Exmoor Search & Rescue Support Team Application Form

Required fields are marked with an asterisk.

Being on the Support Team

Which area(s) of the Support Team are you interested in?
Fundraising & Events
Operational Team Support - e.g. Electrician, Mechanics etc.
Charity Support - e.g. Social Media, Accounts etc.
Bodying/Casualty Acting
Other

Do you have any relevant qualifications/experience that would benefit the Support Team?

Please give a rough estimate of time commitment you can give to the Support Team.

Do you hold a valid 1st Aid certificate?
Yes
No

How did you hear about ESRT?

Personal Details

Name:

Email:

Address:

Date of Birth:

Contact Numbers

Home:

Mobile:

Work:

Declaration of Criminal Record

(Incl. Fitness to Practice declaration for Health Professionals)

Exmoor Search & Rescue Team (ESRT) requires all applicants to disclose certain information on any previous criminal record that they may hold. The information disclosed on the forms will be treated with the strictest confidence and will only be seen by those officers directly involved with the membership and training process.

A person’s criminal record will not, in itself, debar that person from being allowed to become a full Team Member. Suitable applicants will not be refused membership because of offences which are not relevant to, and do not place them at or make them a risk in, the role of a full Team Member.

All cases will be examined on an individual basis and will take the following into consideration:

• Whether the conviction is relevant to the position applied for.
• The seriousness of any offence revealed.
• The age of the applicant at the time of the offence(s).
• The length of time since the offence(s) occurred.
• Whether the applicant has a pattern of offending behaviour.
• The circumstances surrounding the offence(s), and the explanation(s) offered by the person concerned.
• Whether the applicant's circumstances have changed since the offending behaviour.

ESRT believe that the service we provide, in the provision of medical assistance to often vulnerable persons, is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare any convictions, cautions, reprimands and final warnings that are not protected (i.e. that are not filtered out) as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013).

For further information on filtering please refer to the DBS website.

It is important that applicants understand that failure to disclose all convictions, cautions, reprimands or final warnings that are not protected could result in disciplinary proceedings or dismissal from the Team.

We require details of any conviction, caution, reprimand or a warning which has been recorded on a police central record, (includes ‘spent’ and ‘unspent’ convictions) or has any information been held locally by police forces, including police enquiries undertaken following allegations made against you, but excluding parking offences, that are grounds to be considered relevant? This also includes any information that may be held on the DBS’s children and adults barred list.

Do you have any criminal convictions?
Criminal convictions Yes No
County Court Judgements Yes No
Cautions/Reprimands/Warnings Yes No
DBS Children and Adults Barring List Yes No

Confirmation and Submission

I agree to the following:

1. I wish to be considered for the Support Team of Exmoor Search & Rescue.
2. That the information provided in this form is true and accurate. Falsification may lead to any subsequent offers of membership being withdrawn.
3. That I will at all times abide by the Team's governing documents and its rules and procedures.
4. I will not purport to represent the Team or act on its behalf without the authority of the Team Leadership / executive committee.
5. That Exmoor Search & Rescue Team may process my personal information provided in this form and if applicable during the course of my membership, in line with current data protection legislation.
6. I understand my name and date of application will be held on record for future reference, however all other personal details will be deleted once an application process/team member position has finished (whichever is sooner) for GDPR compliance.
7. Equipment and uniform should only be worn and used on official team commitments and is to be returned on leaving the team.

I agree to the above statements.

I agree to my information being processing for this application and processed for the administration of your position in ESRT.

Thank you for your submission to join Exmoor Search & Rescue Support Team. We will review your application and get back to you. Please do be patient with us, we will respond as quickly as we can!