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Application Process
“You can hold back from the sufferings of the world, that is something you are free to do and it is in accordance with your nature, but perhaps this very holding back is the one suffering you could have avoided.”
~ Franz Kafka~
The roots of injustice in Baltimore are deep.
Thus, your presence as a Bon Secours Volunteer is greatly needed.
Dial 410.442.3161 or write to volunteer@bshsi.org to speak one-on-one with our Director, Shannon Curran.
How does the BSVM application process work?
Bon Secours Volunteer Ministry is an eleven month program that begins in mid-August and concludes the following mid-July. Although it might seem early, the application process for the program begins in the fall and winter months preceding the August start date. The following overview of our application process should answer many of your questions and help you meet the application deadlines.
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Your Discernment Process |
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Prepare Your Application |
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Submit Your Application |
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Interview Process |
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Finalize Placement and Commitment |
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Your Commitment as a Bon Secours Volunteer Begins |
Application: Forms and Documents
The forms listed below are available in a PDF format. The forms can be downloaded, viewed, filled on-line, printed and/ or saved to be attached to an email message at a later date. Download the latest version of Adobe Reader
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| Application Process | Employer/Supervisor Reference Form | |
| Primary Application | Peer Reference | |
| Secondary Application | Self Reference | |
| Professor Reference | Medical Form: Physician | |
| Mentor/Minister Reference | Medical Form: Applicant | |
How the BSVM application works
Bon Secours Volunteer Ministry is an eleven month program that begins in mid-August and concludes the following mid-July. Although it might seem early, the application process for the program begins in the fall and winter months preceding the August start date. The following overview of our application process should answer many of your questions and help you meet the application deadlines.
I. Your Discernment Process
Before applying to Bon Secours Volunteer Ministry you should take time to read through the program materials, program website, and the information about our placement sites. This is also a great time to speak with program staff about your questions and to learn more about the unique characteristics of our full-time volunteer program.
II. Prepare Your Application
Once you have decided that Bon Secours Volunteer Ministry seems like a good fit for your interests, you should begin preparing your application. To begin you should:
- Complete the primary application ─ submit on-line or through the mail.
- Begin gathering the materials for the complete application. Your references and physician will need time to complete their parts of your application, so contact them at least a month prior to submitting your secondary application.
- After receiving your primary application, program staff will contact you for a brief introductory telephone interview.
- Complete the information and essay responses on the secondary application.
- Continue contact with program staff to inquire about any questions and to keep them informed about the status of your application.
III. Submit Your Application
Send completed application by mail to Bon Secours Volunteer Ministry.
Please place all of the above materials (excluding the primary application if previously submitted) in one envelope. Contact program staff to confirm receipt of your application.
A complete application includes:
- Your primary application (if not previously submitted). Brief, introductory interview with program statt (if primary application submitted prior to secondary applicaiton).
- An official, sealed copy of your transcript.
- A copy of your résumé.
- Completed Secondary Application.
- Four signed and sealed reference forms. These forms are from a professor, a mentor/campus minister, an employer, and a peer.
- A completed self-reference form.
- Medical Forms. One is to be completed by a physician and the other is completed by you.
- Completed Seconday Application
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| Early Admission deadline is February 27, 2010.
All other applications are due before April 15, 2010. *Applications accepted on a rolling basis through June if space is available in the program. |
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| Complete applications should be mailed to: | Bon Secours Volunteer Ministry 1525 Marriottsville Road Marriottsville, MD 21104 |
IV. Interview Process
Within two weeks of the application deadlines, you will hear from program staff about whether or not you have been invited to interview for a position as a Bon Secours Volunteer. If you are selected to interview, then we will arrange a series of, at least, three telephone interviews. The first interview usually lasts about an hour and a half. Subsequent interviews are about a half-hour each. Part of this process includes the opportunity to speak with a potential site supervisor at a placement site that suits your interests as well as the needs of the community.
V. Finalize Placement and Commitment
Within two weeks of your final interview, program staff will contact you with the selection committee’s decision. This decision will identify your placement site for the volunteer year. After receiving the program’s decision, you will return a signed "Statement of Commitment to Bon Secours Volunteer Ministry."
VI. Your Commitment as a Bon Secours Volunteer Begins
Bon Secours Volunteers begin their commitment with a week of orientation followed by a commissioning ceremony. You must arrange transportation to Baltimore, MD. Once you complete your commitment as a Bon Secours Volunteer, the program will contribute up to $300 towards your travel expenses home from Baltimore.
