Scouting Support Officer (Growth and Retention)

Scouting Support Officer (Growth & Retention)

Application Form
Base Location: Scouts NI Headquarters, 109 Old Milltown Road, Belfast BT8 7SP.

Closing date: Friday 13 March 2026 at 5.00 pm.
Interview date: Tuesday 24 March 2026.
Start date: As soon as possible.

To help the panel assess your application fairly, please make sure you complete all sections of this form and provide clear evidence against the criteria. Unfortunately, late or incomplete applications cannot be accepted.

Please note: you can use the 'Save' button at any time to return to your form later. Once you click 'Submit' at the end, your application will be sent and you will no longer be able to edit it.

Personal Information
Title*
Full Name*

First NameLast Name
Address*

Street Address

Street Address Line 2

CityTown

Postcode
Contact Number*
Contact Email*
example@example.com
Do you hold a current driving licence and have access to a car for business use?*

YesNo
What is your availability to start?*

Disability
Do you have a disability that requires adjustments?*

YesNo
Details of adjustments required*

Criminal Convictions
Any convictions or outstanding charges?*

YesNo
Please provide details below*
It should be noted, that disclosure of a conviction does not necessarily debar an applicant from obtaining employment.

The position for which you are applying may give you substantial access to children or charitable funds. For that reason you are asked to answer the question above. Note that offences involving young people which would be regarded as ‘spent’ for other purposes must also be declared. In addition an AccessNI check will be carried out before your appointment is confirmed. This would disclose any spent convictions.

Employment
Current Employment (if applicable)
All Previous Employment (starting with most recent)*

Education & Qualifications
GCSE Qualifications, including grades for English and Maths*
Other Qualifications (if applicable)

Essential Skills & Experience
Please outline how you meet the essential criteria outlined for this post in the application pack. Give dates where appropriate. (max 750 words)*

0/750
Please outline how you meet the desirable criteria outlined for this post in the application pack. (max 500 words)

0/500
Are you willing to become a member of The Scout Association?*

YesNo

References

Please provide details of two referees below.
Reference 1
Full Name*

First NameLast Name
Contact Email*
example@example.com
Contact Phone Number*
Please enter a valid phone number.
Capacity in which you know this person*
Reference 2
Full Name*

First NameLast Name
Contact Email*
example@example.com
Contact Phone Number*
Please enter a valid phone number.
Capacity in which you know this person*

Fair Employment Questionnaire
Introduction:

We are an Equal Opportunities Employer. We do not discriminate against our job applicants or employees and we aim to select the best person for the job. We monitor the community background and sex of our job applicants and employees in order to demonstrate our commitment to promoting equality of opportunity in employment and to comply with our duties under the Fair Employment & Treatment (NI) Order 1998.

You are not obliged to answer the questions on this form and you will not suffer any penalty if you choose not to do so. Nevertheless, we encourage you to answer these questions. Your answers will be used to prepare and submit a monitoring return to the Equality Commission, but your identity will be kept anonymous.

In all other regards your answers will be treated with the strictest confidence. We assure you that your answers will not be used by us to make any decisions affecting you, whether in a recruitment exercise or during the course of any employment with us.

Community Background:

Regardless of whether they actually practice a religion, most people in Northern Ireland are perceived to be members of either the Protestant or Roman Catholic communities.
Please indicate your sex by selecting the appropriate box below:*

MaleFemale
Please indicate the community to which you belong by selecting the appropriate box below:

I am a member of the Protestant communityI am a member of the Roman Catholic communityI am not a member of either the Protestant or the Roman Catholic communities
If you do not answer the above question, we are encouraged to use the residuary method of making a determination, which means that we can make a determination as to your community background on the basis of the personal information supplied by you in your application form/personnel file.

Please note: If you answer, you are obliged to do so truthfully as it is a criminal offence under the Fair Employment (Monitoring) Regulations (NI) 1999 to knowingly give false answers to these questions.

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Scouting Support Officer (Growth & Retention)

Personal Information

Disability

Criminal Convictions

Employment

Education & Qualifications

Essential Skills & Experience

References

Reference 1

Reference 2

Fair Employment Questionnaire

Data Protection