Human Resources Application Guidance Pack
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Human Resources Application Guidance Pack Contents Page 1- Introduction Page 2- Part One- Completing your application form Page 4 -A Note on CVs & References Page 5- The Equality & Diversity Form & Criminal Convictions Page 6- Short listing, Interview arrangements, Asylum and Immigration Act 1996 & Data Protection Page 7- Part Two- About the University Page 8- History of the University Page 13- The University Now Page 14- Aims and Objectives 2012 – 2017 Page 15- Part Three University Benefits Dear applicant Thank you for requesting an application pack for our vacancy. This guidance pack is split into three parts. Part One has been designed to assist applicants through the recruitment process. It gives guidance on how to complete the application form and how the recruitment process will be operated. Part Two deals with the University. It contains information on our history, our mission, values and strategic direction. Part Three deals with the benefits that our staff enjoy through working at the University. Please take time to read this document. It will help you with your application and help you understand our exciting, diverse, vibrant and creative community, and what an exceptional place the University is to work for. Graham Curling Head of Human Resources Part 1 - Completing your application form These notes give guidance on completing the application form and also further information with regard to the post and the recruitment process. If you have any queries regarding any aspect of the recruitment and selection process, please contact Human Resources on 0113 202 8015 or by emailing recruitment@leeds- art.ac.uk. We aim to respond to all enquiries promptly. The application form is the first stage in the recruitment and selection process and is a key element in being short-listed for an interview and the possible offer of a job. Therefore, it is important that you complete all relevant sections of the application form as clearly and as fully as possible. In your application form you need to clearly demonstrate how you meet the essential and desirable criteria for the role. Please read the advert and the job description before you complete your application form. The Job Description provides information about the main duties and responsibilities for the role that you are applying for. It also contains the details of the essential and desirable criteria that you will need to demonstrate in your application. Completing the Application Form – General Points Applications should be completed in full and should preferably be typed .You may submit your application form electronically to [email protected] or by posting it to Human Resources, Leeds Arts University, Blenheim Walk, Leeds LS2 9AQ. By completing and emailing the application form, you confirm you are accepting the terms of the declaration as detailed on the form and understand that any false statement or omissions may result in your application being withdrawn or any subsequent appointment being terminated. Please complete all sections of the application form as fully as possible. Space is provided on the application form for you to write a statement in support of your application. You may wish to enclose additional sheets which should be clearly marked with your name and the position you are applying for. Your supporting statement should address all the essential criteria listed in the job description and state how your previous and present experience enables you to satisfy each of the criteria, using specific examples that are relevant to the job. This will enable the short listing panel to assess your knowledge, skills, experience, abilities and qualifications against the requirements of the post. Please do not simply cut and paste your CV into this section. If you do this information will ignored by the panel. In your application you should give details of examinations passed and any professional qualifications or awards obtained. Please provide details of the grade (if applicable) and the date of the award. If you are invited for interview you will be asked to bring the original copies of the qualifications as set out in the essential and desirable person specification which will be copied and checked against your application form. If you are applying for more than one post, a separate application form should be completed for each vacancy you are applying for. Please check the closing date and allow sufficient time for your application to reach us. We will not accept late applications. A Note on CVs A CV will not normally be accepted unless it has been specifically requested. If you have insufficient pages on the form at any point please continue on a separate sheet and attach it to your application securely. References Please provide the names, addresses and telephone numbers or email address of two people who are able to provide you with a reference. The first person should be your current or most recent employer and the other person must be someone who is able to comment on your skills and abilities required for the post. The University usually takes up references after a verbal job offer is accepted. Appointment depends on the provision of two satisfactory references, one from a current or most recent employer, and the University will make the final decision as to what constitutes a satisfactory reference. The Equality & Diversity Form The University is committed to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion. To assist with our monitoring procedures and obligations, applicants are asked to complete and send this form with their application. The information provided will be treated as confidential and will be used in accordance with the requirements of the Data Protection Act 1998. The information will be used for statistical purposes only, other than for the successful candidate as the data will form part of their personal confidential record. Upon receipt, the form will be separated from the application form and will not be included in the selection process. If you are likely to require any assistance with interview arrangements, please state this clearly on the form and a member of Human Resources will contact you to discuss these further if you are invited to interview so that any reasonable adjustments can be made. Criminal Convictions All applicants should read our policy on recruiting ex-offenders. It is necessary to declare “unspent” convictions on your application. We request that details of a conviction/s are sent under separate, confidential cover, to the Head of Human Resources and we guarantee that this information is only seen by those who need to see it as part of the recruitment process. All information provided will be treated in strict confidence and will be considered only in relation to this application. A Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Check may be required for certain roles with the University and this will be stated on any advert. Short Listing The short listing process takes place shortly after the closing date. Details which enable a person to be identified by name such as the front page of the application form are not given to the short listing panel. If you have been unsuccessful in your application we will write to you accordingly. Due to the high volume of applications we receive we are unable to provide feedback for applicants on the reasons why they have not been shortlisted. Interview arrangements If you are shortlisted for interview you will normally be contacted by telephone or email by a member of Human Resources with the date and time of the interview. Where possible we state the anticipated interview date on all adverts. We regret that due to logistical reasons and fairness to other candidates it is not usually possible to rearrange interview dates. The Human Resources representative on the panel will contact the successful candidate with any offer of employment once it has been authorised by the Principal or Head of Human Resources. Only when an offer has been verbally accepted will unsuccessful candidates be contacted by either e-mail or telephone. Asylum and Immigration Act 1996 Candidates who are invited to interview will be asked to supply proof of the right to work in the UK. We are legally required to employ people who have a visa or don’t require one to work in the UK. For the successful candidate the copy will be held on their personal file. Documents copied for unsuccessful applicants will be destroyed 6 months after the recruitment process has been completed. Data Protection The University is registered under the Date Protection Act 1998 to hold information about applicants on computer systems. This data is primarily for statutory reporting purposes. Application forms from unsuccessful applicants will be kept for 12 months and then destroyed. Part 2 - About the University Our Mission We are an influential, world-facing, creatively driven institution where professional educators, practitioners and researchers work together to develop and enable excellence. We aim to promote distinctive, critically informed and relevant practice in order to support economic growth and cultural advancement. Our values define us and guide decision-making and behavior We are: Student-centred maximising potential, nurturing talent, respecting individuality, holistic Focused on specialist creative communities collaborative, interactive, multi-disciplinary, studio-focused, externally engaged Critical in our thinking aspirational, challenging, researching, questioning, analytical, innovative, independent-thinking Professional Relevant, contemporary, ambitious, achieving, international, employable, entrepreneurial, networked with industry Progressive beautiful, unconventional, risk-taking, experimental, radical, responsive Vernon Street building History of the University Leeds Arts University has its roots in the original Leeds School of Art and so shares the same history. This, often very successful and sometimes difficult history, goes back to 1846 when the Leeds Mechanics' Institute merged with the Literary Institute and moved from Park Row (where Lloyds Bank now stands) to South Parade.