APPLICATION FOR EMPLOYMENT

Post applied for: / Community Pastor (Faith Sharing & Mission)
Return completed form to: /

Section 1: Your Personal Details

Surname: / Forenames:
Generally known as: / Title:
Address:
Email Address:
Mobile Number: / Telephone Number:
National Insurance Number: / Do you have a current driving licence?
Do you have access to a car? / How soon would you be able to start work?

Section 2: Employment History

Post Held / Employer / Dates / Overview of role & salary

Section 3: Education, Training & Qualifications (post primary)

Establishment / Dates / Subject/Course / Qualifications/grades
Other relevant training, professional qualifications & membership of professional bodies

Section 4: Christian Experience

Please describe your ‘Christian History’ – how you became a Christian and significant points since
Please list churches you have belonged to – giving dates & thumbnail sketch of church tradition and any positions held or areas of responsibility.
Please tell us about any other interests you have.

Section 5: Leadership

What leadership skills and experience would you bring to this role?
What personal qualities do you believe you have which would help you developing a lay members of the church?
What do you perceive some of the problems to be in motivating lay people in a large church?

SECTION 6: SUPPORTING INFORMATION

Please give any details you feel are relevant in support of your application, including why you are interested in this post and why you think you would be suitable.

SECTION 7: OTHER DETAILS

Is your current post your only regular employment? / Yes / No
Are you a British subject or national of any EU country?
If no, do you have the right to work in the UK and a current work permit
If yes, please state the expiry date of your right to work in the UK
and/or you work permit / Yes / No
Yes / No
If you are invited to interview, do you require any special arrangements on account of disability?
If yes, please give details that you feel would help us to accommodate
you needs during interview as per Equality Act 2010 / Yes / No
How did you hear about this post?
Convictions
Have you ever been convicted of a criminal offence? / Yes / No
If yes, please give details of any unspent convictions. (Please note, this post is dependent on obtaining a satisfactory enhanced plus DBS disclosure).

SECTION 8: REFERENCES & SIGNATURE

Please give details of two referees. One should be your church leader or an equivalent person and the other your current or most recent employer. References for shortlisted candidates may be taken up before interview unless you request otherwise.

Referee 1 / Referee 1
Name:
Position:
Address:
Email:
Telephone:
Relation to candidate:
May reference be taken up prior to interview? / Yes/No / Yes/No
Data Protection & Declaration
Data protection statement: St Johns Church will hold your details on file and details will be shared with other staff and lay members of the church who are directly involved in the application and interview process.
I hereby consent to the processing of sensitive personal data, as defined in the Data Protection Act 1998, involved in the consideration of this application.
I declare that the information given in this application is to the best of my knowledge complete and correct. I authorise St John’s church to verify any of my qualifications.
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