A brief guide for applicants.  Please read before completing the application form.

Recruitment Policy

Our policy is to ensure that the recruitment process is as objective as possible.  All candidates are assessed against the same criteria, and every effort is made to give them an equal opportunity.

All posts have a job description and person specification.  The job description describes the post in detail, so the applicant is clear about the competences required, while the person specificaition identifies the knowledge, skills and experience needed to carry out the job effectively.

How to apply

To apply for this post, you should complete the following document:

1.         This application form which includes, your personal details and the details as to why you are applying and asks for evidence of your suitability for the post.  Please complete in full.

References will be taken prior to employment, and an appointment is usually offered on the condition that they are satisfactory.

Safeguarding

It is a criminal offence to apply for a role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity with a group that you are barred from working or volunteering with.

Data Protection

Please note that the application form will be passed to the shortlisting panel.  All other information provided will be stored securely by the Human Resource department and is used for correspondence and monitoring purposes.  This is to ensure that applicants are judged only on criteria that are relevant to the post, and thereafter cannot be discriminated against in any other way.

Details of unsuccessful candidates are retained for monitoring purposes, but these are destroyed, at the latest, after a period of 6 months.

Shortlisting

The skills, experience and qualifications in the application will be matched against the criteria in the person specification in order to shortlist applicants for interview.

Equality and Diversity

ISS is committed to the equality of opportunity and to proactive approach to equality.  Applicants are considered solely on the basis of merit – regardless of age, disability, sex orientation, gender, reassignment, race or belief, marital status, pregnancy and maternity or any other relevant factor.

Interview

All candidates are asked the same core questions at interview, with some supplementary questions asked by panel members as they see fit.  The competencies required by the role may also be tested by practical assessment e.g. IT / written tasks.

Other conditions of appointment

All appointees will be expected to provide evidence of any qualifications relevant to the post.  In addition, all appointments are subject to the receipt of two satisfactory references and a satisfactory enhanced clearance from the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Eligibility to work in the United Kingdom

The Asylum & Immigration Act (1996) makes it a criminal offence to employ anyone whose immigration status prevents them from working in this country.  To ensure that ISS comply with this legislation, it is a requirement that all applicants who are selected for interview provide evidence of the eligibility to work in the UK.  Suitable evidence includes: National Insurance card, current passport or National Identity card, birth certificate or a current and endorsed work permit

Job Application Form

Please ensure that you complete the application form in full – DO NOT ATTACH CV.

This form will be kept in confidence.  Please note that no applicant will be unfairly discriminated against.  This includes discrimination on account of age, cultural, religious, political beliefs, disability, ethnicity, gender, race, relationship status, sexual orientation, and/ or Trade Union membership or stewardship.

If you have any special requirements to support you to complete this form (e.g. the need for large print or additional time), please contact the recruiting manager.

Personal Details

Equality Act 2010 – Under the Equality Act 2010, the definition of disability is if you have a physical or mental impairment that has a “substantial” and “long-term adverse effect” on your ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities.  Further information regarding the definition of disability can be found at: www.gov.uk/definition-of-disability-under-equality-act-2010

Education - please record most recent first

Training Courses attended or completing - please record the most relevant to the role and bring any further certification to interview along with evidence of attending courses

Professional Memberships / Registrations

Employment History – starting with your most current

References:

·        You must provide references from your two most recent employers covering the full five years employment. The employer contact from your employment history will be used as your referees.

·        If you have only had one employer in the last five years, we require 2 character references (these cannot be a direct family member or friends and need to have been known to you for more than 2 years.  This person needs to work in a recognised profession.

All will be contacted, therefore please inform the referees of the fact that you have used their name.  If you are unable to provide the required references, please discuss the matter with us.

PRIVACY STATEMENT

Safeguarding / Ex-Offenders Declaration: Please note this section will only be seen by those involved in the recruitment process and will be treated with the strictest confidence.

The Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 aims to promote equality of opportunity and is committed to treating all applicants fairly regardless of ethnicity, disability, age, gender re-assignment, religion or belief, sexual orientation, pregnancy or maternity and marriage or civil partnership.  Individual Support Solutions Ltd undertakes not to discriminate unfairly against applicants on the basis of a criminal conviction or other information declared.

Answering ‘yes’ to the question below will  not necessiarly prevent your employment.  This will depend on the relevance of the information you provide in respect of the nature of the position and the particular circumstances.

We will only collect data for specified, explicit and legitimate use in relation to the recruitment process.  By signing this application form, you consent to holding gghe information contained within this application form.  If successfully shortlisted, data will also include shortlisting scoring and interview records.  We would like to keep this data until the vacancy is filled.  (We cannot estimate the exact time period, but we will consider this period over when a candidate accepts our job offer for the position for which we are considering you).  When that period is over, we will either delete your data or inform you that we would like to keep it in our database for future roles.

We have privacy policies that you can request for further information.  Please be assured that your data will be securely stored by the recruiting manager and only used be for the purposes of recruiting for this vacant post.

You have a right for your data to be forgotten, to rectify or access data, to restrict processing, to withdraw consent and to be kept informed about the processing of your data.  If you woud like to discuss this further or withdraw your consent at any time, please contact the Registered Manager to discuss.

Declaration

The information in this application form is true and complete.  I agree that any deliberate omission, falsification or misrepresentation in the application form will be grounds for rejecting this application or subsequent dismissal if employed.  Where applicable, I consent that you can seek clarification regarding professional registration details.