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Dear Applicant,

Thank you for your interest in working for Cleveland College of Art and Design.

Please read the following guidance notes carefully before completing your application.

GUIDANCE NOTES

Both Part 1 and Part 2 of the form must be fully completed for an application to be considered.

PART 1 Application Form

The form must be completed in full. Curriculum Vitae will not be accepted as a substitute for all or any part of the form. If you have insufficient space for all your information for any category on the form you should continue on a separate sheet of A4 size, marking it clearly with your name.

Please submit a Curriculum Vitaein addition to completing the application form. It is recommended that you do not include information on your CV that will make it easy to identify your age, gender, disability, sexual orientation, ethnic origin, religion, or marital status, except the dates of your previous employment.

Application forms will be photocopied for the selection panel. Please complete the form in black ink or type, and do not staple additional sheets.

Complete the form accurately providing all relevant information. Please do not assume the short-listing panel has prior knowledge of you even if you have applied for a post before or are known to a member of the panel.

References

One of your references must be your current or most recent employer. Please make sure you indicate whether this referee may be contacted prior to interview. You should ensure the referee is/was in a management/supervisory position in relation to you so they can verify details of your current/most recent employment.

Your second reference should not be a relative, but be someone who has given prior agreement to act as your referee.

Person Specification Match

The application form is designed to match the person specification for the role. The panel will use the responses on your application form to determine whether you meet the person specification. Please include as much detail as possible on the form itself so the panel has a full picture of your qualifications and experience. Your CV will only be used to contextualise these responses, and the panel may not have access to any covering letter you send.

Part 2 Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form

The information on this form will not be used for selection purposes and is not available to the short-listing panel unless declared criminal convictions are relevant to the post applied for. The information will be used to produce statistical information on the effectiveness of our Equality and Diversity Policy in recruitment/selection and to produce individual staff records on the successful candidate.

If you have a condition that could be considered a disability, please ensure you complete the relevant section of the monitoring form. The college is committed to the principles of the Employment Service ‘Positive about Disabled People’ symbol, and you are guaranteed an interview if you have a disability and meet all essential criteria as stated on the person specification. Applications are accepted from those with a disability in forms other than written form if the essential duties of the job can be fulfilled. If you would prefer an application form with larger print please contact Personnel at Cleveland College of Art and Design, Green Lane, Middlesbrough, TS5 7RJ, (01642) 856119.

All queries should be made to the Personnel Office. No other member of Cleveland College of Art and Design should be contacted. Note: The canvassing of any Member of the College’s Board of Governors or a Member of the College Management Team directly or indirectly for any appointment in the College’s service will disqualify the candidate.

Due to the high cost involved, it is not our normal policy to acknowledge receipt of applications. If you require an acknowledgement please enclose a stamped addressed envelope with your application form. If you have not been contacted within four weeks of the closing date you may assume that on this occasion you have not been successful.

Please return the completed application form to The Personnel Office, ClevelandCollege of Art and Design, Green Lane, Linthorpe, Middlesbrough, TS5 7RJno later than 12 noon on the advertised closing date. Applications received after the closing date will not be considered unless exceptional circumstances apply.

Once I again I thank you for your interest in working for ClevelandCollege of Art & Design and wish you luck with your application.

Yours faithfully

Amy Clark

Personnel Officer

PART 1 APPLICATION FOR EMPLOYMENT

Strictly confidential

Data Protection Act 1998

From time to time information contained in this application form may be processed for the purposes of monitoring and statistical analysis. This includes the processing of sensitive data as defined in the Data Protection Act 1998. Your application form may be retained for this purpose for 12 months (external unsuccessful applicants) or retained in your personal file (successful or internal applicants). By applying for this post and signing the application form you are giving consent to this process. The Corporation of Cleveland College of Art and Design is the Data Controller.

1. Details of the post for which you are applying
Post:HE Technician/Demonstrator – Printmaking Workshop
Please state whether you wish to work full or part time. If part time please state preferred number of hours:
2. Personal Details
Surname: / Forenames:
Address:

Home Telephone No:

/

Mobile Telephone No:

Email address:
Please state any dates you are unable to attend for interview:
Do you have the right to live and work in the UK? yes / no
Are you suitable to work with children and young people? yes / no (tick ‘no’ if you are on a barred list)
Has there ever been a child protection allegation made against you? yes / no
(if yes, please supply details on a separate sheet in an envelope marked ‘Private and Confidential’ addressed to the Director of Personnel)
3. Referees
Employers Reference / 2nd Reference
Name:______
Job Title:______
Address:______
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Telephone No:______/ Name:______
Address:______
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Telephone No:______
Capacity in which known:
______
Are you willing for this referee to be contacted prior to interview? YES/NO / Are you willing for this referee to be contacted prior
to interview? YES/NO

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4. Person Specification Match

Please explain briefly how you meet each of the criteria below. Continue on separate sheets if necessary:

Essential Qualities

Qualifications

5 GCSEs grade C (or equivalent) including English and Maths:(please provide details of the qualifications obtained)
BA (Hons) / HND (or equivalent) in a relevant subjector relevant exempting professional experience:(please provide details of the qualifications obtained)
Evidence of continuing professional development:(please provide details of your recent CPD updating and how you have incorporated what you have learnt into your work)

