Application Pack Events Bar Staff Dear Applicant, Thank you for your interest in our vacancy. Please find enclosed: - •• Guidelines for completing your application form •• Application form •• ‘Rehabilitation of Offenders’ form •• Equal Opportunities form •• Disabled Applicants form The closing date for this post is shown on the advert. Due to the large number of applications received for many jobs, it is not possible to acknowledge receipt of applications. Please note: 1. Job applications are assessed initially by comparing your application form against the person specification for the vacancy. You should ensure that you give examples that demonstrate that you meet the criteria listed in the person specification. 2. CV’s will not be accepted and if included with your application, will be removed before the selection process. Yours sincerely Lyndsey Sims Chief Executive Hyndburn Leisure Hyndburn Leisure Hyndburn Leisure Hyndburn Leisure & Culture Trust Hyndburn Leisure & Culture Trust Guidelines for completing your application EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES Hyndburn Leisure is committed to equal opportunities. The Trust will ensure that the selection, training and promotion of employees is based solely on the criteria of merit and ability and that no job applicant or employee will receive less favourable treatment on grounds of ethnicity, age, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religious belief, disability, marriage or civil partnership. Selection criteria and procedures are formulated and frequently reviewed to ensure that individuals are selected, promoted and treated on the basis of relevant merits and abilities. In order to ensure that this policy is maintained, information about applicants for posts is collected and analysed. It does not form part of your application, and will be removed prior to shortlisting. It is for this reason that C.V.’s are not accepted. All information is treated in the strictest confidence The Trust welcomes applications from persons with a disability, who can demonstrate that they fulfil the essential criteria for the post. DISABLED APPLICANTS Do you consider that you have a physical or mental impairment which has a substantial and adverse effect on the ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities, and which has a long-term effect? If so, and you fulfil all of the essential criteria of the post, to the satisfaction of the shortlisting panel, then you will be guaranteed an interview. Thank you for requesting details of this vacancy with Hyndburn Leisure. We hope this guidance note will help you and improve your chances of being invited for an interview. APPLICATION FORM With the application form you will have received a job description, a person specification and other essential information about the job. This information is to help you to decide if you want to apply for the job, and you will find it helpful in completing your application form. JOB DESCRIPTION This explains the duties of the job for which you are applying. PERSON SPECIFICATION When a person specification is included in the job pack, this mentions all aspects of the post which are essential – qualifications, skills, knowledge, abilities and sometimes additional factors such as being able to drive, or having to start work at a certain time. The panel cannot assume that you have the relevant qualities, therefore you must demonstrate how you meet these criteria, or you will not be short-listed. Desirable criteria are those which are not essential, but could help your application. If several applicants all demonstrate that they fulfil the essential criteria, then a scoring system will be used, and those applicants with the highest scores will be invited for interview. QUALIFICATIONS The Qualifications section refers to qualifications relevant to the post – it is not necessary to mention all qualifications, if they are not related to the job for which you are applying. TRAINING Any additional courses or events which you have attended, should be mentioned if they are relevant to the post. Hyndburn Leisure Hyndburn Leisure Hyndburn Leisure & Culture Trust Hyndburn Leisure & Culture Trust This information is to help you complete the job application form, in order that our short-listing panels can select the most suitable applicants for interview. If you need any further help, or clarification of any of the points mentioned in these notes, please telephone HR & Payroll Manager on 01254 380296. REMEMBER! You may find it helpful to write your application in draft first. We decide who to interview based on the information you provide on the application form. If you don’t tell us, we won’t know! Please use black ink or have the information typed so that clear photocopies can be taken. Please return you application in good time to meet the closing date. You can return your completed application form by post or hand deliver to: - Hyndburn Leisure Trust Accrington Town Hall Blackburn Road Accrington BB5 1LA Please mark your envelope ‘Private & Confidential – Job Application’ Or return by e-mail to dave.pearson@hyndburnleisure.co.uk cont’d CRIMINAL RECORDS CHECK For some posts, such as those, which work with children or