PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL Candidate 17 August, 2012

Dear Candidate,

POST OF RELIEF/SUPPORT WORKER/Other

Thank you for applying for the post of Relief / Support Worker / Other with ARK Housing Association.

Please find enclosed an Application Pack which contains

An Application Form

Job Description

Person Specification

Key Terms & Conditions of Employment

Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form

A Criminal Convictions Declaration Form (with a Private and Confidential envelope) Please ensure you complete the application form fully and provide us with sufficient information to contact you, including a day time phone number, in case we need to get in touch with you at short notice. In the “Personal Statement” section of the form, please detail your experiences, skills, knowledge and achievements gained in present and past employment or other activities which may be relevant to the job. Please provide examples of how you meet the Person Specification. We shortlist on the basis of the information you give us, so please make sure you are including all the relevant information. You may support your application with additional numbered sheets if required. A Curriculum Vitae (CV) will not be accepted Once your application is complete please return it to our Head Office at: ARK Housing Association Ltd The Priory Canaan Lane Edinburgh EH10 4SG The application should reach us no later than 5.00pm on the closing date. Application forms received after the closing date will not be considered.

An increasing number of applications are not reaching us on time due to the sender paying the incorrect postage charge. If you intend sending your application to us in an A4 size envelope, could you please ensure that you purchase a large letter stamp, as a small 1st class stamp is not sufficient. Due to the volume of applications we receive, it is not possible to acknowledge receipt of an application on an individual basis. Invitations for interview will normally be issued within 3 weeks of the closing date. If you have not been invited for interview by this date, you can assume you have been unsuccessful on this occasion. In accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998, the information that you provide for us for the purpose of recruitment and selection shall be kept confidentially and if you are not selected, will be disposed of confidentially after 6 months. Thank you for your interest in working for ARK Housing Association Ltd. Yours sincerely Laura Anderson HR Manager Further information about ARK Housing Association Ltd, including copies of policies can be found on our website www.arkha.org.uk

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Private & Confidential

Employment Application Form ARK Housing Association Ltd

Scottish Charity No. SC015694

Title of Post: Location:

Job Reference: Closing Date:

Personal Details First Name: Surname:

Address:

Postcode: Email:

Home Phone Number: Mobile Number:

NI Number: Full Driving Licence: Yes No

Are you a member of the PVG Scheme

(Protection of Vulnerable Groups)? Yes No

PVG Scheme Membership Number (16 digit number):

Other Information Are you related to anyone who works/has worked for ARK Housing, or who serves/has served on any of its Committees?

Yes No Name: Relationship:

Are you a member of other organisations, involved in other employment or business interests which could be deemed a conflict of interest should you be appointed to ARK Housing?

Yes No If Yes, please give details:

Do you have any restrictions to working in the UK?

Yes No If Yes, please give details:

Guaranteed Interview ARK Housing Association subscribes to the five commitments of the Positive About Disabled People scheme and therefore will guarantee an interview to all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the job as set out in the person specification. If you consider yourself to have a disability and

would like to apply for a guaranteed interview, please tick here.

If you wish to discuss any concerns about disability or request reasonable adaptions in relation to the selection process please contact the HR on 0131 447 9027

Declaration I authorise ARK to obtain references to support this application. I confirm that the information given on this form is, to the best of my knowledge, true and complete. Any false statement may be sufficient cause for rejection, or if employed, dismissal. Signed: Date:

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Membership of Professional Bodies or Organisations

Date From/To Body/Organisation Level of Membership

Training Please list any training/apprenticeships relevant to this application, provided by an employer or external organisation

Date From/To Course Tile Course Content

Outcome e.g. pass

Qualifications (Academic and Professional) Please list below all qualifications gained at school/college/university, including those overseas, in chronological order, with the most recent first.

Date Awarded Qualification Obtained Subject Grade/Level

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Present employment/most recent employment Name : Address: Postcode: Tel no:

Job Title:

Start Date:

End Date:

Salary Wage: Notice Required:

Reason for Leaving:

Summary of main duties, responsibilities and achievements:

Previous Employment/Voluntary work (most recent first)

Name: Address: Postcode: Tel no:

Dates from/to Salary:

Post held Reason for leaving:

Main duties & Responsibilities:

Name: Address: Postcode: Tel no:

Dates from/to: Salary:

Post held: Reason for leaving:

Main duties & Responsibilities:

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Continued-Previous Employment/Voluntary work (most recent first)

Name: Address: Postcode: Tel no:

Dates from/to: Salary:

Post held: Reason for leaving:

Main duties & Responsibilities:

Name: Address: Postcode: Tel no:

Dates from/to: Salary:

Post held: Reason for leaving:

Main duties & Responsibilities:

References

Fully complete all details below. Please specify their relationship to you (e.g. line manager, tutor). One of the referees must be your present/last employer and the other should be your next most recent employer. If you are a school leaver or or unemployed please give details of two people who have direct knowledge of your skills and abilities. Note: Character references will only be accepted when it is not reasonable to obtain another employment reference. We will not accept references from family members or friends.

