Young Helper

We are delighted that you are interested in volunteering as a Young Helper on one of our Teams! A Young Helper is anyone who is under 16 years old who is part of one of our teams. Please follow the steps below to complete your Safer Recruitment process. (If you are over 16, you will need to complete our full Safer Recruitment process.)

Please note that volunteers cannot begin their role before all the steps below are complete.

Young Helper Form

Name

First Name

Last Name

Subject

Message

1 - Role Description

Please read the Young Helper Role Description
Click here

Additional Role Descriptions:
Please also read the relevant General Role Description for the team you are wanting to join.
(You can find this on the relevant team page. Scroll down on the relevant page until you see the step entitled ‘General Role Description’.)

Kids Team Page | Youth Team Page

All other Team pages can be found at stwss.org.uk/teams

2 - Application Form

Once you have read the Role Description, please complete the Young Helper Application Form.

(You will need an email and phone number for two people to be your references when completing this form)
Click here

Parent/Carer Consent Form

Please ask a parent/carer to complete the below consent form:

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3 - References

We will now contact your named Referees in relation to your suitability for this role.

4 - Volunteer Interview & Discussion

Once steps 1-4 are complete and have been processed you will be invited for an interview to discuss the role and your suitability for the role. This interview will be with the Ministry Lead and the Ministry Safeguarding Leader.

5 - Safeguarding Awareness

Our church closely follows the guidelines given to us from the Southwark Diocese, 'A Safe Church', in order to protect our children, young people, adults and volunteers.

Please read these St Thomas with St Stephen's Safeguarding policies:

For more information, report forms and contact details of our Safeguarding team: Click here

6 - Risk Assessments

Please familiarise yourself with the relevant risk assessments for the group or activity that you will be involved with.
(You can find the risk assessments on the relevant team page. Scroll down on the relevant page until you see the step entitledScroll down on the relevant page until you see the step entitled ‘Risk Assessments’.)

Kids Team Page | Youth Team Page

All other Team pages can be found at stwss.org.uk/teams

7 - Agreement

Please complete the relevant Team Agreement form for your team.
Kids Team Agreement | Youth Team Agreement

All other Team pages can be found at stwss.org.uk/teams

8 - Approval Letter

Once the steps above have been successfully completed you will receive a letter of approval for starting your role.

(Please note that volunteers cannot begin their role before all the steps above are complete.)

9 - Induction

Once the Ministry Overseer has confirmed in writing to the PCC that your application process has been approved, you can get started. The Ministry Overseer will now induct you into your role on the Team.

Induction Checklist (for Team Leader)
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