Kent Savers - Office Manager Application Form

APPLICATION FOR EMPLOYMENT Position applied for: General Manager

Email applications to: [email protected] or post to: Kent Savers, Maidstone Community Support Centre, 39-48 Marsham Street, Maidstone, Kent, ME14 1HH, by 5pm Friday 4th January 2013.

CONFIDENTIAL

Please read before completing this form:  Only applications using this form will be accepted. Type your answer into the grey shaded area.  If you have trouble completing the form please email [email protected] for a version that you can complete by hand and post back to Kent Savers.  We wish to ensure that comparison between applicants is fair and in line with our Equal Opportunities Policies. The information you provide on this form is the only information we will use in deciding whether you will be shortlisted for an interview.  One of your referees should be your present or most recent employer. If you have not been employed or have been out of employment for a long time, please give the name of someone who knows you sufficiently well to confirm the information you have given and to comment on your ability to do the job. This should not be a relative or purely personal friend.  The selection panel cannot make assumptions about the nature of the work you have done or your experience from a list of job titles. It is therefore important that you use the space provided to demonstrate how you meet the requirements. Paid and voluntary work experiences should all be quoted. Other life experiences and skills are also likely to be valid.

Section 1: Your contact details

Surname/family name: First name:

Address:

The best telephone number on which to contact you:

Email address:

Date of birth:

When would you be available to take up the post?

Interviews will be held at the Maidstone office in mid- January 2013. Are there any dates that you cannot make ? Section 2: About your work experience

If you are working:  what is your job title?  what is your current salary?  how long you have worked for this employer?

What are (or were) your main roles and responsibilities?

Please list details about your employment prior to your current job. Include any voluntary and caring responsibilities Dates Job title Employer’s name Main responsibilities

Please list any education and/or training (including short courses) that you have undertaken: Dates Name of course Qualification, if applicable

Section 3: Supporting information Please provide a supporting statement for your application which should be no more than 1,500 words or 2 sides of A4. Please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification to demonstrate how you have the necessary skills and abilities for the post.

Section 4: References Please give below the name and address of two referees who can comment on your suitability for the post. These should not include relatives or purely personal friends. If you have been employed we would normally seek a reference from your present or most recent employer. We will NOT take up references unless you are shortlisted for interview and we have obtained your permission to do so.

First Referee Second Referee Name Organisation Address Phone number Capacity in which known

Section 5: Declaration

As part of the recruitment procedure we may collect and store sensitive personal data about you. We are required by law to obtain your consent to such data being recorded. It is our policy to store data relating to recruitment procedures for six months after the date on which it is submitted. Any information of this nature will be treated confidentially.

Sensitive personal data is defined as information relating to any of the following: racial or ethnic origin, political opinions, religious beliefs, trade union membership, health, sexuality or sex life, offences and/or convictions.

I declare the information given on this form is correct to the best of my knowledge and acknowledge that by signing this form I give my consent to sensitive personal information being recorded and stored.

Signed (Insert name) Date: