207-209 Queensway, Bletchley, Milton Keynes, MK2 2EB

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207-209 Queensway, Bletchley, Milton Keynes, MK2 2EB

T: 01908 856000 F: 01908 856111 E:

Application Form for Employment

It is important that you read the supplementary information at or included in this pack. If you are short-listed we will send you further information about Scripture Union, our working principles and our ministry.

If you have a disability and would like this form in another format, e.g. large print, audiotape or CD, please contact us using the details above.

Please complete the form using BLACKink or type. Please do not refer to a CV and give all the information requested on the form.

Position applied for / How did you hear about this vacancy?

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Title:
First name:
Surname:
Address:
Postcode:
Daytime tel no: / Eveningtel no:
Mobile no: / Email:

WORK EXPERIENCE

Present (or Last Employer)
Employer: / Position: / Dates:(from –to)
Key responsibilities:
Significant achievements:
Reason for leaving: / Salary

(please continue on separate sheet, if necessary)

Previous Employers
Employer / Position / Dates (from-to) / Reason for Leaving / Salary

EDUCATION

Please give details of your secondary and further education and qualifications

Place of education: / Qualification: / Dates:
It is Scripture Unions Union’s practice to verify the qualifications of all successful job applicants and you may be asked at a later stage in the recruitment process for your consent to checks being carried out.

TRAINING

Please give details of any further training and development you have received and any professional memberships or qualifications.

Relevant training and development
Membership of professional bodies and, if applicable, professional qualifications

IT SKILLS

Please indicate any software packages you are familiar with and your level of competence

SUITABILITY

Please explain why you are applying for this post and why you are suitable for this role demonstrating how you meet the requirements of the person specification.

COMPETENCIES

Please respond to the list of competencies below, taken from the Job Description and illustrate your suitability for this post, give examples of how you have demonstrated (through work and leisure) those competencies.

Competency / Examples
Commitment and responsibility.
Shows commitment to and operates within the vision, mission, strategy, objectives and ethos of Scripture Union in England and Wales
Continuous Personal and Professional Development.
Displays an ongoing commitment to personal and professional development that reflects good stewardship of relevant resources
Teamwork
Works co-operatively within and across specialism(s), areas and organisational boundaries to achieve the shared strategic goals
Quality of service & relationship
Works to ensure the satisfaction of all those we work with including volunteers, associates, colleagues, customers, and supporters
Communication
Conveys ideas and information clearly and in a manner appropriate to the audience
Results Focus
Focuses energy into striving to achieve team and personal objectives within agreed timescales
People Awareness
Builds mutually rewarding relationships with people who have an impact upon or involvement with the achievement of strategic and operational objectives

INTERESTS OUTSIDE WORK

Please give details of your interests, indicating what your level of involvement has been in these areas.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Driving Licence
Do you hold a current driving licence / Yes / No
Disability
Do you require any special arrangements to be made for your [interview/assessment test] on account of a disability? / Yes / No
If "yes", please give brief details of the effects of your disability on your day-to-day activities, and any other information that you feel would help us to accommodate your needs during your [interview/assessment test] and thus meet our obligations under the Equality Act 2010:
Eligibility to work in the UK
Scripture Union has a legal obligation to check that you are legally able to work in the UK and isunable to employ anyone who does not have the right to work in the UK
Are you a British subject or a national of any EU country? / Yes / No
If not, do you have the right to work in the UK and a current work permit? / Yes / No
If so, please state the expiry date of your right to work in the UK and/or your work permit. / (date)
Please indicate three original documents you can provide to confirm your entitlement to work and remain in the UK.
UK/European Passport / Yes / No
Other Passport (please state nationality) / Yes / No
Birth Certificate / Yes / No
Official Document showing National Insurance Number / Yes / No
EEA National Identity Card / Yes / No
Work Permit / Yes / No
UK Residence Permit / Yes / No
Leave to enter and remain in the UK / Yes / No
Working with Children
If your work with Scripture Union means that you will have sole charge of children, you will be exempt from the ‘Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974’ and will be required to apply for an Enhanced Disclosure from the Criminal
Records Bureau. We will send you the form to complete.
Criminal Convictions
Have you ever been convicted of a criminal offence? If so please give details of any unspent convictions. As this post is one covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 both spent and unspent convictions must be declared.
(please use additional sheet if necessary) / Yes / No
Scripture Union policy on Employing People with a Criminal Record is available on request. Criminal convictions do not necessarily exclude a person from employment.

REFEREES

Present / Most Recent Employer
Name:
Address:
Postcode:
Tel No:
Email
When may we take up the employer reference? Immediately
After Interview
On job offer / 
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Minister/Church Leader
Name
Address
Postcode
Tel No:
Email:
Reference will be taken up on receipt of completed application form.
Personal Referee
Name
Address
Postcode
Tel No:
Email:
Reference will be taken up on receipt of completed application form.

PERSONAL FAITH

Scripture Union is an international Christian mission movementwhose aims are to make God’s good news known to children, young people and families, and to encourage people of all ages to meet God daily through the Bible and prayer. It pursues these aims through a variety of specialist ministries and this job, like all others, is required for that purpose. In all its work, Scripture Union aims to be Bible-based, prayerful, Christ-centred, Spirit-inspired and dependent on God. This job carries a genuine occupational requirement (GOR) for applicants to be committed Christians, and therefore this section must be completed.Please read our Basis of Faith, Statement of Aims and Beliefs and Ministry with Scripture Union documents.

Describe the difference your faith makes to your life and your current active involvement in church and/or Christian organisations.
I confirm that I have read and am in agreement with the Scripture Union Statement of Beliefs, and that I will abide by the Ministry with Scripture Union Statement.

Signed

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Date

DATA PROTECTION

Information from this application may be processed for purposes registered by the Employer under the Data Protection Act 1998. Individuals have, on written request [on payment of a fee] the right of access to personal data held about them.
I hereby give my consent to Scripture Union processing the data supplied in this application form for the purpose of recruitment and selection.

Scripture Union may also use the information you provide to keep you informed of other vacancies within Scripture Union.By signing this application form you consent to these uses.

DECLARATION

I declare that, to the best of my knowledge, I have completed all sections of this form accurately. I understand that any false information may disqualify me from employment or result in dismissal.

I confirm that I have read and that I will abide by the Scripture Union Child Protection Policy Statement and Scripture Union working principles.

Signed

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Date

Please return this form to:

Human Resources, Scripture Union, 207-209 Queensway, Bletchley, MILTON KEYNES, MK2 2EB

or by email to .

Scripture Union is a registered charity (no. 213422) and a limited company (no. 39828)

Registered office: 207/209 Queensway, Bletchley, Milton Keynes, MK2 2EB