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If you are in employment:
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Safeguarding Checks
In order to comply with our Safeguarding Policy, successful applicants will be required to apply for a Disclosure and Barring Service Enhanced Certificate with Child Barring List check, or equivalent certification from their home country.
France - Casier Judiciare (Police Clearance Certificate)
Netherlands - Verklaring Omtrent het Gedrag (VOG) (Certificate of Good Conduct)
Germany - Führungszeugnis (Certificate of Good Conduct)
Spain - Certificado de Antecedentes Penales (Criminal Record Certificate).
A criminal record will not necessarily preclude you from being considered for an animateur role, but you are required to disclose any convictions, cautions, reprimands, or final warnings, including those that have been spent.
Have you had a criminal conviction, caution, reprimand or final warning in the UK or any country?
Do you have a police enquiry or prosecution pending in the UK or any other country?
Has your conduct ever caused or been alleged to cause mental or physical harm to a child or young person or put a child at risk?
Are you currently the subject of any unresolved safeguarding investigation or allegation?
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Reasonable adjustments
Our animateur team are required to undertake a variety of tasks, preparing and delivering an age-specific programme and activities for our younger guests. This requires a good level of mobility, flexibility and stamina.
You will be required to undertake physical tasks such as moving chairs, launching canoes or lifting equipment - is there any reasonable adjustment that may be required in order for you to fulfil this aspect of the role?
You will be required to interact with guests of all ages, and may be required to assist with working in the coffee shop or bar, or hiring out bikes – is there any reasonable adjustment that may be required in order for you to fulfil this aspect of the role?
You may be required to prepare and deliver talks as part of the children's/youth programme - are there any reasonable adjustments that may be required in order for you to fulfil this aspect of the role?
Providing accurate information is essential to the running of the site and program. If issues arise from inaccurate or unshared information, we may need to end your contract early and ask you to leave earlier than originally agreed.
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Availability
Which option would you like to apply for?
How many weeks would you ideally like to spend as an animateur?
How many weeks would you ideally like to spend as an animateur?
Please tell us your availability for the season.
Sorry, we are not able to release you to return home during your period of volunteering for any family holidays. Graduations and family weddings will be considered on an individual basis (but may affect where you are placed, to ensure consistency).
Should your application be successful you will be required to attend a training weekend at Le Pas Opton from 30th April-3rd May – May Bank Holiday weekend.
Please confirm that you are able to attend:
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Preferred Roles
We are seeking animateurs for a range of roles beyond our Kids and Youth programme, to help us deliver the best possible guest experience. Please indicate your first, second, and third choice of role in order of preference.
First Choice
Second choice
Third Choice
Do you have any Food Hygiene & Safety or Allergen Awareness qualifications?
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Personal Statement
Please tell us about any relevant experience you have had in the last 18 months for the following. If you don't have experience in a particular area, just enter 'None'. Please keep each section to a maximum of 150 words.
Person Specification .
In addition , please give brief details of any experience that you have in the following areas (maximum of 150 words for each category ).
Please only fill in those that apply to your experience.
Have you held a valid full driving licence for 3 years or more?
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References
Please provide contact details of your Church Leader, or someone in leadership at your Christian Union, so that we may approach them for a reference in support of your application.
Your referee must:
Be in a leadership role in the Church or Christian Union you currently attend or a Church you have attended or a Church you have attended regularly in the last 6 months.
Be over 18 years of age.
See you in person at least once a month (or have done so in the last 6 months if you have recently moved away).
Not be related to you or a close friend.
Not be applying to serve at Le Pas Opton at the same time as the applicant.
Complete the reference within 14 days (or your application may not be considered).
Church or Christian Union Leader Referee
Character Referee
Please provide contact details for a second person who will be able to provide a character reference in support of your application. Your referee could be a teacher, employer, youth group leader, CU leader or university lecturer. Your referee must:
Be over 18 years of age.
See you in person at least once a month (or have done so in the last 6 months if you have recently moved away).
Not be related to you or a close friend.
Not be applying to serve at Le Pas Opton at the same time as the applicant.
Complete the reference within 14 days (or your application may not be considered).
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Application Declaration
I understand that providing false information may result in the termination of any volunteer agreement offered.
I consent to Spring Harvest Holidays and Association Le Pas Opton to keep the information I’ve given on this form so they can process my application. This includes carrying out any necessary background checks and, if I’m offered a volunteer role, arranging any grant payments.
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