1. Written paragraph answering the question, or
2. Upload a voice note/audio file of you answering the question, or
3. Upload a video of you answering the question.

• We don't need the video to be beautifully shot and lit like a TV studio;
• We don't expect you to talk flawlessly without umming or ahhing or pausing to think;
• You don't need to read from a script or have totally perfect English or grammar or pronunciation.

Who are you and why do you want to be a Community Facilitator?

You may want to include: 

Who are you? 

• Where do you live? How long have you lived there? How do you spend your time?
• What's important to you? What are you excited and passionate about?
• How would you describe what kind of person you are? Or how might your friends and family describe you?

Your background and history:

• What has brought you to this point in your life? 
• How has your faith / involvement with local faith groups been a part of your journey?

Your experience within your faith community / with faith communities in your local area:

• How well connected and active are you? 
• What kinds of things have you been part of?
• What attracted you to tackling hate and hostility in your local area?
• What attracted you to learning about and applying Restorative Justice in your area?

Please include as much as you think gives us a good overview of your suitability for this role.

Please upload either a word/pdf file for written answers, an audio file for voicenotes or a video file

Why do you think you would make a good Community Facilitator?

Please tell us why you think you would be a good fit in this volunteer role.

Although not essential for this role please include any relevant experience or training you might have (e.g. facilitation, group work, 1-2-1 support, helping formally or informally to address harm or tensions within your community or in other contexts.)

You might like to refer to your skills and qualities under these headings (as outlined in the Recruitment Pack):

CURIOSITY

• Commitment to self-development
• Willingness to learn
• Openness to new ways of looking at community justice
• Excitement to work alongside & collaborate with people of different faiths & backgrounds

COMPASSION

• Awareness of own prejudices & ability to put these aside
• Good at building rapport, empathy, trust & understanding with others
• Willing to develop excellent deep listening & reflective skills

CREATIVITY

• Ability to think creatively about facilitation & how this can be used in service of healing
• Willing to develop skills in flexibly responding to changing needs of those you are facilitating

COURAGE

• Ability to act neutrally when working with participants in a restorative process
• Ability to reflect on and communicate their own internal thoughts and feelings
• Willing to hold a space where difficult views and strong emotions can be expressed

Please include as much as you think gives us a good overview of your suitability for this role.

Please upload either a word/pdf file for written answers, an audio file for voicenotes or a video file

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