JOB APPLICATION FORM

Junior Vacation Courses

Position for which you are applying:
Centre:
Dates of your availability:

PERSONAL DETAILS

Title: / First name: / Surname:
Address:
City: / Postcode: / Country:
Email: / Telephone: / Skype ID:
Do you require a work permit to work in the UK? Yes No
Where did you hear about the vacancy for which you are applying?

QUALIFICATIONS

Please list all subjects taken in chronological order. Continue on a separate sheet if necessary.

Qualification / Subject / Ed. establishment / Study dates / Grade

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

Please give details of your current and previous employment, starting with your most recent. Continue on a separate sheet if necessary.

Name and address of employer:
Job title: / From: (MM/YY) / To: (MM/YY)
Please summarise your role and responsibilities:
Name and address of employer:
Job title: / From: (MM/YY) / To: (MM/YY)
Please summarise your role and responsibilities:
Name and address of employer:
Job title: / From: (MM/YY) / To: (MM/YY)
Please summarise your role and responsibilities:
Name and address of employer:
Job title: / From: (MM/YY) / To: (MM/YY)
Please summarise your role and responsibilities:

GAPS IN EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

Please provide a brief explanation for any time when you were either not working or in full-time education. Continue on a separate sheet if necessary.

FURTHER INFORMATION IN SUPPORT OF YOUR APPLICATION

Please read the job description and person specification carefully and comment on your suitability to the position for which you are applying against the set criteria. Continue on a separate sheet if necessary.

REFERENCES

Please give details of two referees, one of whom must be your current or most recent employer.

Name: / Name:
Company: / Company:
Position: / Position:
Working relationship: / Working relationship:
Telephone: / Telephone:
Email: / Email:
May we contact this referee prior to interview?
Yes No / May we contact this referee prior to interview?
Yes No

MONITORING FORM

British Study Centres strives to operate a policy of equal opportunity where candidates are treated on the basis of their merits and abilities, eliminating unfair and unlawful discrimination. To help us monitor this, please provide the requested information, which will be used for monitoring purposes only.

Date of birth: (DD/MM/YY) / Nationality: / Sex: Male Female

ETHNIC ORIGIN

How do you identify your ethnic origin? Please select one of the following:

White
British
Irish
Other (please specify): / Mixed
White & Black Caribbean
White & Black African
White & Asian
Other (please specify):
Black or Black British
Caribbean
African
Other (please specify): / Asian or British Asian
Indian
Pakistani
Bangladeshi
Other (please specify):
Chinese or Chinese British
Chinese
Other (please specify): / Other ethnic background
Please specify:

DISABILITIES

Disability is defined in the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 as a physical or mental impairment that has a substantial long-term effect on ability to carry out normal day to day activities. Disabled candidates who meet the essential criteria will be contacted to discuss any support required during the selection process and employment.

Do you consider yourself to have a disability? Yes No
If yes, please give brief details of your disability:

SAFEGUARDING CHILDREN

British Study Centres is fully committed to its safeguarding and child protection responsibilities. We follow principles, regulations and advice provided by the Department for Education (DfE), the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS), and the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC). Working in any capacity for British Study Centres requires staff to have direct contact with vulnerable children in ‘regulated activities’, and therefore this post is exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. We are required to ask the following questions, and you are not entitled to withhold such information.

Have you been convicted by the Courts, cautioned, reprimanded or warned for any criminal offence (either in the UK or abroad)? Yes No
Are you currently the subject of any Police investigations following allegations made about you? Yes No
Are you disqualified from working with children or subject to sanctions imposed by a regulatory body? Yes No

If you have answered YES to any of the above questions, please provide details in writing and send in an envelope marked “Confidential” addressed to Recruitment Manager, British Study Centres Juniors, Shaftesbury Centre, Percy Street, Swindon SN2 2AZ. Please note that these details will be checked against information from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). This information will be held on a strictly confidential basis, in compliance with the Data Protection Act, and will only be brought to the attention of the selection panel where it is deemed relevant to the post applied for.

DECLARATION

I declare that the information I have given is to the best of my knowledge correct. I understand that providing false information on my application will disqualify me from appointment or if appointed will render me liable to dismissal without notice. The information on this form will be used in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998. British Study Centres will use the information to monitor the recruitment and selection process and I consent to the information.

Signature: / Date: (DD/MM/YY)

RECRUITMENT PROCESS

APPLICATION

  1. Read job description.
  2. Complete the application form and send to . Please also attach a current CV and covering letter detailing your suitability for the post. Please ensure that you explain any gaps in your employment history within the application form, or on a separate sheet if necessary.

PRE-INTERVIEW

  1. Confirm interview time with Recruitment Manager.
  2. Receive and complete the pre-interview task.
  3. Receive and read the staff handbook, code of conduct and safer recruitment document.

INTERVIEW

  1. All interviews will be conducted over skype, please ensure you have an account and reliable internet connection at the time of interview.
  2. You will be advised of the interview panel prior to interview.
  3. You will be asked questions about the pre-interview task.

POST-INTERVIEW

  1. Referees to be contacted.
  2. DBS check* to be completed.

PRE-APPOINTMENT

  1. Subject to satisfactory references and DBS check, a contract and offer letter will be sent to successful candidates along with other HR documentation.
  2. Recruitment Manager to receive all completed documentation, copies of certificates and identification prior to commencing employment.
  3. Original certificates and identification to be brought to the staff induction for document check.

If you require any adjustments to be made during the recruitment process, or have any questions about any part of the process please do contact the Recruitment Manager at .

* For overseas applicants, or UK nationals who have been resident overseas in the last 12 months, we shall require a local police report or a ‘report of good conduct’ from your local authority.