Independent Sexual Violence Advocate

Women asylum seekers and refugees

(full time – 35 hours per week)

Application Form

To be returned to:

Rape Crisis Centre, 30 Bell Street, 5th Floor, Glasgow, G1 1LG

or

by:

Noon on Friday 19th December 2014

Notes on completing this application:

  • An electronic version of this application form is available so that you will be able to submit a typed copy.
  • If you are filling in this application by hand, please do so in BLOCK CAPITALS to ensure that we can read and understand all the information you have given us.
  • Please complete all the questionsand relate all answers to the job description and person specification – DO NOT ATTACH A CV INSTEAD. If you submit a CV to us we will discard it and consider only the answers to the questions on the form.
  • If you need any assistance filling in the application or if there is any part of it you do not understand, please don’t hesitate to get in touch with us on 0141 552 3201.

YOUR PERSONAL DETAILS AND EXPERIENCE

Name: ………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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Telephone: ………………………………………………………………………………… (day)

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Email Address: ……………….…………………………………………………………………….

For all the following questions, please continue on separate sheets if necessary, remembering to put your name and question number at the top of each additional sheet.

Q1. Please list education/training, formal and informal with relevant places and dates:

Q2. Please list past and present paid and unpaid employment (if any) with relevant dates and a brief summary of duties and responsibilities:

Dates / Employer’s Name / Job title and summary of duties / Reason for leaving

Please continue on a separate sheet if necessary.

Notice Period

If appointed, when are you able to take up this post:

Eligibility to work in the UK

Do you require a permit to work in the UK?YES / NO

If shortlisted for interview you will be required to provide proof of eligibility to work in the UK.
Q3. It is important that we recruit someone who has experience of supporting people who are going through the asylum process. Please tell us about your experience in this type of work.

Q4. This post involves work with women survivors of sexual violence. Please tell us about your experience of working with survivors.

Q5.Can you tell us about your experience of legal or advocacy work? Please focus on your work within the asylum process.

Q 6.Can you tell us why you think rape, sexual assault and childhood sexual abuse happens?

YOUR SUPPORTING STATEMENT

Please use this page for any additional information you wish to give us in support of yourapplication?

REFERENCES

Please supply the name and address of two referees who can vouch for your suitability for this post. One of these should be your current or most recent employer. If this is not applicable, then one of the references must be in a professional capacity.

Referee details:

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Declaration:

I confirm that the information given on this form is true and correct and understand that misleading statements may result in my dismissal if they become known after my appointment.

I understand that if my application is successful I will be asked and expected to work within the policies, requirements and procedures explained and set down by Glasgow RCC.

If you return your application form electronically you will be asked to sign it if appointed.

Signed: ………………………………………………………..………….

Date: ………………………………………………………………………..

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