North Tyneside Council Employment Application Form
 

Please note you must remain online in order to complete and submit this form.

There are two key documents

• Application form – read the guidance notes carefully
Please make sure you consider each of the points on the enclosed job outline and person specification and show how you meet each condition.

• Equality monitoring form – this information will help the Council to make sure its equal opportunities policy is working. It is not sent to the selection panel.

In accordance with best practice in equal opportunities, the Council does not accept CVs. We believe that a standard application form is the fairest way of getting consistent and relevant information about applicants.

Data protection

We will process the information or data you give on this form and hold it on computer and on your personal records if you are appointed.

We may process the information or data for the purposes of monitoring, statistical analysis and to keep accurate employment records.

By signing and returning this form, you will be giving your explicit consent to the processing of the data in it, including anything that may be considered to be sensitive personal data.

If it is difficult for you to fill in the standard application form, for example:
• if English is your second language
• because of disability

OR

if you need an application form in an alternative format, namely:
• Braille
• large print (18 point)
• audio cassette

then please contact Human Resources Unit, North Tyneside Council, telephone (0191) 219 2366, who can give you help and advice


Guidance Notes

Please read these notes carefully before completing your application form

We aim to be an equal opportunities employer
North Tyneside Council is actively working towards equal opportunities for those it employs as well as those who use its services. The Council looks for workers who share this commitment. Our policy is to make sure we appoint the person with the best ability for the job, whatever their race, sexual orientation, religion or belief, disability, gender or age.

With these notes you should have received:
• an application form
• an equality monitoring form
• a job outline
• a person specification

The application form
To promote fairness, all applicants need to complete our standard form. The information you give should describe your skills, knowledge, experience and qualifications, which are relevant to the job outline and person specification.

If you have difficulty filling in the form, for example:
• if English is your second language
• because of disability

OR

if you need a form in an alternative format, namely:
• Braille
• large print (18 point)
• audio cassette

then please contact the Human Resources Unit, North Tyneside Council, telephone (0191) 219 2366, who can give you help and advice.

• If you make a Braille application, please use either grade 1 or grade 2. It will be transcribed on to a standard form by the AIRS project (Access to Information and Readers Service), unless you tell us not to get this done

• The Human Resources Unit will transcribe audio cassette and large print (18 point) applications on to our standard form, unless you tell us not to

• You should give as much relevant information as you can on the form

• Use extra sheets of paper if you need to

• Ensure that each extra sheet has your name, the job title of the post you are applying for and the job reference number clearly written on the top of it

• CVs are not accepted - please do not send them with your form

• For some posts we need to know about previous spent and unspent convictions. You must give us this information for any post with the prefix DB, DS or DE. If we offer you a post with the prefix dB, DS or DE, the offer will be conditional on a satisfactory police check via the Criminal Records Bureau

Two referees needed
You must give details of two people who can provide us with a reference. One of them should be your current or last employer.

When we ask for references, we will send your referees a copy of the job outline and person specification, and will ask specific questions about your suitability for the post. Offers of appointment depend on our receiving satisfactory references.

We treat all references confidentially.

Employment and work experience
Please state details of your current and previous employment and work experience. Work experience may have been gained through voluntary work, Government training schemes, etc.

Education, training and qualifications
Please give information about any training or education you have been through, or any qualifications you hold or are working towards, if they are relevant to the post. If you do not hold the qualifications listed as essential on the person specification, we are unlikely to give you an interview. We will take full note of any education or qualifications gained outside the UK.

Relevant skills and experiences
It is important to complete this part of the form as fully as possible. You should describe:

• how you meet the person specification
• your experience of carrying out the tasks and duties in the job outline

Equality monitoring
By completing the equality monitoring form, you help us to check that our recruitment processes are fair and effective. The equality monitoring form is separated from the application form when it arrives at the Council. The information is kept confidential in the Human Resources Unit and is not passed to the shortlisting panel.

Important information
• we will not consider applications received after the closing date or any that are not on our application form
• please complete the form in black ink
• the form is available in Braille, large print, and audio versions on request
• if we have not contacted you six weeks after the closing date, please assume your application has been unsuccessful

Unless otherwise stated, please return your application form, by the closing date, to the Human Resource Unit, Council Offices, Block C, Harvey Combe, Killingworth, NE12 6WQ.


Application Form

Application form for the post of:
Service
Job Ref No.


Please do not enclose a CV as it will not be considered

Surname
Forename(s)
Title
Please state your date of birth (dd/mm/yyyy)
Nationality
Address
(if this is a temporary address, please also give your usual home address)
Home telephone number
(and times available)
Work telephone number
(and times available)
Mobile number
(and times available)
Email
Please specify what hours you wish to work by selecting one of the following:
If part time please state hours

Disability
Please identify any special requirements or equipment which may assist you
(a) in the recruitment process
(b) to enable you to carry out the job

Work permits
Do you need a work permit to undertake full or part-time work in the UK?
Which visa do you hold?
When does this visa expire?