Experience

Experience of working in the areas associated with a wide range of printmaking applications:(please provide details of the level of your experience and relevant dates)
Experience of working as an effective member of a team:(please provide details of your team work contribution)

Knowledge, skills and abilities

In depth knowledge of printmaking processes: (please provide details of the level and breadth of your knowledge of this)
Good general IT skills including MS Office (Word, Excel, Access), use of e-mail:(please provide details of your knowledge of this and provide examples of the kind of tasks you are able to complete using MS Office)
Able to demonstrate a genuine interest in associated disciplines, e.g. illustration, graphic communication:(please provide details of this)
Able to demonstrate currency of skills and knowledge:(Please provide details of your skills and knowledge that could be deemed as ‘current’)

Desirable Qualities(you do not need to possess these qualities but they will facilitate you being short listed)

Experience

Experience / knowledge of stock control:(please provide details of your experience, including dates)
Experience of providing support for, or delivering workshops in art & design:(please provide details of your experience of this)
Experience of conducting COSHH and risk assessments:(please provide details of your knowledge and experience of this)
Experience of cash handling:(please provide details of your experience, including dates)

Other information you wish to provide, including other qualities listed under knowledge, skills and abilities on the person specification not listed above on the form:

5. DECLARATION
Are you related to any Member of the College’s Board of Governors or a Member of the College Management Team? YES/NO
If yes, please state who:______
I declare that the information given in this application is, to the best of my knowledge, complete and correct and I understand that any false information or failure to disclose criminal activities on the attached monitoring form will result in dismissal or disciplinary action.
Signed:______/ Date:______

PART 2 EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES MONITORING FORM

STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL

This form will be used for statistical monitoring and will not be viewed by the selection panel. Please ensure you complete each section of the form and return it with your Application Form, as the College is unable to consider your application without it.

Surname: / Forename:
Post Applied For: HE Technician/Demonstrator – Printmaking Workshop
Section A - Rehabilitation of offenders Act
Because of the nature of the work for which the application is being made, the post is exempt from the provisions of Section 4(2) of the Act by virtue of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
Applicants are, therefore, not entitled to withhold information about convictions, which for other purposes are ‘spent’ under the provisions of the Act, and in the event of employment, any failure to disclose such convictions could result in dismissal or disciplinary action by the College.
Any information given will be completely confidential and will be considered only in relation to an application to which the order applies.
Have you ever been convicted, or are you currently subject to legal proceedings that may lead to you being convicted of a criminal offence?You must tick yes if you have ever been convicted of an offence, even if the offence is ‘spent’ or you think it has ‘expired’ or is ‘out of date’ because the offence was so long ago. Note: a caution is a criminal offence. You should not include any motoring offences for which the penalty was no greater than a fine and/or three penalty points. / YES / □
NO / □
If yes please give details:
SECTION B –Monitoring
Age:
16 – 20 / □ / 21 – 30 / □ / 31 – 40 / □ / Prefer not to answer / □
41 – 50 / □ / 51 – 60 / □ / 60+ / □
Gender:
Male / □ / Female / □ / Prefer not to answer / □
Disability:
Do you have a health problem or a disability that is relevant to your application? / Yes / □ / No / □ / Prefer not to answer / □
If yes, please describe the health problem and any adaptations that may be required from the college:
Sexual Orientation (who are you attracted to?):
Opposite sex / □ / Same sex / □ / Same and opposite sex / □ / Prefer not to answer / □
Ethnic Origin:
White: / Asian/Asian British: / Mixed / Multiple ethnic group:
British / English / Welsh / Scottish / Northern Irish / □ / Indian / □ / White & Black Caribbean / □
Irish / □ / Pakistani / □ / White & Black African / □
Other* / □ / Bangladeshi / □ / White & Asian / □
Gypsy or Irish Traveller / □ / Chinese / □ / Other* / □
Black/ African / Caribbean / Black British: / Other* / □ / *If ‘Other’ please state:
African / □ / Chinese/Other Ethnic Group:
Caribbean / □ / Arab / □
Other* / □ / Any Other* / □ / Prefer not to answer / □
Religion:
Buddhist / □ / Muslim / □ / None / □
Hindu / □ / Sikh / □ / Other / □
Jewish / □ / Christian (including Church of England, Catholic, Protestant and all other Christian denominations) / □ / If other please state:
Prefer not to answer / □
Marital Status:
Single / □ / Co-habiting / □ / Married / □
Separated / □ / Divorced / □ / Prefer not to answer / □
Transgender:
Do you now present full or part time in a gender role that differs from the gender assigned to you at birth? / Yes / □ / No / □ / Prefer not to answer / □
Media – where did you hear of this vacancy:
Website / □ / Please state which website:
Word of mouth / □ / Please state who:
Press advert / □ / Please state which publication:
Agency / □ / Please state which agency:
Other / □ / Please provide detail:
I declare that the information given on this form is, to the best of my knowledge, complete and correct and I understand that any false information or failure to disclose criminal activities will result in dismissal or disciplinary action if appointed.
Signed:______/ Date:______

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