Please confirm your degree result

If you completed an alternative qualification via college or apprenticeship, please provide details below of the institution, qualification type, title and result.

Name of ICAS training firm (if applicable)

Current Employment

We use information about your current employer and role when matching students and mentors. We will also discuss this information at interview.

Name of Current or Most Recent Employer

Current or Most Recent Job Title

Referee

Please provide contact details for one referee who can inform us about your character and comment on your suitability for undertaking this role. We prefer referees who have recently worked with you, however you may provide an alternative referee if this is not possible or there is someone who can comment specifically on previous work with young people.

You should check with your referee before submitting this form that they are happy to be contacted directly by the ICAS Foundation to provide a reference for you.

First Name

Last Name

Telephone Number

Where do they work?

Work Address: Street / Village

Your home address is the address that will be used for correspondence about your application.

Work Address: City / Town

Work Address: County

Work Address: Post Code

In what capacity does this person know you?

Additional Information

Are you willing to mentor a student under 18 years old?

Where students are under the age of 18 at time of matching, mentors are required to undertake Protection of Vulnerable Groups Scheme membership in order to support the student. If you are not willing to join the PVG Scheme in relation to this role, please select No.

Have you read the ICAS Foundation Mentor Volunteer Role Description?

This document is available via our website at https://www.icasfoundation.org.uk/support-us/mentor

We encourage applications from mentors who have additional or unique experiences to share with our students.

If relevant to any of the questions below, please provide further details in your personal statement.

What is your ethnic background?

You can choose ‘Prefer not to say’ as your answer, but an accurate response does help us gather statistical data.

If other, please give details:

Do you have any disabilities?

Do any of your parents, stepparents or guardians have any higher education qualifications, such as a degree, diploma, or certificate of higher education?

Do you have experience of care? (i.e., lived in residential care, foster care, kinship care (cared for by family / friends) or at home under the supervision of a social worker)

Do you have long-term unpaid caring responsibilities for a family member/s?

Do you have experience of estrangement? (i.e., no contact or support from family members)

Have you previously applied for asylum / refugee status in the UK?

How did you hear about the ICAS Foundation? (Please select your main source of information only.)

If other, please give details:

Personal Statement

Your personal statement is a key part of assessing your application and should tell us why you are applying to the ICAS Foundation. There is no wrong or right way to complete the personal statement, but as we are keen to understand your background, please include a paragraph on each of the following points:

Your Application

Why you are applying to mentor with the ICAS Foundation
Particular areas where you can contribute most to a mentoring relationship

You and Your Skills

Please briefly describe your current or most recent role, including any experience of mentoring or coaching during this role.
Your participation in community activities (volunteering, clubs, etc).
Any additional experience you have in mentoring, counselling or coaching.

Additional Details

Any other information relevant to your application.

Submitting Your Application

The ICAS Foundation is a Registered Scottish Charity SC034836.

By submitting your application, you confirm that, to the best of your knowledge, all information you have given is accurate. You also agree to supply any additional information we require to process your application.

Before submitting your application to us, please ensure you have checked the ICAS Foundation Application Guidelines and completed all of the application form. Incomplete applications which have not completed all required fields will not be submitted.

If you have any queries regarding your application, please contact the ICAS Foundation by email at enquiries@icasfoundation.org.uk.

The ICAS Foundation is fully committed to handling personal information in accordance with data protection legislation and best data protection practices. Our Privacy Policy explains our approach to the personal information we handle in carrying out our activities as a registered charity. You can find this on our website at: https://www.icasfoundation.org.uk/who-we-are/privacy-and-data-protection

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