Langdale Ambleside Mountain Rescue Team Application Form

Thank you for considering applying to join LAMRT. Before you complete the form below, please carefully read the 'Join Us' page of the website (https://www.lamrt.org.uk/behindscenes/join-us), as this details our recruitment process in detail, and outlines the two intakes a year that we operate in periods when we are actively recruiting. The initial stage is to first attend one of our base open days, held in September and March each year, and to complete this form afterwards. If you have any queries, please get in touch with us at training@lamrt.org.uk. Items marked with * are required fields and must be completed before the form can be submitted.

We are actively recruiting! The 2024 open days are Saturday 16th March and Saturday 21st September, from 10:00 to 12:00. If you wish to attend, please e-mail training@lamrt.org.uk, so we know the numbers to expect.

Application Process:

Attend a Base Open Day in one of our two annual recruitment intakes (when the team is actively recruiting), in mid-September or mid-March, in which to meet various team members and ask loads of questions. You will be shown around the base, and get a much clearer idea of the range of rescues that we perform on the fells, crags, and rivers. This visit is very informal, and unassessed, to enable you to learn about the training, support, and facilities that we have.
Your application will then be considered at the next monthly committee meeting, which would be four weeks after each of the base open days. This timeline is designed to allow you a few weeks after the Base Open Day, to reflect on whether you wish to apply, and to take your time filling in your application form, to have it considered at the committee meetings in either mid-October or mid-April. Interviews and hill days for successful applicants to the next phase would be in late October or April.
If it meets our criteria, you will be invited for an interview, and successful candidates will then be invited to a hill day to test your general competency and hill skills.
If successful, you will be invited to become a trainee team member.

Prospective team members undergo a minimum of a 12-month probationary period which can be extended to a maximum of 18 months where required. During which time they will be expected to attend a minimum number of training sessions, followed by a number of rescues, before their membership is voted on by our committee.

Please be aware, an anonymised summary of your application will be shared with our committee. Medical and other personal data will be kept confidential.

Name

First Name

Last Name

Date Of Birth

Applicants mush be at least 18 years of age.

Phone Number

Please provide the best number to reach you on.

Address

Do you live at this address full-time?

Our operational area includes Ambleside, Bowness, Elterwater, Grasmere, Langdale, Rydal, Skelwith, Troutbeck and Windermere - Only people living in this area full time should apply.

Availability

When do you anticipate being available for call-outs?

Please indicate both your weekday and weekend availability.

What delays or restrictions do you envisage to attending a rescue at a moment's notice?

Please detail any regular commitments that occasionally could impact your attendance, e.g. work, other clubs, working abroad, childcare, etc. This information is so we can gauge availability realistically. We know people have busy lives outside Mountain Rescue.

Occupation

Current Employer(s)

Experience

What experience do you have in the following areas?

Mountain Walking

Rock Climbing / Scrambling

Winter / Alpine Mountaineering

Mountain Rescue

Do you have good local knowledge of the hills?

Are you competent in the hills in all weathers, in darkness and poor visibility?

How would you describe your current level of skill in the following areas?

Please detail from None/Some/Practitioner/Skilled in the following areas, and detail any others that you think we should know about: Navigation, map and compass; First aid; Ropework and common knots (overhand, figure of 8, clove hitch); Climbing equipment; Winter equipment (axe and crampons);

Do you have any formal NGB outdoor qualifications?

E.g. ML(S), ML(W), IML, RCI, MCI, WMCI, IFMGA etc. None are necessary, as we accept people with good mountain experience, but this will help us understand any level of professional outdoor experience

First Aid

Do you hold a valid, current first-aid qualification?

A first-aid qualification is a prerequisite of membership. You are expected to obtain one within six months of acceptance if you do not currently hold one. It should be a 16 hour outdoor first aid certificate or equivalent.

If yes, please provide details. Including the level of the award, provider, and expiry date.

Driving

Do you have a current driving licence valid in the UK?

If none, do you have access to transport or can you reach the base in Ambleside quickly?

Please detail any convictions for motoring offences that you have ever had, or any points currently on your licence?

Medical History

Are you a fit and active regular hill goer?

How many days a week / days a month, are you currently getting out onto the fells?

As a rough gauge of fitness. If a hill fit person might walk from Stickle Barn pub to Stickle Tarn dam in 45 minutes, carrying a rucksack. Detail if you think you'd currently be faster or slower than this.

Do you consider yourself to have any medical condition, illness or disability that could in any way affect your ability to perform rescue duties?

For example, diabetes, epilepsy, heart disease, defective hearing, visual impairments not corrected by glasses or contact lenses.

If yes, please provide details.

Referees

Please provide the names and contact details of two people who we could ask for a reference. Your referees should not be members of your family, nor should they include any current or past LAMRT team members or trainees, as we aim to keep the application process as open and unbiased as possible. Suitable referees would include your current employer, a regular climbing partner, or any mountain professional who has spent time with you in the fells

Referee 1

Referee 2

Optional

What is your motivation to join us?

Please explain in a few short sentences why you want to be a member of LAMRT, what you expect, and what you will bring to the organisation.

Do you have any questions for us?

What prompted you to apply to join LAMRT at this time?

Please also detail if you have ever applied before (and when), and if there has been anything that put you off applying previously.

Do you know any current LAMRT team members?

Please add the names of any team members you know, so we can avoid any bias during the recruitment process.

Consent

By submitting this form, you are confirming the following statements: 1) That the information provided in this form is true and accurate. 2) That you wish to be considered for membership of the Langdale Ambleside Mountain Rescue Team on a probationary basis. 3) That you will at all times abide by the Team’s governing documents and its rules and procedures, copies of which will be sent to you prior to interview. 4) That the Langdale Ambleside Mountain Rescue Team may process the personal information that you provide, in this form and if applicable during the course of your membership, in line with current data protection legislation. A copy can be found at lamrt.org.uk/terms. 5) That you understand that your application will be shared with and considered by the Committee of the Langdale Ambleside Mountain Rescue Team, and that its decision will be final. 6) That if unsuccessful in an application to join the team, you are ineligible to reapply for a minimum period of two years.

I confirm I have read and agreed to the statements above.