APPLICATION FORM

Complete all sections of this form. Type or word process the form if possible. Alternatively use black ink, printing clearly as several photocopies of the form will need to be made.

Please restrict your answers to the space allocated on the form. ONLY attach additional sheets where specifically stated.

CVs etc. WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED AS PART OF YOUR APPLICATION.

Please return the application form by the closing datestated to

Confirmation of application received given on request

Post applied for:

PERSONAL DETAILS

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Your name and contact details:

Please give your name, address, phone number and email address

References

(We will only contact your referees if you are offered this job)

Name
Address
Tel no. and email
Name
Address
Tel no. and email

Please tell us about your employment history (both paid and unpaid) starting with your most recent.If no employment history, use this space to tell us about experience you think is relevant. You are not obliged to put dates on this form.

Dates / Employer, job title, salary / Brief description of your duties and reason for leaving

Suitability for the Post

Please tell us here about any experience, knowledge and skills you have which you think is relevant to this job including voluntary activities & other interests.Please refer to the Person Specification when completing this section

  • It is helpful to the panel if you address each point of the person specification in turn
  • Avoid general statements and assertions such as ‘I am very IT literate’
  • Back up your application with actual examples such as ‘I have gained the European Computer Driving License, and use email, internet and Microsoft packages daily’; ‘I helped set up networked systems in my role as manager at x organisation’
  • Give some idea of specific amounts rather than general comments-e.g. “I managed 6 staff over a period of 2 years” is more specific than “I managed a team of staff in a number of jobs”
  • Be clear about what YOU did, rather than what the organisation, team or group did.
Continue on a separate sheet. Up to 2 extra sides of A4 maximum

Education and Training

Please outline any qualifications you have.

Dates / Where you did the training - school/college / Title of course and results/qualifications

Other training relevant to this post.

Dates / Where you did the training / Title of course and results

EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES

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We operate a policy of Equal Opportunities in all aspects of recruitment, employment, development and promotion. All candidates will receive fair and equal consideration.

Gleadless Valley Community Forum uses this information to assess how well its recruitment procedures work in practice and it would be helpful if you would answer the questions below and return this sheet with your application.

D / M / Y / Gender:
Date of birth: / MaleFemale

DISABILITY

Do you consider yourself to have a disability?YESNO

ETHNIC GROUP

Please tick the box you feel best describes your ethnic group

White
British
Irish
Any other White background
please specify
/ Mixed
White & Black Caribbean
White & Black African
Any other Mixed background:
please specify:
Asian or Asian British
Indian
Pakistani
Bangladeshi
Any other Asian background:
Please specif
/ Black or Black British
Caribbean
African
Any other Black background:
please specify:
Chinese, Yemeni or other ethnic group
Chinese:
Yemeni:
Any other:
Please specify:
How did you become aware of this vacancy?
National press / Job centre
Local press / Website
Other

CONVICTIONS

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Have you ever been convicted, cautioned, bound over or have a conviction pending in respect of any criminal offence which is not considered spent?

YESNO

If yes, please give details below, date of caution; bind over or conviction; court; type of offence and sentence imposed or type of conviction pending.

NOTE

  1. You are advised that under the provision of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, (Exceptions) Amendment Order 1986, a person should declare all convictions where working with children/vulnerable people.
  2. Telling us about a conviction does not automatically exclude applicants from consideration. The offence will only be taken into account if it is considered to be one that would make the applicant unsuitable for the type of work for which they have applied.
  3. The information provided will be treated as strictly confidential and will be considered only in relation to this job application.
  4. The project will use the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) for the successful applicant and a satisfactory Enhanced Disclosure will be required for this post

Declaration

I confirm that, to the best of my knowledge, the information given in this application is correct and I understand this will be used as part of my contract of employment

Signed

Date