Below please find a list of all the questions that appear on the OVC application and additional materials required. First, gather all the information you need. Then complete the application in one sitting. You can not save the application once you have begun it.
PERSONAL
First and Last Name
Email
Phone Number
Current Address
Permanent Address
Gender
Date of Birth
PARISH
Parish Name
Parish Jurisdiction (Antiochian, Greek, OCA, Ukrainian, ROCOR, etc.)
Parish Address
EDUCATION
What is your highest level of education?
Please list school(s) attended and any degrees obtained.
GENERAL
How did you hear about OVC (e.g., social media, friend, family, parish priest, youth worker, internet search)?
What was most compelling to you about OVC’s recruitment efforts? (examples: virtual info sessions, personal outreach from OVC staff, conversations with current corps members, social media posts, promotional videos, etc.)
REFERENCES
Please list two references (1 clergy and 1 non-clergy). Ask each reference to submit a letter directly to OVC--either by email (
info@orthodoxvolunteercorps.org) or post (Orthodox Volunteer Corps, P.O. Box 5391, Pittsburgh, PA 15206). Letters must be received by February 6, 2023.
Priest Name
Priest Phone Number
Priest Address
Name of Priest's Parish
Non-Clergy Reference - Name
Non-Clergy Reference - Phone Number
Non-Clergy Reference - Email Address
Non-Clergy Reference - Title
Your relationship to the reference
RESUME
Please submit your resume to
info@orthodoxvolunteercorps.org.
ESSAY QUESTIONS
Please thoughtfully respond to the following questions:
Question #1 (up to 500 words): Radical comes from the word root and means the fundamental nature of something. Describe a salient example of radical service and explain how this example fits the definition.
Question #2 (up to 500 words): What is the story of your faith?
Question #3 (up to 500 words): What do you most want to gain from participating in OVC? What will you give?
LOCATION
Please identify your location preference for the 2024-25 program (Boston, Pittsburgh, or no preference)
