Facilitator Application Form - Prisons

  • Facilitator Application - Prisons

  • We are so pleased you are applying to train as a facilitator with Kids Matter!

    This form will help us get to know you and find out about the skills and experience you already have for the role. Our training will then build on that, whatever your starting point.

    We know this is quite a long form and don't want you to feel worried by it! If you would like to talk through any of the questions, or be supported by someone while completing the form please contact Sophie Jackson. 

  • Emergency contact

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  • Your Application

  • Are you a parent/carer?*

  • Current Responsibilities

  • Our expectation is for a commitment of an average of 2-3 hours per week, for a minimum of one year.

  • Volunteering with Kids Matter

    Please answer the questions in this section with as little or as much detail as you are able.

  • Prison Experience

    Please answer the questions in this section with as little or as much detail as you are able.
  • Do you have flexibility to be at the prison for 7.15am on programme or workshop delivery days?*
  • Have you been vetted or key trained for a prison?*
  • Would you have any concerns about working with Dads in prison?*

  • Facilitator Skills

  • There are three skills required as a Kids Matter Facilitator. They are the ability to:

    • Practice active listening: listening to what’s being said and not said
    • Ask powerful questions: using a range of effective questions
    • Staying in an adult voice: as described by Transactional Analysis

    We will go into detail about each of these three skills during training so you do not need to have heard about them before.

  • Safeguarding & Security

  • Do you currently hold a valid DBS / PVG / equivalent with the organisation that will be partnering with Kids Matter?*

  • A valid DBS or equivalent may be required to run a Kids or Babies Matter group.

    If your current safeguarding policy and practices do not state it is required, it will be expected that you will go through a thorough recruitment process within your Church or organisation including references. 

  • Which level of DBS / equivalent certificate do you currently hold?*
  • Which workforce is the DBS / equivalent certificate for?*

  • References

    Please provide details for two people who can give us character references. You should choose referees who know you in the contexts where you have engaged with people facing disadvantages.

  • Character reference #1

  • Character reference #2

  • Accessibility

  • Equal Opportunities Monitoring

  • Kids Matter values diversity and is committed to building a facilitator team that reflects the communities we serve. As an equal opportunity employer, we follow the Equality Act 2010 and ensure our recruitment process is fair and accessible.
    To help us monitor diversity, we’d appreciate it if you could answer the following questions. Your responses will be kept strictly confidential and used only for statistical analysis. Your answers will not affect your journey as a potential facilitator.

  • What is your gender?*
  • Is the gender you identify with the same as your sex recorded at birth?*
  • Are you married or in a civil partnership?*
  • Which age group do you belong to?*
  • What is your ethnicity?*

  • Ethnic origin is not about nationality, place of birth or citizenship. It is about the group to which you perceive you belong. Please tick the appropriate box above according to this definition.

  • Do you consider yourself to have a disability or health condition?*
  • What is your sexual orientation?*
  • What is your religion or belief?*
  • Do you have any caring responsibilities?*
  • In addition to our expected contact with you as a facilitator, would you like to receive news and updates about Kids Matter, including how you can give, pray and get involved in seeing every child in need raised in a strong family?

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