Confidential Application for Employment

Please complete this form in full, even if enclosing a separate CV. There is a guide to assist you in applying at the end of the application. Please read it carefully before filling out the application form.

Position applied for:

Location:

Personal Details:

First Name(s):

Surname:

Telephone:

Address:

Post Code: Email address:

Do you own a car?

Do you have the use of a car?

Do you have a current full Driving Licence?

Do you require a work permit?

State any relationship you have with any present or past member of the Board or staff of Your Housing Group:

If offered this position will you continue in any other capacity? (Give details):

What professional organisation, if any, are you a member of and at what level?

Secondary / Further education

School, University or CollegeName

Course type Qualifications achieved

Occupational Qualifications, National Vocational Qualifications.

College / Institute or other Name and address

Qualifications / Level

Community/volunteer experience- including JP, Local Councillor etc.

OrganisationName and address

Position / Title Duties

Current employment - Please include details of your present / most recent employment

Present / Most recent employer: Type of business:

Address:

Post Code: Notice period:

Starting date: Starting pay: Starting job title

Leaving date: Finishing pay: Finishing job title

Reason for leaving:

Duties/Responsibilities:

Previous employment - please detail all relevant experience (giving details of any periods not working).

Company name and address DatesFrom To

Position, salary, responsibilities & reason for leaving

Experience – This is the most important section.Please give evidence as to how you meet the requirements of the person specification / job description and your reason for applying:

Criminal offences

In line with the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, please give details of any unspent convictions including date & sentence imposed. If the post you are applying for is exempt from the Act (see job pack), then you must also declare any spent convictions.

Have you ever been convicted of a criminal offence?

If yes, please give details:

References (current/most recent and previous employer)

Name:

Company:

Position:

Address:

Telephone Number: Email:

Name:

Company:

Position:

Address:

Telephone Number: Email:

Declaration

I authorise Your Housing Group to obtain references to support this application once an offer of employment has been made. I confirm that the information given on this form is to the best of my knowledge true and complete. I understand if any of the information given is found to be untrue I may be summarily dismissed.

Signed Date

Your Housing Group takes the confidentiality of your data very seriously.

For the purpose of the Data Protection Act 1998, the data controller is Your Housing Group at Apex House, 266 Moseley Road, Levenshulme, Manchester, M19 2LH. Your personal data is held securely and processed for the purpose of recruitment administration, compliance with legislation and monitoring only. We will only keep it as long as necessary, collect data that is relevant to your recruitment to ensure that only those people who need to know have access to your data and never sell your details to other organisations

Please return this application form by post to: Echo Li, Victoria House, Tung Sing Housing Association, 119 Princess Street, Manchester, M1 7AG or by email to Echo.Li@yourhousinggroup.co.uk

Application Guidance Notes

Thank you for your interest in Your Housing Group. This is a guide to assist you in applying. Please read it carefully before filling out the application form.

If printing off the application please write clearly in black ink and ensure you sign and date your application and return it to the address on the front of the job pack, before the closing date. Applications received after the closing date will not be considered.

Please complete all the sections of the application form, in full. If there are any sections that are not relevant to you, for example; Community/volunteer experience, then please write `not applicable`.

Fill in the form as fully as possible. The information you give us in your application is the only information we will use in the short listing process. We cannot make any assumptions about your abilities and do not take account of any previous applications you have made.

The job description sets out the duties and responsibilities of the job advertised and the person specification (if provided) sets out the essential and desirable skills, abilities and knowledge required to do the job. You will be short-listed if you have demonstrated in your supporting Experience Statement that you meet the essential requirements of the job.

Your supporting Experience statement should contain each essential requirement from the person specification (or competencies from the role profile) as a heading. You can then give specific examples from your previous work history that illustrate how you meet these requirements under each heading to ensure that you meet the criteria.

Example: Knowledge and/or Qualifications

I have the necessary qualifications and knowledge for the administration post gained through my employment at Your Housing Group, etc

You can include examples of the skills, abilities and knowledge you have acquired outside traditional employment, such as through voluntary work.

Education List in chronological order, from secondary school to present, including qualifications and the

grades you achieved in each subject.

Previous Employment Most recent first, also include periods of unemployment.

Criminal convictions and rehabilitation of offenders You should complete this section, if you have been cautioned, court martialled or have

criminal convictions that are not considered ` spent` under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act

1974, or if there is court action pending against you. If you have an unspent conviction we will look at it in relation to the job you have applied for before making a decision. All information will be treated as strictly confidential.

Equality and Diversity Your Housing Group welcomes applications from all sections of the community. We will not

treat a person less favourably because of gender, ethnicity, disability, age, religion or sexual orientation or any unjustifiable criteria.

Please complete in full. This section will be detached from the application prior to short listing and will therefore remain confidential.

Due to confidentiality and Equality & Diversity monitoring; for applications to be considered please only return them to: Echo Li, Victoria House, Tung Sing Housing Association, 119 Princess Street, Manchester, M1 7AG or by email to Echo.Li@yourhousinggroup.co.uk