those with access to financial or legal issues, you will be asked to undergo a check of your criminal history. This will only be if you have been successful at interview. It will be carried out through the Criminal Records Bureau. You will be required to pay the cost of your personal check. MEDICAL CLEARANCE AND REFERENCES All appointments are subject to a satisfactory medical report from the Trust’s Occupational Health Practitioner. One of your referees should be your current employer or last employer if you are not employed at the moment. If you have never been employed, please telephone Human Resources for further guidance. References will only be sought after an offer of employment has been made. Therefore it is recommended that you do not give notice in your present post until the job offer is confirmed. POLITICAL RESTRICTION Some posts are politically restricted under the provisions of Section 3 of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989. PROBATIONARY PERIOD All new entrants are subject to a probationary period. NO SMOKING POLICY The Trust operates a No Smoking Policy. Smoking is not permitted in any offices or buildings OTHER INFORMATION Hyndburn Leisure receives many applications for jobs, therefore; unfortunately, we are unable to acknowledge receipt of applications. If you have not received an invitation to interview within four weeks of the closing date, then please assume that your application was unsuccessful. Hyndburn Leisure Hyndburn Leisure Hyndburn Leisure & Culture Trust Hyndburn Leisure & Culture Trust Please complete this form in full in black ink (hand-written or typed) - C.V’s will not be accepted and if included, will be removed from the form. If you have any queries, or require a special form due to a disability, please ring Human Resources on 01254 380296. Post applied for: Events Bar Staff Variable Hours Service Area: Accrington Town Hall Vacancy No: HL 260 Closing Date: Open Employment Details Please give details of work you have undertaken. This can include paid work, voluntary work, or work at home. Start with the most recent. Job Employer Dates Employed Reason for leaving From To Hyndburn Leisure Hyndburn Leisure Hyndburn Leisure & Culture Trust Hyndburn Leisure & Culture Trust cont’d Job Job Employer Employer Dates Employed Dates Employed Reason for leaving Reason for leaving From From To To Present salary £ Per Annum Hyndburn Leisure Hyndburn Leisure Hyndburn Leisure & Culture Trust Hyndburn Leisure & Culture Trust Qualifications relevant to the post applied for (You will be asked to produce evidence of qualifications before employment commences) Qualification obtained Hyndburn Leisure Hyndburn Leisure Hyndburn Leisure & Culture Trust Hyndburn Leisure & Culture Trust Additional details: This section is very important. If you leave it blank, or do not put examples of how you meet the criteria on the person specification, you will not be shortlisted for interview. We cannot assume what you know, or what experience you have. For example, if we ask for experience of dealing with people, you must show what experience you possess - it is not enough just to say that you have ‘experience of dealing with people’. Shortlisting for this appointment will be based upon an assessment of how applicants meet the criteria outlined in the person specification. Please include details of duties and responsibilities of your present and previous employment which you feel are relevant and any information that you feel may be helpful to your application. Please use this space to demonstrate how you meet the criteria. Continue on additional A4 paper if necessary - please number the sheets but DO NOT PUT YOUR NAME ON THEM). Hyndburn Leisure Hyndburn Leisure Hyndburn Leisure & Culture Trust Hyndburn Leisure & Culture Trust cont’d Hyndburn Leisure Hyndburn Leisure Hyndburn Leisure & Culture Trust Hyndburn Leisure & Culture Trust Additional training Include any relevant courses which you have successfully taken Details Membership of professional bodies Please provide details have successfully Do you have a valid driving licence? Hyndburn Leisure Hyndburn Leisure Hyndburn Leisure & Culture Trust Hyndburn Leisure & Culture Trust Personal details Title: Forename: Surname: Address for correspondence: Email Address Tel: Home: Work: Mobile: References: (Please give the name and address of two referees - one of these must be your present, or last, employer. Do not give the name of a member of the interviewing panel (if unsure, please ask). Your referees will be contacted unless you specifically request that they are not approached without your prior consent. We normally only contact referees after interview, but this is not always the case). Employer reference Personal reference Email Address Email Address Canvassing, either directly or indirectly, will disqualify your application Are you related to any member or senior officer of the Leisure Trust? If ‘Yes’, please give details. Hyndburn Leisure Hyndburn Leisure Hyndburn Leisure & Culture Trust Hyndburn Leisure & Culture Trust Completed application forms should be posted or hand delivered within office hours to: - Hyndburn Leisure Trust, Accrington Town Hall, Blackburn Road, Accrington, Lancashire, BB5 