Volunteer Application Form

Please complete the following application form and we will contact you within 2 weeks to discuss your application.

Full Name*
First Last
Email*
Can we add you to our mailing list?*
- Yes
- No
If approved as a volunteer we will be adding you to our volunteer list but if you do not give permission we will not add you to our newsletter list.
Phone Number*
Address*
Street Address City Province Postal Code
Date of birth*
Date Format: MM slash DD slash YYYY
Yoga Outreach asks for a minimum 1 year commitment from teachers, do you agree to commit to 1 year of volunteer service?*
- Yes
- No
Are you applying to teach in a specific facility as part of one of our specific projects?*
The Reaching Out with Yoga Project for women and children fleeing abuse takes place at specific sites throughout British Columbia. Incorporating Yoga for Justice Involved Youth takes place at specific sites throughout British Columbia. Regular Yoga Outreach programming takes place at various sites across the Lower Mainland BC.
If you are applying for regular YO programming is there a specific type of facility you would like to teach in?
Do you have a particular facility/location in mind?
Do you have valid liability insurance for teaching yoga?*
Please provide a copy of your certificate of insurance for our records
Accepted file types: pdf.
Do you have access to a vehicle?*
How far are you willing to travel?*
We require a criminal records check prior to placement. Do you have a criminal record?*
If yes, you will be asked to provide details prior to final approval.
If you have a current criminal record check please provide us with a copy for our records.
Accepted file types: pdf.
If you do not we will send you a link to complete one at no charge to you.
Do you currently use any illegal substances?*
If yes, you will be asked to provide details prior to final approval.
How many years have you been practicing yoga for?*
How many years have you been teaching yoga for?*
What teacher training program did you complete?*
How many hours of instruction were included in your teacher training?*
Please provide the name and contact information for your teacher training instructor.*
How often do you practice yoga?*
Why do you teach yoga?*
Tell us a bit about your teaching style.*
What do you feel it is important to share with students?
Why do you want to teach in a YO setting?*
What do you feel you have to offer YO students?
Do you anticipate needing to modify your usual teaching style to work in a YO setting?*
If no, why not? If yes, then how?
Are you fluent in any languages other than english?*
If yes, please list.
What is your current availability?*
The more detailed your answer the better as many programs have specific scheduling needs.
Please describe any relevant experience you have working or volunteering in YO type settings.*
Please describe briefly a challenging moment you have had as a teacher in the last year and what you learned from it.*
Reference # 1 Current or past yoga teacher*
Please include name, email address, and phone number
Reference # 2 Current or past yoga student*
Please include name, email address, and phone number
Reference # 3 Personal or professional reference*
Please include name, email address, and phone number
Does your employer have a "dollars for donors" of similar employee volunteer rewards program?*
If you answered yes to the previous question, are you willing to submit an application on behalf of Yoga Outreach?
Is there anything else you would like to tell us?
When did you/do you expect to complete the Yoga Outreach Core Training™?*
Please note we require all YO volunteers to have completed our Core Training within the last 3 years prior to placement in a volunteer position.
I UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT MY PARTICIPATION AS A VOLUNTEER YOGA TEACHER WITH YOGA OUTREACH IS DEPENDENT UPON MY SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF THE YOGA OUTREACH CORE TRAINING, AND THE SELECTION AND PLACEMENT PROCESS (HEREINAFTER THE “SCREENING PROCESS”).*
I understand that Yoga Outreach requires complete candour from all persons involved in the Screening Process and therefore acknowledge and agree that: (a) Any and all information gathered through the Screening Process shall be the sole property of Yoga Outreach; (b) Yoga Outreach will not release any such information to me, save and except to advise me that I have or have not, successfully completed the Screening Process; and (c) I will not ask, or otherwise attempt to oblige, Yoga Outreach to disclose or produce any such information to any person, including to myself, or to any entity, except as may be required by law.