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General Information for Staff Team Applicants (DRAFT)

Applicants: Applicants need to be over 16. Young workers are aged from 16 to 17 years & Adult Workers are aged 18 years and over. All applicants must have read and agreed to abide by the New Wine Cymru Child Protection Policy.

Young Workers: Young workers must have a parent or guardian (aged 18 years, or over) staying on-site at Flames of Fire who will be responsible for them. Please ensure that the parent or guardian, of any Young Worker, completes the YOUNG WORKER section of the worker application form before it is returned to us, as New Wine Cymru cannot process applications from young people without parental consent. Please ensure that your parent/guardian reads the responsibilities fully and knows and accepts what they are signing up to.  Churches or groups must not ‘allocate’ a responsible adult to a young worker.

Adult Workers: If you have parental responsibilities for, or are in loco parentis of children (under 18 years) on-site you may need to arrange for child-care cover, as you may not be available to collect your children from their groups and supervise them, whilst working on team. If this applies to you, please ensure you complete the ADULT WORKERS’ section of the worker application form. 

Medical Conditions: If you have a medical condition, please ensure that you inform us of it in the YOUR HEALTH section of the worker application form. Please ensure that you inform the first aider, attached to your team, of your condition. It is also your responsibility to register with the first aid centre on-site, so that they are aware of your requirements. If you are a Young Worker, your responsible adult must accompany you to register.

References: In the REFERENCES section of the worker application form all applicants are asked to supply the names of two referees (not parents or relatives) who New Wine Cymru can approach for verbal or written references, or for feedback.

One of these should be a church leader preferably one who oversees your involvement in a Ministry. If you are applying to work on a team which you have worked on previously, only one reference is required.

Child Protection Policy: This policy is about safeguarding the welfare of children and young people at New Wine Cymru events and for your own protection. Please read the Child Protection Policy thoroughly and be sure to fill in and sign sections 14 and 15 of the application form.

Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) Check: If you apply to serve on some of the teams you will be asked to apply to the CRB for a “Disclosure”. To do this proof of your identity and where you live will be required. New Wine Cymru will contact you after we have received a completed application form to tell you how to apply for Disclosure.  Please ensure that the first referee on your form is a Minister of Religion who knows you (NB: we cannot accept Youth Workers, Administrators or other church workers for this referee, only your Minister).  If you have received a Disclosure from New Wine Cymru already, then it remains valid for three years.           

More information on the Disclosure system can be obtained from the CRB at www.disclosure.gov.uk.

Please note: A criminal record does not necessarily bar you from working on a Team; each case will be assessed on an individual basis.

Concessions: Staff members can receive concessions on registration fees at the conference and some staff are provided with free meals. Please contact your team leader for details.

Worker Start and End Dates: Staff members are requested to arrive on-site at least the day before the conference starts. This enables staff to get settled in, assist with set up and attend the team training sessions, prior to the start of the conference. At the end of the conference, any workers who can assist with break down will be greatly appreciated.

Accommodation: Staff are responsible for providing their own accommodation and transport, to and from the event. If you have problems regarding accommodation, please contact the New Wine Cymru Office.

Team Leaders: Staff are responsible to their Team Leaders and are expected to undertake duties and tasks working as part of a Christian team under the leadership of their Team Leaders.

Team Meetings: All workers will be required to attend a team meeting at the beginning of the week and any other meetings organized by the team leader during the event.