Referees
Please give names of two people who we can ask for a reference. If you are in, or have just completed, full-time education one referee should be from your school/college.

If you are in employment, one referee must be your present employer.

If you are unemployed, one referee must be your last employer.

Referee 1  
Name
Position
Relationship
Address
Telephone number

Referee 2  
Name
Position
Relationship
Address
Telephone number


Partners or relatives of councillors or employees
To ensure fairness, canvassing or failure to provide this information will result in our not considering your application

Are you related to or do you have a current personal relationship with any councillors or employees in the Council?
If yes, please state the name of the relative or partner and the position held

Do you receive an occupational pension from the Local Government Pension Scheme?


Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974
Disclosure of Previous Convictions

This only applies to posts that have a job reference number with the prefix DE, DS or dB

Do the letters DE, DS or dB come before the job reference number on the front of this application form?

If yes, complete this section

If no, do not complete this section and continue to the employment section

If yes:

• this post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. So you must tell us about any convictions you may have, even if they are considered to be ‘spent’ under this act

• any offer of employment will be subject to a criminal record check from the Criminal Records Bureau before we confirm the appointment. This record check will include details of cautions, reprimands or final warnings, as well as convictions.

We will keep in strict confidence any information we receive from the Criminal Records Bureau. We will store it securely during the recruitment and selection process.

A criminal record will not affect your chances for a post unless it makes you unsuitable for appointment. In making this decision, we will consider the nature of the offence, how long ago and what age you were when it was committed, and any other relevant factors, including the Council’s policies.

Details of any previous convictions
You must include: (a) nature of offence, (b) date committed, (c) any other relevant factors


Present employment or last employment if you are not currently employed

Name of employer
Address of employer
Position held
(North Tyneside Council employees please state employee number)
Salary
Grade
Date employed from
Date employed to
Period of notice required:
Sickness (in days) within the last 12 months:
Main duties and responsibilities


Previous employment/work/voluntary experience: most recent first

Previous employment/work/voluntary experience 1
Name of employer
Address of employer
Position held
Date from
Date to

Previous employment/work/voluntary experience 2
Name of employer
Address of employer
Position held
Date from
Date to

Previous employment/work/voluntary experience 3
Name of employer
Address of employer
Position held
Date from
Date to

Previous employment/work/voluntary experience 4
Name of employer
Address of employer
Position held
Date from
Date to


Education and training
Please list all qualifications you have achieved: most recent first

Place of study 1

Place of study
Courses studied and dates
Qualifications gained/ results achieved
(details of subject grades etc., where known)
Year Obtained

Place of study 2

Place of study
Courses studied and dates
Qualifications gained/ results achieved
(details of subject grades etc., where known)
Year Obtained

Place of study 3

Place of study
Courses studied and dates
Qualifications gained/ results achieved
(details of subject grades etc., where known)
Year Obtained

Education and qualifications you are working towards

Place of study
Course/qualification

Membership of professional bodies

Membership 1
Professional body
Level of membership
Year obtained

Membership 2
Professional body
Level of membership
Year obtained

Membership 3
Professional body
Level of membership
Year obtained

Other courses attended

Course 1
Name of course
Length of course
Details of course

Course 2
Name of course
Length of course
Details of course


Relevant skills and experiences that you would bring to this job

Please use this space to show how your experience, skills and abilities are relevant to the post. Remember to include any experience you have gained in community or voluntary work, looking after children or elderly people etc. as well as previous or present employment.


Equality Monitoring Form

The Council operates a policy of equal opportunities and wishes to ensure that all applicants are considered solely on their merits. Therefore, we need to be able to check that our decisions are not influenced by unfair or unlawful discrimination. To help with this, please complete this form. Your answers will be treated confidentially and used only for statistical purposes.

Application form for the post of:
Job reference no

Surname
Forename

1. Ethnic origin: What is your ethnic group?
Asian, Asian British, Asian English, Asian Scottish, or Asian Welsh
If selected other, please state
Black, Black British, Black English, Black Scottish, or Black Welsh
If selected other, please state
Chinese, Chinese British, Chinese English, Chinese Scottish, Chinese Welsh, or Other ethnic group
If selected other, please state
Mixed
If selected other, please state
White
If selected other, please state

2. Nationality
3. Sex

4. Disability

We will invite applicants with disabilities for interview if they meet the essential job criteria.

Do you consider yourself to have a disability?

5. Religion:
6. Advertisement:
(Please state where you saw the advertisement for this post)


Declaration

I declare that the information in this form is true. I understand that false information may make me liable for dismissal if I am appointed.

Note: If you have not been contacted four weeks after the closing date, you may assume your application has been unsuccessful




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