Share Scotland

Employment Application Form
Applicants must complete all sections.

Alternative means of submitting your personal details can be arranged if you are unable through disability or otherwise to submit your application in writing. If you wish to take advantage of this proposal please phone SHARE Scotland on 0141 848 5068.

Post(s) applied for:*

Preferred title:*

(Mr./Mrs./Ms. etc.)

Surname(s):*

Forenames:*

Home Address:*

Correspondence Address:
(If different)

Telephone Number (day):*

Telephone Number (eve):

With discretion may we telephone you during the day?:*

Have you been employed by SHARE Scotland before?:*

Where did you see this
post advertised?:

Are there any dates on
which you could not attend
an interview?:

If appointed when would
you be able to take up this
post?:

Do you hold a current UK driving licence?:*

Education, qualification details
Including membership of professional bodies.

Secondary School/
Further Education:

Dates:

From

To

Subjects taken:

Qualifications Gained
(including grades):

Secondary School/
Further Education:

Dates:

From

To

Subjects taken:

Qualifications Gained
(including grades):

Secondary School/
Further Education:

Dates:

From

To

Subjects taken:

Qualifications Gained
(including grades):

Further Training
Please include dates,
courses and details.

Employment history
Starting with present/most recent employer including temporary/work experience or voluntary work (where this has been your main job at that time)

Dates (month/year):

From

To

Name and address of
employer/organisation:

Job title and description of
main duties/responsibilities:

Reason for leaving and
salary:

Dates (month/year):

From

To

Name and address of
employer/organisation:

Job title and description of
main duties/responsibilities:

Reason for leaving and
salary:

Dates (month/year):

From

To

Name and address of
employer/organisation:

Job title and description of
main duties/responsibilities:

Reason for leaving and
salary:

Dates (month/year):

From

To

Name and address of
employer/organisation:

Job title and description of
main duties/responsibilities:

Reason for leaving and
salary:

Supporting Statement
Please state below why you are applying for this job and indicate why you believe your personal attributes, skills and experience make you a suitable candidate. Your statement need not be lengthy.

General Health
In order to offer you a fair interview, is there anything we need to know about your general state of health or anything, which you think might affect your ability to carry out the duties of the post?

If you are disabled, please give details of your disability and any special arrangements, which you require at interview.

Have you in the past been absent from work due to ill-health?*

How many days off have you had off work in the last 12 months due to sickness?

References
Please give the name of two referees from whom we can obtain work experience and character references (one referee must be your present/ most recent employer)

Name:*

Address:*

Postcode:*

Tel. No:*

Position:*

Has known me:*

in what capacity:*

Name:*

Address:*

Postcode:*

Tel. No:*

Position:*

Has known me:*

in what capacity:*

Is one of your referees your present /most recent employer?

If not, why not?:

May we obtain references prior to interview?:*

Equal opportunities monitoring form
In accordance with its equal opportunities statement, the Company will provide equal opportunities to all employees and job applicants and will not discriminate either directly or indirectly on the grounds of race, colour, ethnic origin, nationality, national origin, sex, marital status, disability, sexual orientation, religion or age.

In order to enable the Company ensure compliance with its policy statement, a system of monitoring has been set up. We have only asked for your name so that monitoring can take place both at the shortlisting for interview stage and at the appointment stage. Once an appointment has been made, the data given on this form will be stored on computer in an anonymised format and the form will then be destroyed.

You may, of course, decide not to answer one or any of these questions but if you do respond, all information provided will be treated in confidence and will be used solely by the Human Resources department for the purpose of providing statistics for equal opportunities monitoring. The monitoring form does not form part of your application and will therefore be detached from it on receipt and stored separately. You can always mail this form separately if you wish.

Thank you for your assistance in completing this form.

Gender:

Marital Status:

Age band:

Sexual Orientation:

Disabilities:

Race/nationality/ethnic
origin:

Religion:

Criminal Conviction Declaration
Notice to Applicants for Employment
PLEASE READ THESE NOTES CAREFULLY BEFORE COMPLETING THE APPROPRIATE SECTION

Introduction
Some people who use SHARE Scotland’s services are particularly vulnerable to abuse from the people around them. In order to protect our clients from risk of abuse, we take a number of steps to vet staff employed.

