Details on Flexible Membership Scheme & Devon EMS Reserve Flexible Membership Scheme As a "flexi-member you will undertake a mix of voluntary and paid activity, the latter as an independent provider associated with Devon EMS where you will be classed as an "Independent Associate". In this role you will receive between £5.75 and £9.00 per hour depending upon your grade within Devon EMS, the type of duty, and your particular role. You should be aware that dependent upon your individual circumstances any payment  may be classed as taxable earnings which you may be required to declare. Voluntary effort is vital to our team as we provide an event first aid service to both charitable and community events where we offer sizeable discounts from our standard rates and would not be in a position to make payments equal to the national minimum wage, however where volinteers will give of their time free of charge we can pay legitimate expences - which can be quite comprehensive. We will maintain an "Individual Expence Account" for all members when undertaking voluntary activity which will detail your cummulative expences, we will request that  you complete a monthly expences form and when you undertake  voluntary activity you will in most cases receive a financial credit in respect of your individual expence account, for those on state benefits in particular this may be a better option  than that of an Independent Associate. In essence you negotiate the amount of time you wish to give and the balance between that of Volunteer and Independent Associate. Should you only wish to undertake voluntary activity then that is fine. Devon EMS Reserve Devon EMS Reserve is a further extension of our Flexible Membership Scheme whereby we aim to recrit a pool of individuals who may be available to provide operational or other support on an "as necessary" basis, but who for whatever reasonwould not wish to become involved on a regular basis. The "reserve" is ideal for those wishing to get some pre-hospital experience, or who may be interested in joining Devon EMS at a later date or wish to get a feel for the group. Other examples may include:- You have an interest in a particular duty or type of duty. You have particular skills which we require from time to time. As part of the Devon EMS Reserve you may opt to become one of the following:- Reserve  Volunteer Member Reserve Flexi-member Reserve Independent Associate With the latter you will only be engaged in paid activity and must as a minimum have a valid FAW Certificate, involvment may be through event cover or our first aid agency. Members of the "reserve"  will not wear uniform but will be expected to wear a tabard, for reserve volunteer members and reserve flexi-members you should be trained to a minimum of Emergency First Aid which we will provide free of charge as part of our induction process. again you will be covered by our Medical Malpractice Insurance and be expected to comply with our code of practice. * All members regardless of type must comply with our standards of service,  regulations, and protocols. * All Operational Members are covered by our Medical Malpractice Insurance in respect of claims for negligence resulting from clinical activity, providing that such activity is authorised, and that the individual is working within their skill level. * Members will wear the approved uniform of Devon EMS, [except for reserve members] for which they may be part responsible for providing, but which is a legitimate expense. * The majority of your training will be provided internally free of charge , however certain courses will need to be  undertaken by an external provider, this again is a legitimate expence.