Full Member Pack New 2012 2013

7/31/2019 Full Member Pack New 2012 2013

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Dear Sir/Madam

Re: FREE Membership 2012 / 2013

Membership to North Yorkshire Youth (NYY) is open to voluntary youth groups supportingyoung people aged 11-19yrs in North Yorkshire.

Our membership year runs from 1st April to 31st March.

To become a Member of NYY please complete the enclosed application form and return it to

NYY. Membership for 2012 / 2013 for those groups eligible to be full members is FREE.Once we have received and accepted your application you will receive a Certificate ofMembership to display.

If you have any questions please do not hesitate in contacting us. We look forward to receivingyour membership application and working with you in the future.

Yours sincerely

Clare, Ian, Lenny, LucyVoluntary Community Sector Youth Support Service

Please note:

You need to be a member of NYY to access the BJK Insurance scheme. NYY and BJKwill check this if you are not a member of NYY your insurance will be invalid.

We are a charity and are governed by a board of trustees. If you register with us youbecome a member of NYY. This will mean that you can be involved in the running of the

organisation. For more details please contact your local fieldworker.

More information and questions

Please get in touch if you have any questions, either through our central office or through yourlocal fieldworker.

Clare Yates - Fieldwork Team [email protected]

Lucy Gratton Head of Youth, [email protected]

North Yorkshire Youth

Carlton Lodge Outdoor Centre, Carlton MiniottThirsk, North Yorkshire, YO7 4NJTel: 01845 522145Web:www.nyy.org.uk
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North Yorkshire Youth aims to To help children and young peoplerealise their full potential by enhancing and improving our range oflearning and development opportunities.

MembershipAs a Youth Association we encourage organisations to affiliate to us which ensures they meet

a set of appropriate standards. We expect Members to have some Policies and Procedures inplace. Organisations will be offered advice, support and training to enable them to meet thesestandards

In order to provide safe and appropriate activities for young people in North Yorkshireyour club / project or activity should:

Have a Constitution: This is a document that describes your club and who is involved.We suggest that this document describes arrangements for the management of thegroup and any money it has.

Have a lead contact person: Someone who NYY can contact and send information to.

Have a group specific bank account.

Appropriate leaders / volunteers: Who MUST hold an enhanced Criminal RecordsBureau Certificate. CRB checks can be arranged by NYY.

Be open to visits from the NYY fieldworker during youth group sessions: Visits willtake place to ensure quality assurance and to maintain a constructive relationship.

Have some basic policy and procedures:

A Child Protection Policy

A constitution

Health and Safety policy and procedures

CRB / Volunteer recruitment

Keep a record: Of membership and attendance, as well as proper accounts.

We can help you do all of the above. It is important that to run a youth group or projectyou must be aware of the above requirements and be working towards them.

We do not pass your contact details on to any other organisation or individual. We willonly use them to contact and support you. .


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You are applying for membership of North Yorkshire Youth because:

Your club/group/project runs in North Yorkshire

and Your club/group/project works with 11-19 year olds

If you cannot tick both of these boxes you may wish to look at our Associate Membership package.

Full Name of Group

Where do the group meet?

Group Leader or .Lead Volunteer

Main

ContactDetails:

E-mail

Tel:

Please tell us about your group.

1. Does your club/group/project have a Management Committee? YesNo

2. Child Protection Contact / Officer contact details:

Name Address Tel. No

Post Code

3.Are you a new group [set up in the last 12 months]? Yes No

Full MembershipApplication 2012 2013

NYCC Area: Membership No:

Name

Address

Post code


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4. Does your Management Committee have written policies or procedures for the

following issues? [Please as appropriate. All marked with * are essential tobe accepted as NYY member]

FullAgreedPolicy

Draft

Child Protection / CRB / Volunteer Recruitment

Policy *

Equal Opportunities

First Aid

Health & Safety/ Risk Assessment *

Constitution *

TrainingFinance

Do you have a group bank account? Yes No

5. What activities do you run for your members?

6. What days and times do your group meet?

7. Please indicate numbers of staff/volunteers

8. Please indicate how many members (approx) you have in each of the

categories below.

Aged 5-10 Aged 11-12 Aged 13-15 Aged 16-19 Aged 20-25 Total

Paid Staff Members Volunteers ManagementCommittee

Male Female Male Female Male Female


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M F M F M F M F M F M F

9. Insurance:In most cases you need to have insurance to run your activities. Pleaseindicate the type of insurance you hold for your group.

We will be taking up the insurance through the BJK Youth Group Scheme.

We use the insurance of the venue. (E.g. The village halls insurance).

We have our own Public/Employers Liability Insurance for the group

Please note that the insurance through the BJK Youth Group Scheme is not available togroups who are not members of NYY. For more information about BJK pleasecontact us.

10. Our Agreement with You

As a member of NYY you are agreeing to carry out the following, please tick asappropriate to state that you agree with the statements below.

I declare that the information on this form is correct.

I declare that this group has the required policies and procedures andthat they will be available for NYY to view them as required.

We understand that it is the groups responsibility to make sure their policiesand procedures are appropriate to allow access to the BJK insurancescheme. (NYY report to BJK regularly to ensure that only groups with therequired policies and procedures access the Youth Group Policy Scheme.

We agree to use our membership and the name of NYY in an appropriateway. You must not use our logos without prior consent and being amember does not automatically mean that your group is operating safely.

We agree to provide NYY with basic information about attendance at ourclub or project, on a quarterly basis.

Signed

PrintDate(Group Leader)

______________________________________________________________

Insurance Co. Policy No.


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Please return completed form to:

North Yorkshire Youth LimitedCarlton Lodge Outdoor Centre

Carlton Miniott, ThirskNorth Yorkshire YO7 4NJ

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