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Camphill Volunteer Reference Request

The document is a reference request form from Camphill Communities in North America for a volunteer applicant. It provides information about Camphill communities offering service opportunities for volunteers to live and work with people with disabilities. It requests the referee to evaluate the applicant's suitability based on their work performance, relationships with others, emotional maturity, and ability to work with people in need of support. The referee is asked to comment on these areas and provide an overall recommendation for the applicant in a confidential reference.

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Camphill Volunteer Reference Request

The document is a reference request form from Camphill Communities in North America for a volunteer applicant. It provides information about Camphill communities offering service opportunities for volunteers to live and work with people with disabilities. It requests the referee to evaluate the applicant's suitability based on their work performance, relationships with others, emotional maturity, and ability to work with people in need of support. The referee is asked to comment on these areas and provide an overall recommendation for the applicant in a confidential reference.

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Camphill Association of North America

Reference Request
Camphill Communities in North America and worldwide offer service opportunities
for volunteers to live and work in intentional communities together with people with
developmental and other disabilitie s. The person named below has applied to serve
in a Camphill community, and has indicated that you would be able to evaluate
her/his suitability for this experience in a candid way.

Name of applicant

(first, last middle)

Having a successful Camphill volunteer experience largely depends upon an


appropriate match between the person, the expectations and the community.
Considerable value is placed on personal references during the application review
and selection process. We greatly appreciate your input. Please return your
reference electronically or place in a sealed envelope with your signature across the
seal and forward to the applicant.
This reference form is a confidential document and will not be viewed by the
applicant.

Name of referee
(first, last middle)

Relationship to client

Position / title

Organization (if
applicable)

Address

Phone (H)
(W)

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Knowledge of the applicant

How long have you known


the applicant

In what capacity have you


known the applicant?
Please describe th e
situation.

Work performance

Please comment, from what


you have observed, on such
qualities as the applicant’s
level of: dependability
• initiative
• ability to work with
minimal supervision
• work as a member
of a team.

Please comment from what


you have observed, how
competent do you view this
applicant, as demonstrated
by work in the community,
at school, on the job, or in
a position of responsibility?

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Relationships with other people
Camphill co -workers are
required to understand
other people’s viewpoints
and problems and to
communicate with people
from different backgrounds
and ability levels. Please
comment, from what you
have observed, on the
applicant’s relationships
with others.

Emotional maturity
Please comment, from what
you have observed, about
the applicant’s ability to
adapt and work under
difficult and changing
conditions.

Working with people in need of support and care


Please comment, from
what you have observed, of
the applicant’s ability to
work side b y side in a
respectful relationship of
mutual regard for people
with a learning disability,
physical disability, perhaps
with limited verbal
language, often in need of
personal physical care.

Additional comments and supporting information


Please feel free to add
here any additional
comments you think are
relevant.
This could be how you have

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observed the applicant’s
desire to serve others,
aspirations, maturity, work
ethic, special gifts,
flexibility and
dependability.

What advice/suggestions
would you want to offer to
offer us in working with
this applicant?

Overall recommendation
What is your overall
recommendation?

Please sign and date this


form here.

Thank you

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