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Help Us: General Recruitment

WE NEED MORE GOOD MEMBERS.  APPLY NOW​
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OPERATIONAL MEMBERS

​We are looking for men and women to volunteer as an Operational member and help support our work in the United Kingdom as well as in Canada. 

We do some great things, you learn lots, meet interesting people and get to help lots of people. 
Everyone starts as a "Generalist (SAR Engineer) and if you are a Rescuer or Medic or have a Marine / Water Rescue background, then you you may like to specialise.
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To apply you just need to satisfy a few requirements e.g.
  • Be an adult, (18 to 70)
  • Be able to wear a uniform smartly
  • Be proportionately built with a good basic fitness
  • Able to give an average of one day a month. *
  • And not have any excluding factors**

We do want to recruit a lot of members in 2021. 

​If you have any questions, please get in touch!
* TIME COMMITMENT
One day a month is the average for a new member. Some mores may average less and if you are on deployment or doing events, then it will be a few days more. Expect no less that 5 times a year when trained and many give 24 times a year or more (especially if you join the International Team!)

So as you progress and at some operationally busy times we would hope that you can give more time, especially in the Summer during our busier events. 
** EXCLUDING FACTORS
Of course we want lots of great positive smiling people who look at challenges with a sense of adventure who are keen to join!  But we all know that sometimes self reflection means that you may be great, we may be great, but it won't be a great fit.  So what are excluding factors?

Examples of some exclusionary factors may be
  • If you are a heavy smoker / drinker
  • If you are a member of another volunteer SAR Team
  • If you simply have "NO Time" to give
  • If you do not have a basic level of fitness
  • If you live, way "too far" to ever attend 
  • If you have strong biased tendencies 
  • If you cannot wear a uniform smartly
  • If you are not background DBS / reference checked
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Wearing smart uniform & having organised kit, is a basic staple of our ERT SAR team ethos & improves Operational capacity.
OTC1: Generalists
So, when you first apply to join ERT SAR you would usually be joining as a "Generalist." (This is what we call the "B SQUAD")

This would allow you to operationally support most local and national 'standard' functions like community based resilience, safety and protection functions and well as enter parts of some of the others. WE NEED YOU NOW!

 •  Most Community Support Roles • Basic Public Events • BoO (Base of Operations) Support Roles • National Capacity Roles  • Basic Search for GSAR (Ground Search and Rescue) • “In training” Specialists, etc. •  Team Capacity Building Functions   


OTC2: Specialists
Specialists are what we call the "C SQUAD."  You start by completing a brief onboarding and then the OTC 1 pipeline before specialising in the area they are operationally focusing. ​Members can be a part of more than one area. For example we have Technical Rescue specialists who are professional medics and on the Marine Unit.

Once you have joined. if interested, we can streamline your progression into the "Specialist" roles if desired.

You would usually have external qualifications which you bring when you join.  As a "Specialists" would complete the OTC 2 pipeline and then your area of specialisation. (Sometimes this is very quick, for example if you are a professional medic, you would show your registration and do a short review of our SOPs, IPAC requirements and PHEC guidelines etc.) 

For example if you are in logistics and transport you would be able to drive various vehicles. If you are in the medical section you would either be a professional medic with a protected title (Doctor, Nurse or Paramedic) or an EMT type specialist with appropriate pre-hospital emergency care and a desire to work in the medical section.
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There are so many ways people can help and NOW is a great time because we are actively recruiting (both in the UK and Canada)!

NON OPERATIONAL SUPPORT
Non-Operational Support Members are what we call the "A SQUAD."

So if you can''t want to join operationally but can maybe help with fundraising, donating needed items, donating money, volunteering non-operationally, or helping in other ways - we need your help! 


Or maybe you you want to run a Marathon for us or have a bake sale?!  Please do GET IN TOUCH! :-) [EMAIL: HQ at ERT SAR]

Sample Focus Activity & Capacity

We have shown examples from both The United Kingdom and Canada. ALL ERT SAR Units provide these services to some degree. 
1. ​International Work
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SAMPLE STORY:
ERT SAR deploys to Sri Lanka for the 2004 Boxing Day Tsunami in the Indian Ocean.
5. ​Medical Professionals
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SAMPLE STORY:
ERT SAR (as OSAR) deploys to Pakistan for extensive life saving earthquake medical mission
2. National Events Team
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SAMPLE STORY:
ERT SAR at the Canadian National Exhibition (CNE) in Toronto, Ontario.
6. Technical Rescue
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SAMPLE STORY:
ERT SAR provides Technical Rescue, Medical Response to the Haiti Earthquake
3. Missing Person Search
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SAMPLE STORY:
ERT SAR finds high risk missing person for Police using our SAR Dogs and Human trackers
7. ​Marine Unit
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SAMPLE STORY:
ERT SAR Ontario Floods


ERT SAR Oxfordshire Floods
4. ​Logistics & Transport
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SAMPLE STORY:
ERT SAR provides 4X4 transport snow response to local emergencies & County council
Supporters & Fundraisers​
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You don't have to join to do a bake sale, or run a marathon! Just get in touch with us and we will set you up! Thank you!
SUPPORTERs & FUNDRAISERS
These are not uniformed positions and do not require any official membership (operational or non-operational.) 

For example people have run marathons for ERT SAR, raised money through bake sales, completed car rallies and much more over the years and all of these help us to do the special work we do. We do not have any paid administration and all monies go toward the needy, suffering and to support the work that we do. Your support is invaluable to our efforts! 

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Membership

If you would like to join and support as a member that's great. You can support our work through membership and be a non-operational non deployable "member" or you can apply to be a fully operational, uniformed and operational member.

Want to know more or Join?

We are looking for fit, healthy and proportionately built adults to train and become Operational  ERTSAR Team Members.

​You must be able to wear a uniform to a high standard and be available several times a year to attend our monthly training. There is an Application Fee and an Annual Membership fee which also gets you started. All members receive a membership certificate.

If you are seriously interested in volunteering, can wear a uniform to a high standard, are a fit adult with no excluding factors please do get in touch! You can FIND OUT MORE HERE and leave your information in the form below and we'll be in touch!

    Sign Up your Interest!

    This is not an official application form This is an initial contact form where you can express interest and how you may help. Also remember to tell us what you are looking for in an organisation. Hopefully we can work together and make it happen! 

    Just complete as much as you can or want. (The more the better.) The actual Application Form is similar to this though.

    Operational members should be fit adults over 18 and under 70 who can wear a uniform to a high standard and attend regular training sessions. You should not be a member of another volunteer SAR Team. You should not have a Criminal record with unspent convictions. 

    Heavy drinking, taking drugs, smoking tendencies, etc. are not compatible with ERTSAR.


    ​Also any extreme views and biases, especially against others regarding race, ethnicity, sex, religious beliefs, etc. are not compatible. 

    If you wish to join we will get in touch quite quickly and we request that you give at least two years or more to the team.

    Thank you! We are very excited to hear from you!
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    This is not required but if you know a member or they recommend you that is useful.
    Do you have any Social Media you would like to share and are you 'following' us? Twitter, Instagram? Facebook? LinkedIN? *
    Max file size: 20MB
    If you are seriously interested please upload a clear headshot photo of yourself.
    Please give us some information on your background and why you are interested and how we may help.
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      • Stop The Bleed >
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      • Rain forest Wildfires
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