Safe Families UK and Home for Good Job Application Form

Thank you for your interest in joining the Safe Families and Home for Good team.

Please select the role you are interested in and then complete the following information.

Please select the role you are interested in: *

Personal Details

Title:

First name: *

Last name: *

Email Address: *

Contact Number: *

House number/name and street: *

Town/City: *

County:

Postcode: *

Employment History

Please list your employment history here. You can also include any voluntary work in this section but please be sure to indicate that they were voluntary positions that were undertaken.

Name of employer:

Date From:

Date To:

Appointment Held:

Reason for Leaving:

Please explain any gaps in your employment history:

Your Referees

Please give names and contact details for three people that we can approach for a reference. Both employer references should be within the last 6 years and one must be your present or most recent employer. If you have not been in paid employment for the last 6 years, we will accept references from a teacher, tutor, volunteer manager or others in a leadership position relevant to you. The third person should be someone with professional standing who knows you well enough to comment on your character. Please contact us if you have any questions.

Referee 1's Details (Employer)

Employer Name: *

Employer Company: *

Email Address: *

Contact Number: *

If this referee is not an employer, please state how you know them:

If you are shortlisted, can this reference be sought prior to interview? It is the policy of Safe Families UK and Home for Good to seek references prior to interview. If you have any objections to references being sought at this stage, please indicate: *

Referee 2's Details (Employer)

Employer Name: *

Employer Company: *

Email Address: *

Contact Number: *

If this referee is not an employer, please state how you know them:

Referee 3's Details (Character Reference)

Referee Name: *

How do you know each other? *

Email Address: *

Contact Number: *

If we know people within Safe Families and Home for Good who have experience of working with you (formally or within a voluntary capacity) do you consent to us seeking their comment on that experience?

Additional Comments

Education History

Name and location of school/college/university:

Date From:

Date To:

Subject(s) Studied:

Qualification/Grade Attained:

Experience and Values

What excites you about this role? (recommended word count: 500 words) *

Please demonstrate your suitability for this role by outlining how your skills and experiences fulfil the role requirements set out in the Job Description and Person Specification (recommended word count: up to 1000 words) *

What are your thoughts on Safe Families and Home for Good vision and values & how will you contribute towards them? (recommended word count: 500 words) *

Do you have any close personal relationships with current Safe Families and Home for Good staff? If not then please enter 'none' or something to that effect. N.B. Safe Families and Home for Good policy is to not shortlist where the applicant will share a reporting line with someone with whom they have a close personal relationship (e.g. immediate family, marriage/civil partnership, etc) *

Additional Information

Do you hold a full driving licence? *

Do you have unrestricted use of a car? *

Are you eligible to work in the UK? *

If we decide to offer you the job, before you start work we will need to see proof that you are eligible to work in the UK (if you do not have a National Insurance number we will ask you for other evidence).

Have you any unspent convictions, cautions, reprimands and final warnings? *

Are you waiting for a court case or is any other action currently being taken against you? *

Are you barred or disqualified from working with children, or subject to sanctions imposed by a regulatory body? *

Applicants must satisfy criteria regarding suitability to work with children and vulnerable adults. Prior to appointment Safe Families and Home for Good will carry out an appropriate disclosure (AccessNI,DBS, PVG) check according to role and location in order to be satisfied that you are suitable to work in an organisation whose focus is vulnerable children and adults. A criminal record will not necessarily be a bar to obtaining a position. A copy of our Rehabilitation of Offenders policy statement is available on request from recruitment@safefamilies.uk If applying for a role in Northern Ireland, the application to AccessNI is governed by the AccessNI Code of practice which can be found here

We will keep all the information you give confidential in line with the Data Protection Act 2018. You can read our privacy policy here.

Are you happy for your data to be stored and processed in accordance with the Safe Families privacy policy? *

Please tell us how you heard about this job vacancy: (If more than one answer applies, please select the one that most led you to apply)

Equality and Diversity Monitoring

Safe Families UK and Home for Good wants to meet the aims and commitments set out in its equality policy. This includes not discriminating under the Equality Act 2010, and building an accurate picture of the make-up ofthe workforce in encouraging equality and diversity. The organisation needs your help and co-operation to enable it to do this, but filling in this section of the form is voluntary. All information submitted through this section of the form will be stored anonymously and not linked with or able to be traced to your application in any way.

Equality and Diversity Monitoring

Gender:

Are you married or in a civil partnership?

Age:

If any other gender, please specify:

What is your ethnicity? Ethnic origin is not about nationality, place of birth or citizenship. It is about the group to which you perceive you belong.

If any other, please specify:

Do you consider yourself to have a disability or health condition?

If so, what is the effect or impact of your disability or health condition on your ability to give your best at work?

The information in this form is anonymous and for monitoring purposes only. If you believe you need a 'reasonable adjustment', then please discuss this with the manager running the recruitment process.

What is your sexual orientation?

What is your religion or belief?

If you prefer to use your own term for sexual orientation, please specify here:

If other religion or belief, please specify here:

Do you have caring responsibilities? Please tick all that apply:

None

Primary carer of a child/children (under 18)

Primary carer of disabled child/children

Primary carer of disabled adult (18 and over)

Primary carer of older person

Secondary carer (another person carries out the main caring role)

Prefer not to say