Lifeline Project: Application Form May 16

Lifeline Project: Application Form May 16

Suite 1B, The Landmark

17-21 Back-Turner Street

Manchester

M4 1FR

www.lifeline.org.uk

Dear Applicant,

Thank you for applying for the post of:

Team Leader

Pt 30 £26,293 to pt 40 £34,746

Please complete the application form as fully as possible.

Please address the questions in the order they are listed.

You may attach additional sheets but please try to keep your response to a maximum of 4 A4 sides of paper. Please sign and date each sheet.

Please demonstrate your ability to meet the requirements of the job by explaining your experience/abilities and giving clear and concise examples.

It is your application form we use for short listing; we do not use CVs or information given in covering letters, these are separated and discarded on receipt of applications.

Please return your completed Application Form, Additional Information Form and Monitoring Form by email or to the address below.

Address: Stoke Recruitment, Suite 1B, The Landmark,

17-21 Back Turner Street,

Manchester, M4 1FR

Email:

Please note this vacancy is based in Stoke-on-Trent

The closing date for completed application forms is midnight Friday 17th June 2016.

Group tasks and shortlisting will take place on 29th June, with successful candidates then being invited to individual interviews on either 30th June or 1st July 2016.

If you have any questions or would like to discuss your application prior to submitting it please do not hesitate to contact me at

Application Form
Post: / Team Leader
Place of Work: / Stoke-on-Trent
Salary: / Pt 30 £26,293 to pt 40 £34,746
Closing Date: / Friday 17th June 2016
Interview Date: / Group tasks and shortlisting will take place on 29th June, with sucessful candidates then being invited to individual interviews on either 30th June or 1st July 2016.

This post may be exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

Please read the information on this included in the Application Pack.

Please Note: as part of our Equal Opportunities procedures, the only information we take into account when processing an application is the information included in this form. Therefore, please complete the form as fully as possible and note that we do not accept CV’s as part of an application or use them in the selection process. If at any point you need to use additional sheets for continuation information please do so.
Personal Details
Surname: / Initial(s): Please do not put your full name
Address:
Post code:
Email:

It is important that you give us a contact telephone number, as the time between short listing and calling for interview is often limited.

Telephone (daytime):
Telephone (evening):
National Insurance Number:
Do you hold and a current full driving license? / Yes o / No o
Where did you see this post advertised?

For office use:

Shortlisted:

Interview time:

Confirmed:

Reference 1:

Reference 2:

Disclosure:

Yes o / No o / / / / /
Education and Qualifications

Professional Qualifications, Courses and Training (Details of any courses or training, relevant to this application, including dates and duration)

Qualification / Course / Training

Duration

Year

/ Grade/result

Further and Higher Education (please give a BRIEF summary)

College, University etc

Academic, professional and other qualifications

/ Grade/result /

Duration

Year

General Education (please give list ‘A-levels’ or equivalent)

School

Qualifications

Grade/result

Year

General Education (please give list ‘GSCE’s / O-levels’ or equivalent)

School

Qualifications

Grade/result

Year

Employment History

Most recent employment

Name & address of most recent employer
Post held: / From (mm/yy) / To (mm/yy)
Main duties:
Reasons for leaving if applicable:
Current/last salary: / £ / Notice period required:

Previous employment and/or voluntary work (please put most recent experience at the top):

Employer and place of work

Post held

Main Duties

From

(mm/yy) /

(mm/yy)

Health

How many days have you been absent from work due to illness in the last 2 years?
A disability/health problem will not preclude full consideration of your application.
Do you consider yourself to have a disability relevant to this role? / Yes o / No o
If yes, please indicate the nature of your disability:
Do you consider yourself to have a health problem relevant to this role? / Yes o / No o
If yes, please indicate the nature of the health problem:
Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974

Due to the nature of the work, this post may be exempt from the rehabilitation of offenders act 1974 and, if so, all convictions must be declared. Lifeline is entitled to check with the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) for the existence and content of any criminal record of the successful applicant. Failure to declare a conviction may disqualify you from appointment, or result in summary dismissal if the discrepancy comes to light.

Do you have any convictions, cautions or bind-overs? Still sign & Date / Yes o / No o
If yes, please give details of the offence, sentence and date:

Date

Offence

Sentence

Signed: / Date:
References

Please give the names of two persons to whom reference may be made. One of these should be your present or most recent employer. References will be taken up if you are offered the post.

Referee number one: / Referee number two:
Name: / Name:
Telephone: / Telephone:
Relationship to you: / Relationship to you:
Email: / Email:
Address: / Address:
Postcode: / Postcode:

Declaration: To the best of my knowledge, the information I have given is correct and complete. I understand that including misleading statements or information that is incorrect would be sufficient grounds to cancel any agreements entered into.

Signed: / Date:
Additional Information

All criteria are essential unless otherwise indicated (please see Person Specification for assessment criteria)

Experience
Experience of managing a team, performance management process and CPD
Experience providing a range of recovery-orientated and evidence-based interventions to substance misusers
Experience of providing interventions that support individuals to develop their personal strengths, including Psychosocial Interventions
Experience in coproducing with experts by experience, volunteers, community
Experience of strategic partnership building and communications
Experience of producing impact reports, which are accurate and to a high standard
Knowledge
An in-depth understanding and knowledge of the harmful effects associated with drug/alcohol misuse in relation to health, social welfare, housing, employability and personal relationships.
An understanding/awareness of current national policies on substance misuse and the strategies that influence the priorities of treatment services
Knowledge of introductions to mutual aid, asset based approaches, recovery building and reaching challenged communities
Understanding of recovery, wellbeing and harm minimization principles
Knowledge of needle exchange management including governance
A knowledge and understanding of policies related to the safeguarding of children and vulnerable adults and how these influence practice.
An understanding of models of recovery, and the role of the community in supporting recovery.
Knowledge of National policy frameworks that underpin interventions with substance misusers
Education and Training
Relevant NVQ 4 and/or equivalent professional qualification
Excellent interpersonal skills and able to produce quality written reports
Skills and abilities
Ability to lead and motivate teams /individuals in the delivery of service objectives.
The ability to establish required systems and processes
Ability to ensure staff are performance managed, trained and developed appropriately
Ability to work across practice and agency boundaries with a developmental thrust
Flexibility of approach to problem solving and goal achievement that demonstrates an ability to use a range of treatment and recovery-enhancing resources.
Commitment to working collaboratively with co-workers, colleagues in other agencies, and external services to facilitate positive recovery outcomes for service users.
Commitment to sharing knowledge, expertise and learning with colleagues (co-workers, volunteers, other professionals) in order to improve standards of practice within the service and the wider treatment environment.
Commitment to continuous improvement in professional competence and skills in order to provide a high standard of recovery-focused care to service users.
Additional Factors
A commitment to equality of opportunity and anti-discriminatory practice that is reflected in professional relationships with service users, colleagues and the general public.
A desire to work within, and contribute to, a culture that is positive, dynamic, forward thinking and outcomes-focused.
A non-judgmental attitude towards people affected by substance use.

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