As well as seeking references for potential new employees, SHARE Scotland is registered with Disclosure Scotland, which allows us to carry out enhanced criminal background checks. These checks do not form part of the selection process, but are used to provide a final verification of successful candidates. These checks are only carried out on candidates who have been offered a post with SHARE Scotland.

Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions) Order 1975
If you are applying to work with our client group you are covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 as amended by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) (Amendment) Order 1986. This means that you are asked to disclose on the declaration from overleaf convictions that are “spent” under the terms of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and these convictions may be taken into account in assessing your suitability for the post applied.

Applicants are not entitled, therefore, to withhold information about previous convictions which would be regarded as spent for other appointments and you are required to list all previous convictions, regardless of how old you were when they happened. You should also list any criminal proceedings still pending. Failure to disclose relevant information, which we subsequently become aware of, will be regarded as a breach of trust. It is likely to result in you dismissal from SHARE Scotland, or withdrawal of an offer of employment.

Information From You
In order therefore to assist us in our recruitment process, you are required to complete and sign the form overleaf. Please note that failure to complete this section could prevent further consideration of your application.

What happens to this information?
On receipt of your application form, this section will be removed prior to being put forward for short listing, therefore the employing Manager will not be aware of any information that you provide in this section and your application form will be shortlisted on merit. If, however, you are asked to attend an interview, the employing Manager will be made aware that you have a criminal conviction and that they should discuss this further with you at the interview in order to assess your suitability for the post.

Can I see a copy of my record held on file by Disclosure Scotland?
You can request to receive a copy of the record held on file by Disclosure Scotland. To do so you should contact your local police station for further details. Please note there is a charge for this.

Protection for People with Criminal Records
SHARE Scotland’s mission statement stresses the importance to treating every person as an individual deserving dignity and respect. This includes staff as well as service users.

If you have a criminal record we will:

• make employment decisions about you as an individual, taking account of all the information you have given us;
• be open with you about the reason, if we have come to a decision not to employ you because of your past history; and
• treat the information you have given us with complete confidentiality

We may ask you to tell us more about the circumstances of your arrest, caution or conviction and may ask you to provide additional references or further information before we can come to a decision about employing you.

Our only purpose in seeking detailed and personal information about your past is to protect our service users from the tiny minority of people who would abuse them.

Please complete and sign this section as failure to do so could prevent further consideration of your application:

Have you ever been convicted of any criminal offences?:*

If yes, please give brief details below or enclose this information in a sealed envelope, marked for the attention of the Personnel Officer, to be posted to our address.

Do you have any criminal proceeding pending?:*

If yes, please give brief details below or enclose this information in a sealed envelope, marked for the attention of the Personnel Officer, to be attached to this form.

Health Details
Please list any diseases, disorders or allergies from which you have suffered or do suffer.

Please detail any for of medicine or treatment you are currently and/or regularly receiving.

Doctor’s Name and Address

Do you have any disabilities which may affect your duties?

If YES, please give details:

If you have a disability please detail any special arrangement that may be needed either to interview purposes or to enable you to carry out the post applied for.

Candidate's Declarations

Criminal Convictions
Given the nature of the work, which SHARE carries out, particular care must be taken to enquire into the character and background of applicants for appointments to posts, which involve working with vulnerable individuals. By virtue of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975, this post is exempt from the provision of the Act. You are therefore obliged to give details of any previous convictions.

If you ever been convicted of a criminal offence, please complete the enclosed Disclosure of Criminal Convictions form on Page 3. Please note that failure to do so may lead to disqualification or later dismissal if appointed.

Health
To the best of my knowledge there is no reason, in respect of my physical or mental health, why I should not be able to carry out fully the tasks described for this post.

References
I give the employer the right to investigate all references and to undertake all reasonable checks to process my application. I hereby release from liability the employer and its representatives for seeking such information and all other persons, corporations or organizations for furnishing such information. I give the employer the right to hold this information for employment purposes only.

Availability For Work

Are you subject to immigration control?

Are you legally eligible for employment in the UK?
* proof of eligibility may be requested

I confirm that the information I have given on this form is correct and complete and that any untrue or misleading statements may be sufficient grounds for rejecting my application, cancelling any contractual agreements offered or, if employed, dismissal without notice. I have read and understood the attached information in relation to SHARE Scotland's policy statement on the employment of ex-offenders and obligations under The Asylum and Immigration Act 1996.

Signed (your name):*

Date:*

Please Note: Only those applicants selected for interview will be notified