Strategy 2024 – 2026
We are a Mountain Rescue Team which provides an effective deployment of personnel and resources, that are highly valued in the local community.
Professionalism and Excellence:
The highly skilled volunteers of Cleveland MRT demonstrate their expertise, achieving excellence in their field and earning the trust of the public through their capability, professionalism, and dedication.
Commitment and Responsibility:
Cleveland MRT’s volunteers are committed to their roles, taking on responsibility with accountability, ensuring tasks are completed diligently and with integrity.
Teamwork and Collaboration:
Cleveland MRT volunteers work together seamlessly, fostering strong relationships within their network, exemplifying the power of teamwork in achieving common goals.
Diversity and Inclusivity:
In Cleveland MRT, we support an inclusive environment that embraces diversity, ensuring that our team is representative of various backgrounds and cultures, where everyone feels valued and supported, and where judgments are replaced with understanding and acceptance.
Safety and Safeguarding:
Cleveland MRT’s safety protocols, prioritise being proactive to potential risks, ensuring effective safeguarding measures are in place to keep people safe and secure.
STATEMENT OF INTENT
To provide Mountain Rescue Services in our region.
By training and retaining our members, with appropriate resources and funds.
In order to save lives, providing confidence to the public.
CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTORS
We need:
CSF 1 – Sufficient members with every skill-set to cover every call-out.
CSF 2 – Effective and efficient governance, better managing workload of members’ roles [and of Committee members, Leads, and Deputies], by effective I.T. with simple access.
CSF 3 – A robust financial and fund-raising plan to facilitate resource replacement.
CSF 4 – A plan for resource maintenance and replacement, including vehicle and equipment replacement, and assessing new opportunities.
CSF 5 – An inclusive collaborative culture that integrates all team members.
CSF 6 – Strengthened profile relationships with other agencies.
Applications can be made to join the team in a support role (Operational Support) or as a hill going (Search and Rescue) member.
Applications for either role are advertised when recruitment is required.
Generally, there is an annual intake for Search and Rescue members with the process starting in Feb/March leading to starting as a Prospective member in September.
Intake for Operational Support members occurs less frequently. This process usually starts in Feb/March leading to Probationary member status around June.
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7 weeks till the Cleveland Survival on 28th March 2026.
Still time to get your entry in
The Survival is a friendly event open to runners and walkers based on an orienteering course of around 24 miles, to be completed within a time limit. The route takes in the highs and lows of the North York Moors and requires you to be able to navigate and take care of yourself. Checkpoints are manned by Search and Rescue personnel with drinks available at some and a hot meal provided for all at the finish.
Cleveland Survival 2026 - Saturday 28th March 2026
www.sientries.co.uk
The Survival is open to runners and walkers based on an orienteering course, with a route of around 20 miles, to be completed within the time limit. There will be a series of checkpoints identified by a grid reference and description to visit in order.© Copyright | Cleveland Mountain Rescue Team. Registered Charity Number: 252905 | Cookie Policy | Privacy Policy
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