Guidance Notes
You may find it easier to print out this guidance sheet and a blank application form before beginning to complete your application form on-line, as it will probably be beneficial to gather the information required prior to completing the form.
Forms submitted electronically will obviously not carry your signature. If you are asked to attend for interview you will be required to sign a copy of your submitted form. It will be assumed that all information you have provided on your application form is correct at the time of submission. If you are able to print a copy of your completed form then please do this for reference purposes.
If you are required to provide additional documentation at your interview e.g. evidence of qualifications, please ensure you have these to hand before the interview date.


Using the e-forms system
The form content has been divided among a number of pages for ease of viewing. You move from one page to the next by clicking the 'Next'  or 'Previous' button if you wish to go back. You may be prevented from doing this if you have not completed parts of the form on a panel that are required to be completed. An indication of this is given on the form. This will also happen if the data you enter is not recognised as being valid e.g. an email address.

As you move from one page to the next, your progress is indicated by small numbered buttons  beneath the navigation buttons. If you wish to navigate to a particular page directly that you have already visited, click the numbered button. Invalid entries on a page may prevent navigation e.g. missing fields.

When you have reached the end of the form (the last main page) you will find a small print icon in the bottom right-hand corner of the page. Clicking this will pop-up a printable version of your form. You may make changes to your form but you must return to this last page to get a printable version.

When you are ready to submit your form click the 'Submit' button. It is VERY IMPORTANT that you check your form for content before submitting it as you will not be able to return and edit it again after submission.
The 'Clear All' link at the bottom left-hand corner of your form will clear ALL content from ALL pages. If you wish to view this help on-line then click the help icon button in the bottom left-hand corner.
Saving and retrieving form data

Completing forms, especially long ones, can take some time. To help with this problem, you may find it easier to save your form and return to it later. To do this you must 'sign-up' to our system.

To sign up, click the 'Sign-up' link in the top left-hand corner of the form and complete the small form that pops-up. Once you have signed up then all you need to do in future is log-in in order to save and retrieve forms data. The log-in link is under the 'sign-up link.

When you have signed up or logged in you will find a 'Save' button on your form. This is active after you have moved on from the first page. Just click this at any time to save your form data.

To retrieve forms data and/or obtain printable copies, click the 'MyForms' link at the bottom of your form. A list of your saved forms is then displayed and you may load or print any as required. Saved form data should not be left indefinitely on our servers and you are advised to delete any form data you no longer need or complete the form  and submit it.
If you do not wish to open a form from the MyForms page remember to click the BACK either from the form or from your browser



Application form Confidential
Appointment of:
Personal Details
Title other title

(please specify)
Forename
Middlename/Initials
Surname
Date of birth(dd/mm/yyyy)


Address details
Building/house name/number
Street address
Town Name
County
Country
Postcode
Home Tel. Number

(include area code)
Work Tel Number

(include area code)
Mobile number
email address


Present Appointment
Post held
Employer
Date appointed
Current salary
Period of notice required


Previous Appointments (most recent first)
From

To

Post held Employer Reason for leaving


Details of education and training
Dates School,College

University etc

Course, qualification etc.

and results achieved


Membership of professional institutions
Attendance at training courses, with dates


Leisure time activities and interests


Additional information
Please state the nature of your present post and/or other positions held, which you consider relevant to this applicaton and provide any other information you think would assist us in deciding on your suitability for appointment.


Further personal details
Details of any periods of sickness during the past two years. Include number of days unfit for work
Present state of health
It is the Council's policy to interview disabled candidates who meet the essential requirements of the post. For this reason it is necessary to ask:



Do you class yourself as disabled under the terms of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995?

The Act defines disability as a physical or mental impairment which has a substantial and long term adverse effect on a person's ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities. It would be helpful for us to know something about your disability if it is relevant to the work situation. Please contact us if you would like to discuss this with an appropriate officer.





Do you hold a current full UK driving licence?
Do you own a car?
Please state your National Insurance Number?
Are you related to any Councillor or Senior Officer of the Authority or their partner? If so please give details
Where did you see this post advertised?


