| The key aims are :
- Simple for the appointee to navigate and understand
The person applying as a volunteer should be easily able to understand the various stages of the process and should know where he/she is in the system so that there are no surprises.
- Simple for the appointing District/County to operate
The appointment process must be easily understood by the people running it – it should be simple and make sense.
- Efficient in relation to the number of people required to run it, the cost of the process and ensuring the information is processed only once
Efficiency is important as we do not have endless numbers of people available to run the appointment process, supporting paperwork should make life easier for those operating the system.
- Welcoming and non-threatening
The potential volunteer must feel that the Association wants to welcome them in - there is nothing worse than trying to join an organisation that seems not to want you.
- Sufficiently robust assurance that only appropriate people are appointed
It remains paramount that we refuse admission to adults who present a risk to the young people in our care, we must be able to honestly defend our process as being appropriate in this regard.
- Effective in ensuring that adults are placed in roles appropriate to their skills, knowledge and attitudes
Volunteers must be in roles that utilise their skills and benefit Scouting.
There are three basic forms used in the new appointments process. All appointments will usually require 2 forms, that is a CRB for and either a Form OH or a Form AA.
Form AA(new)
This is the form for any formal Adult Appointment, whether it be a pack assistant, section leader or a treasurer. The form has changed and you will need to use the new version.
Form OH(new)
This is the form for an Occasional Helper, what used to be known as a "parent helper". We didn't use forms for this before and it is a new requirement.
CRB Form
This is needed for all adult roles, including Occasional Helpers.
Where do I get the Forms?
The easiest way is to order them from the Scout Info Centrex at Gillwell
Where do I send Forms?
Depending on which district you are in, your forms go to the following people, who are the appointment coordinators :
County & Kingston |
Carol Oliver |
Beverley & Hornsea |
Carol Oliver |
Boothferry |
Carol Oliver |
Bridlington |
Kim Norton |
Driffield |
Carol Oliver |
East Glanford |
Mavis Parratt |
Grimsby & Cleethorpes |
Pam Thompson |
Haltemprice |
Joy Milestone |
East Hull |
Carol Oliver |
North Hull |
Terry Brown |
West Hull |
Carol Oliver |
Pocklington |
Carol Oliver |
Scunthorpe |
Angela Bradley |
South Holderness |
Carol Oliver |
So who is responsible in Humberside?
The people who are responsible for the appointment process in your districts is the district appointments secretary.
You can check where your leaders are in the process by logging on to www.scouts.org.uk and using the "member search" function within "My Tools"
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