Adults Support Worker — Compassionate Care & Growth in Stroud

To complete the application you will need:

• Details of your full employment history since leaving school (name of employers, job titles, dates of employment and the reason for leaving each job).
• The contact details of two referees (one must be your current or most recent employer).
• Details of any relevant professional, vocational or higher educational qualifications (college, qualification, grade and date obtained).

If you are applying for a role which involves shift work, please review the shift rota available on the vacancies page to check that the hours are suitable for you.

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Your Details

• Street Address
• Address Line 2
• City
• ZIP / Postal Code
• Job applied for
• If applying for a teaching role, please provide teacher number
• How did you hear about Novalis Trust?
• If you know someone who already works at Novalis Trust, please give their name
• If you were recommended to apply by someone who works for us, please give their name

Eligibility

• Do you have a current driving licence? Yes / No
• Do you already have the right to work in the UK without the need for further permission? Yes / No

Work History

We are required by law to know about the work you have done in the past, as well as the periods you have spent out of employment. Please start with the most recent and work backwards to your first job since leaving school. Please also include any voluntary roles and time spent in higher or further education. If there are any gaps in your employment history when you were not working or in full-time education, please give the reason below for each gap.

Your Qualifications

• Do you have any formal professional, vocational or higher education qualifications which are relevant to the role you are applying for? Yes / No

References

Please supply the details of two people who can be contacted for a reference. Please note the following:

• One of your referees must be your current or most recent employer.
• If your current or most recent employment does not involve working with children or vulnerable adults, but you have worked with children or vulnerable adults in the past, then your second referee should be from the employer with whom you have most recently worked with children or vulnerable adults.
• If you have previously worked with children or vulnerable adults, your employer will be asked about disciplinary offences or concerns relating to your suitability to work with the relevant client group.
• Neither referee should be a relative or someone known to you solely as a friend. If you do not have two previous employers, please provide character references instead from someone in a position of responsibility (e.g. a teacher).

First Referee – your current or most recent employer

• Ref 1 Name
• Ref 1 Organisation
• Ref 1 Position
• Ref 1 Email
• Ref 1 Telephone
• Ref 1 Address
• Can they be contacted prior to interview? Yes / No

Second Referee

• Ref 2 Name
• Ref 2 Organisation
• Ref 2 Position
• Ref 2 Email
• Ref 2 Telephone
• Ref 2 Address
• Can they be contacted prior to interview? Yes / No

Other Information

Please provide a brief statement of your personal qualities and experience that you believe are relevant to your suitability for the role you are applying for. You may wish to mention any other interests or hobbies that may be relevant.

Criminal Record

Because of the nature of our work, Novalis Trust is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. If you are invited for an interview, please note that you will be asked to provide details of all unspent convictions or cautions together with any criminal history that would not be filtered. If your application is successful, this self-disclosure information will be checked against information from the Disclosure & Barring Service before your appointment is confirmed. If you have a criminal record this will not necessarily mean that your application will not be successful. Instead, each case will be reviewed fairly using the objective assessment procedure in our Recruitment Policy.

Interview arrangements

Are there any special arrangements you require to attend an interview? Yes / No

Declaration

The information I have given on this application form is true to the best of my knowledge. I am not disqualified from working with children or vulnerable adults. I am not subject to any sanctions imposed by a regulatory body. I understand that providing false information may amount to a criminal offence and could result in my application being rejected or (if the false information comes to light after my appointment) summary dismissal.