References
Please supply the names and addresses of two persons who have knowledge of your work One of these must be your present, or most recent, employer. Please indicate whether you have any objection to contact prior to interview
Telephone (include area code) Telephone (include area code)
Objection to contact
Objection to contact
Signature


....................................................................
Date: 19/07/2004
This Authority operates an equal opportunity policy to ensure that all people receive equal treatment in employment regardless of their sex, disability, marital status, race or colour
Data Protection Act
Information from this application will be processed in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998 for the purposes registered by the Council under its notification to the Information Commissioner. Individuals have the right of access to their own personal data in accordance with the Data Protection Principles
FOR OFFICE USE ONLY
N/S/L Letter References 1 2
Interview letter Notified unsucc. (verbal) (letter)


DECLARATION OF CRIMINAL OFFENCES
PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING NOTES CAREFULLY:

The post for which you are applying is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. This means that you MUST disclose all details of any caution, bindover or criminal offence, and any cases that you have pending. The categories of employment which are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 include:
Work involving access to children and vulnerable people eg, school based staff, youth service, social workers etc.

Work involving the provision of services to persons under the age of 18, which includes social services, care, leisure and recreational facilities and the provision of accommodation.

Work involving the provision of social services to persons:

over the age of 65

suffering from serious illness or mental disability of any description

addicted to alcohol or drugs

who have a sensory impairment

who are substantially and permanently disabled

If you are offered a job in any of these categories, you will also be required to complete a further form and to authorise the Council to undertake a criminal record check.

Using the above guidelines, please list all cautions, bindovers and criminal offences. Do not forget to include any pending convictions and indicate that they are pending in the column 'Place & date of judgement(s)'. If you have no convictions please write none and sign the form.
Details of offence (s) Nature of offence Place & date of judgement (s) Sentence (s)
All information given will be treated in confidence and will be used for this job application only.



I certify that the information on this form is true and accurate. I understand that if the information I have supplied is false or misleading in any way, it may automatically disqualify me from appointment or may render me liable to dismissal without notice.
Signed


....................................................................
Name
Job applied for
Date
THE COUNCIL HAS A POLICY ON THE RECRUITMENT OF EX-OFFENDERS WHICH IS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.



EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES MONITORING
The information detailed below is not required as part of the selection process and will be kept separate from your application whilst consideration of candidates takes place.
POST TITLE
POST REFERENCE NO: (if applicable)
DEPARTMENT
DATE OF BIRTH
SURNAME
FORENAMES
1. Would you describe yourself as:
2. Do you class yourself as disabled under the terms of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995?

(The Act defines disability as a physical or mental impairment which has a substantial and long term adverse effect on a person's ability to carry out normal day to day activities.)
3. Are You


4. How would you describe your ethnic origin
Any other White background (please state)
Any other Mixed Race background (please state)
Any other Asian background (please state)
Other Ethnic Group not named above (please state)
Date
Thank you for your co-operation.



For Office Use



D2/Equal.Opp/01-04-MM



ISLE OF WIGHT COUNCIL EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES POLICY STATEMENT
The Isle of Wight Council recognises and accepts its responsibility to ensure that it does not discriminate unlawfully in the course of employment or service delivery on such grounds as a person's gender, sexual orientation, disability, marital status, race or colour.

Other types of discrimination, whilst not being unlawful, are equally unacceptable, these include such issues as unfair discrimination on the grounds of age, religion, and responsibility for dependants.

This policy seeks to ensure equality of opportunity for employment and advancement so that all employees/job applicants are recruited, trained and promoted solely on the basis of merit and justifiable job requirements.

The policy embraces the areas of advertising, recruitment and selection, terms on which employment is offered, job allocation, promotion, training, discipline and grievance issues and all other aspects of day to day employment.

Each manager and supervisor is responsible for applying this policy with overall responsibility for ensuring that it is fully observed within each department being vested in Directors. The Head of Human Resources is responsible for central coordination and monitoring of the policy, advice and review.

MONITORING OF JOB APPLICANTS
IN ORDER TO MEASURE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF ITS EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES POLICY, THE COUNCIL NEEDS TO CARRY OUT DETAILED MONITORING OF THE RECRUITMENT AND SELECTION PROCESS. YOU ARE THEREFORE ASKED TO COMPLETE ALL QUESTIONS. THIS WILL ENABLE US TO COLLATE THE INFORMATION REQUIRED HELPING US TO SEE WHETHER WE ARE RECEIVING APPLICATIONS FROM ALL SECTORS OF THE COMMUNITY AND WILL ALSO ASSIST US IN CHECKING THAT CANDIDATES RECEIVE FAIR AND EQUAL TREATMENT.
DATA PROTECTION ACT
Information from this application will be processed in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998 for the purposes registered by the Council under its notification to the Information Commissioner. Individuals have the right of access to their own personal data in accordance with the Data Protection Principles





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Application ID:
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