Referee 1 Referee 2

Name:

Name:

Job Title: Job Title:

Organisation: Organisation:

Address: Postcode:

Address: Postcode:

Telephone no:

Telephone no:

Email address:

Email address:

Relationship:

Relationship:

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Personal Statement in Support of your Application Please give relevant information on the following:

1. How you feel that you meet the Person Specification for this post; 2. Please give details of your experience, knowledge and skills; 3. Why you have applied for this post.

Please continue on a further sheet of A4 if required.

The post that you have applied for is for regulated work with adults. You are therefore required to disclose all convictions (spent and unspent), cautions, and any relevant non-conviction information. The post you have applied for is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 by the Exclusions and Exceptions (Scotland) Act 2003. Please give details regarding any convictions and cautions under the heading in Section 1. Please give details of any relevant non-conviction information in Section 2. Please continue on a separate sheet if necessary. If you have no convictions, cautions, or relevant non-conviction information please go to Section 3 and sign the declaration form. ARK has determined that the post you are applying for is covered by the Exceptions Order and therefore requires you to complete this form. Your application will only be considered if you return this form, fully completed and signed. Should you be appointed for the position applied for you will also be asked to provide a PVG Scheme record disclosure. Please note the recruitment panel do not see this information.

Sdffdff\ Self Declaration Form – Protected Adult Position.

The Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007 (PVG Act) Private & Confidential

Section 1

Please give the date and details of the conviction(s) that you were charged with, the sentence that you received and the court where your conviction(s) was heard.

Date Details

Please give details of the reasons and circumstances that lead to your offence(s)

Date Details

Please give details of how you completed the sentence imposed, (for example did you pay your fine as required, what conditions were attached to your probation/community service/supervised attendance order, did you comply with the requirements of your order/custodial sentence etc.

Date Details

Section 1 continued

Has any other organisation(s) supported you to work through any of the above issues?

Details

What have you learned from the experience?

Reflection

Section 2

Non-conviction relevant information

Section 3

Declaration (I certify that all information contained in this form is true and correct to the best of my knowledge and I realise that false information or omissions may lead to my dismissal). I confirm that I am not barred from working protected adults. I understand that it is an offence under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007 for a person who is barred from working with this group to seek or accept a post working with them. If, after I am appointed to the post, I am charged, cautioned or convicted of any offence, or if I become the subject of a Social Work or Police investigation, I agree to inform the ARK Housing Association Ltd immediately of this. Signature: __________________________ Date: ____________________ Full Name (please print) ____________________________________________ Post applied for (please print post & location) _________________________ NOTE: The information given in this form will be treated in the strictest confidence. Please seal this form in the addressed envelope provided and return prior to your interview.

EQUALITY MONITORING FORM – CONFIDENTIAL • ARK Housing Association Ltd is committed to practicing equality of opportunity in the way we treat job applications, our employees and our customers. We aim to ensure that no direct or indirect discrimination occurs on the grounds of gender, colour, race, nationality, marital status, religion/belief, sexual orientation, disability or age. • This questionnaire is intended to assist us monitor the effectiveness of our Equal Opportunities Policy and to enable us to comply with the terms of the relevant discrimination legislation. • You are requested, but not obliged, to complete this questionnaire and return it with your application form.

• The information provided by you on this form will not be made available to the Selection Panel short-listing candidates for interview and will be used for monitoring purposes only.

General Information

Post Applied For: Job Reference:

Where did you see the post advertised?

Newspaper Please Detail:

ARK Website Job Centre Internal Other Please Detail:

Gender

What is your Gender? Male Female Prefer not to say

Age

What is your date of birth?

What age group do you fall into?

16-20 21-25 26-30 31-35 36-40 41-45 46-50

51-55 56-60 61-64 65+ Prefer not to say

Ethnic Origin

Choose one section from A to E, then tick ONE box which best describes your ethnic group or background

A – WHITE B- ASIAN, ASIAN BRITISH C – BLACK, BLACK BRITISH

Scottish Pakistani African

English Indian Caribbean

Welsh Bangladeshi Other please specify

Irish Chinese

Other please specify

Other please specify

E – MIXED ETHNIC GROUP F – OTHER

Please specify Other please specify Prefer not to say

Sexual Orientation

How would you describe your sexual orientation?

Heterosexual Gay man Gay woman/Lesbian Bisexual Prefer not to say

Religion

Do you have religious beliefs? YES NO Prefer not to say

If yes – how would you describe them?

Disability

Do you consider yourself to have a disability? YES NO Prefer not to say