1LA Please mark the envelope ‘ Job Application - Confidential’ Or you can e-mail your completed application form to dave.pearson@hyndburnleisure .co.uk SHORTLISTING WILL NORMALLY OCCUR WITHIN FOUR WEEKS OF THE CLOSING DATE. IF YOU DO NOT RECEIVE A LETTER, INVITING YOU FOR INTERVIEW WITHIN THAT TIME, THEN UNFORTUNATELY YOUR APPLICATION HAS BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL. I confirm that I am over 16 years old; I have disclosed any criminal record and pending court action against me. I understand that, if appointed, I will be liable to disciplinary action, including dismissal, should I knowingly give false information. I declare that the information on this form is correct. Signature: Dated: Hyndburn Leisure Hyndburn Leisure Hyndburn Leisure & Culture Trust Hyndburn Leisure & Culture Trust Disability Questionnaire Hyndburn Leisure aims to provide equality of opportunity in employment and to eliminate unlawful discrimination against disabled people. The Trust is committed to meeting its obligations under the Equality Act 2010. Do you consider that you have a physical or mental impairment which has a substantial and adverse effect on the ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities, and which has a long-term effect? If so, and you fulfil all of the essential criteria of the post, to the satisfaction of the shortlisting panel, then you will be guaranteed an interview. Please tick the appropriate box I am not disabled: ■ I am disabled: ■ Details If you are not sure, please contact Hyndburn Leisure Trust, Accrington Town Hall, Blackburn Road, Accrington by ringing (01254) 380296 for advice or information. Hyndburn Leisure Hyndburn Leisure Hyndburn Leisure & Culture Trust Hyndburn Leisure & Culture Trust Rehabilitation of offenders Act 1974 This Act allows an offender to be rehabilitated and his or her conviction becomes ‘spent’ after the following periods of time: Aged 17 yrs or over Aged under 17yrs on conviction on conviction Prison (immediate or suspended sentence) or young offender institution: more than 6 months but less than 2½ years . 10 years 5 years Prison (immediate or suspended sentence) or young offender institution : 6 months or less . 7 years Fine or Community Service Order. Absolute Discharge. 5 years 6 months 3½ years 2½ years 6 months Probation, supervision, care order, conditional discharge or bind-over. 1 year or until order expires (whichever is longer) Attendance Centre Order. 1 year after the order expires Hospital Order (with or without restriction order). 5 years , or 2 years after the order expires (whichever is longer) If you have been sentenced for any offence and the above periods of time have not passed you must declare the offence. In this case, you must give full details of the offence, on the reverse of this form. If the period of time has passed you do not need to mention it on your application form, however, for certain posts within the authority, you will also be asked to complete a form which enables us to check whether or not you have any current convictions. All spent convictions must be declared for posts involving working with children or with elderly or vulnerable people as the Rehabilitation of Offenders does not apply in these instances. If you are not sure, please contact Hyndburn Leisure Trust, Accrington Town Hall, Blackburn Road, Accrington by ringing (01254) 380296 for advice or information. I declare that I have disclosed any offences in line with the above statement. Signature: Dated: Hyndburn Leisure Hyndburn Leisure Hyndburn Leisure & Culture Trust Hyndburn Leisure & Culture Trust Equal Opportunities in Employment Policy Statement Hyndburn Leisure aims to provide equality of opportunity in employment. It is therefore the intention of the Trust that no job application or employee shall be discriminated against on the grounds of ethnicity, age, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religious belief, disability, pregnancy and maternity & marriage or civil partnership. Selection criteria and procedures will be formulated and frequently reviewed to ensure that individuals are selected, promoted and treated on the basis of relevant merits and abilities. In order to ensure that this policy is maintained, information about applicants for posts is collected and analysed. We would, therefore, be grateful if you could complete this form as well as your application. It does not form part of your application, and will be removed prior to shortlisting taking place. All information is treated in the strictest confidence. 1. Ethnic Origin - How would you describe your ethnic origin? (Please tick appropriate box) White ■ Black - Other Please Specify ■ Indian ■ Black - Caribbean ■ Bangladeshi ■ Pakistani ■ Irish ■ Chinese ■ Black - African ■ Other - Please Specify 2. Gender Male ■ 3. Disability - Do you consider yourself to have a disability? 4. Advertisement - How did you find out about this vacancy? Leisure Opportunities ■ Internal Advertisement ■ Local Newspaper ■ Professional Journal ■ National Newspaper ■ Other - Please Specify Female ■ Yes ■ No ■ Job Centre ■ Internet ■ Hyndburn Leisure Hyndburn Leisure Hyndburn Leisure & Culture Trust Hyndburn Leisure & Culture Trust