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Position Applied For:
Closing Date:
Section 1:Personal Information
This section of the application form asks you forbasic information about yourself. Please tell us your name, address, telephone number and email address where applicable.
Note:Please include area codes (i.e. 01708, 0207, etc.)when providing telephone numbers.
Preferred Title: / Daytime Tel No:
First Name: / Mobile Tel No:
Surname:
Address: / Address Line 1:
Address Line 2
Town/City:
County:
Postcode:
Email Address: / X
Section 2: Employment History
This section of the application form asks you for information about your past and present employment. Please use this section to tell us more about your employment history.
Present/ Most Recent Employer
Employer’s Name: / X
Employer’s Address: / Address Line 1
Address Line 2:
Town/City:
County:
Postcode:
Position Held: / X
Annual Salary: / £ / Start Date:
End Date:
(If Applicable). / Notice Required:
(If Applicable).
Reason for Leaving:
(If Applicable).
Brief Description of Duties:
(Max. 400 Characters).
Previous Employment
Please tell us more about your previous employment, starting with your most recent employment first. Want to tell us about more than your three most recent employers? Please use the ‘Continuation Page’ onPage 7 to tell us more. Please also use the continuation page to tell us about any gaps in your employment.
Dates Employed(From and To). / Employer’s Name
(And address where applicable) / Position Held
(Job Title) / Reason for Leaving
(Max. 100 Characters)
Section 3: Qualifications & Membership
This section of the application form asks you for information about your education, qualifications and membership to professional associations (where applicable).
Education & Qualifications
Starting with your secondary school education, please tell us more about what qualifications you have gained from schools, colleges, universities, etc.
School/College
(And address where applicable) / Dates Attended
(From and to – Month/Years) / Qualifications Gained
(GCSE, A-Level, etc. – Max. 200 Characters)
Educations & Qualifications (continued)
Membership & Training
We would also like to know if you are a member of any professional associations (Charted Institutes, etc.) If you are a member of an association or have undertaken any specialist training (first-aid qualification, etc.), please tell us more below.
Name of Association
(And address where applicable) / Dates Attended
(From and to – Month/Years) / Qualification Gained
(Max. 200 Characters)
Section 4: Equal Opportunities
Would you consider yourself to have a disability? / Yes / No / Unsure
Tapestry welcome applications from people with disabilities. Should you consider yourself to have a disability and are you invited for an interview, please give details of any special arrangements that you require on the ‘Continuation Page’, which can be found on Page 7.
Tapestry is an Equal Opportunities employer.
Section 5: Employment of Ex-Offenders & the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act
Tapestry is of the opinion that the above post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and that applicants are required to declare any relevant past criminal convictions. All applicants are required to declare any criminal convictions spent or otherwise. Tapestry has a duty to vulnerable elderly people to take into account offences that may have a direct bearing on a candidate’s suitability for this post.
All the information supplied by the candidates will be treated in strict confidence. Where a shortlisted candidate has a conviction, which falls within one of the above categories, we reserve the right to make further enquiries before reaching a decision on his or her application. This post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service check.
All candidates will be entitled to expect confidentiality for information supplied at the time of the application about past convictions and any unauthorised disclosure of this information or related discrimination will be treated as a very serious matter by Tapestry’s management.
Please answer the following question:
Have you even been convicted of a criminal offence? / Yes / No
If you answered YES to the above question:
-Please enclose details of your offence in a sealed envelope, with a stamped addressed envelope. This will be returned to you unopened in the event that you are not shortlisted for the post. A copy of the Disclosure Code of Practice is available on request.
-In respect of which you have been cautioned by a constable and which, at the time the caution was given, was admitted. Please enclose details in a sealed envelope with a stamped addresses envelope. This will be returned to you unopened in the event that you are not considered for appointment to the post
Section 6: Additional Information
This section of the application form asks you for additional information which we may need to access your suitability to the role, such as eligibility to work in the UK, driving status, etc.
Are you required to hold a work permit? / Yes / No / Unsure
If yes to the above, do you currently have a work permit? / Yes / No / Unsure
Do you hold a full driving licence? / Yes / No / Unsure
Do you have access to a vehicle? / Yes / No / Unsure
Availability to work(‘Flexible Hour’ positions only)
Are you applying for a job which is advertised as being ‘flexible hours’? Please state your availability to work between the below times:
(Max. 200 Characters in each box).
Monday to Friday:
Between7.00am and 9.00pm
Weekends & Bank Holidays:
Between7.00am and 9.00pm
Section 7: Referees & Interview Availability
Please give details of two referees who can provide a confidential reference. One should be your present or most recent employer, or in the case of a first appointment, one referee should be from your school or college.
Referee 1
Name: / X
Occupation: / X
Address: / Address Line 1:
Address Line 2:
Town/City:
County:
Postcode:
Telephone: / X
Email address: / X
Referee 2
Name: / X
Occupation: / X
Address: / Address Line 1:
Address Line 2:
Town/City:
County:
Postcode:
Telephone: / X
Email address: / X
May we contact your referees prior to interview? / Yes / No
Interview Availability:
Please give any dates when you would NOT be available to attend an interview
(Max. 400 Characters).
Section 8: Personal Statement
Please explain why you are applying for this post, and how your skills and experience match those required in the post (Max. 5000 Characters on this Page).
Ran out of space? Please do not hesitate to continue your personal statement in the ‘Continuation Page’ on Page 7 if you run out of room!
Section 9: Declaration
I declare that the information given on this form is true and correct and can be treated as part of any subsequent contract of employment. I give consent for Tapestry to use my personal data for personnel, monitoring and management purposes. I understand that all the information will be dealt with in accordance with Data Protection Legislation.
X
Signed / Date (dd/mm/yyyy)
Please return this form marked ‘Confidential’ to: Tapestry HR Department, Scottish Mutual House, 27/29 North Street, Hornchurch, Essex, RM11 1RS. Completed forms can be also be sent electronically by email to
Section 10: Further Information - Continuation Page/s
Is there any other information relevant to your application which you would like to add, which has not been covered anywhere else on this form? Would you like to tell us more about your employment history or continue your personal statement?
Please use the following page to:
- Continue your personal statement (if applicable);
- Inform us of any financial and/or political interests you have which may conflict with the duties and/or responsibilities of this post (if applicable);
- Tell us about any gaps in your previous employment (if applicable), If you have previously worked in a position which involved contact with children or vulnerable adults, please also state the reason as to why you have ceased to work in such a position.
- Inform us of any special arrangements you may need for an interview (if applicable);
- Notify us of anything else which you deem to be important to your application
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