Box Officer Operator (Ref: R0119JA)
Salary: D2 (£15,039 - £19,126) per annum
Job Status: Permanent
Hours: 21 hours per week (includes weekends, bank holidays and evenings)
Location: Central Theatre, Chatham
Closing Date : 31 June 2013
How to apply
There is NO application form, we will shortlist for interview / assessment based on the information
you provide in your letter of application or a CV, so it must include all the items below.
Failure to include any of the requested information in the format detailed below is likely to
result in you not being shortlisted.
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Your name including any known as and previous names used.
Your contact details including address, contact telephone and email.
The post you are applying for and where you saw it advertised.
Your full work history, explaining any gaps. Including employer’s name, address, dates
from and to, reasons for leaving and current salary. If you have never been employed before
then please state that clearly.
Your full education history, explaining any gaps, including membership of any professional
bodies, level obtained and date of entry.
We require details of 1 referee in your letter of application / CV. If you are currently working
we will need a reference from your current employer. If you are not currently working, we will
need a reference from your most recent employer/school or college. References will normally
be taken up at the offer of appointment stage.
Finally, you need to outline why you are the right person for this job – remember to
demonstrate why you are suitable against each of the points described in the “person
specification” section of the job profile in the order that they appear. This might be through
qualifications or descriptive examples from your work or personal experience, which clearly
illustrates what you did and the effect it had. If you are submitting a C.V. please ensure it is
tailored to meet this requirement and fully answer all the questions.
Disclosure of Relationships and Equality Monitoring
Please also complete the equal opportunity monitoring form below and ensure that you include the
following statement (either by cutting and pasting or copying)
Disclosure of relationships please delete as applicable:
i) I certify to the best of my knowledge and belief, I am not related to, or in a relationship
with, any Councillor, or employee of Medway Council
ii) I declare that I am related to, or in a relationship with, the following Councillor or
employee of Medway Council.
Name……………………… Position………………………. Relationship ……………
Name……………………… Position………………………. Relationship……….……
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Signed…………………………………………... Date……………………………….
Where to send completed applications
email to [email protected]
post to Resourcing Team, HR Services, Gun Wharf, Dock Road, Chatham, Kent, ME4 4TR
Or, if you have any queries, please contact us on 01634 334499 or if you would like to have
an informal discussion with the recruiting manager call Toni Woodger on 01634 338335.
Please note that providing false information is an offence and could result in the application
being rejected or summary dismissal if you are appointed.
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EQUALITY & DIVERSITY MONITORING FORM
Medway Council are committed to treating job applicants, our employees and customers in a fair and equal manner. We
work to ensure that unlawful discrimination does not occur on the grounds of gender/sex, colour, race, nationality,
marital status, pregnancy and maternity, religion/belief, sexual orientation, disability or age.
This form is designed to assist us to monitor the effectiveness of our equality and diversity policies and to enable us to
ensure that our recruitment processes are working for all sections of the community. The information that you provide
will enable us to check that we are attracting suitable candidates with a range of characteristics and that they are
appropriately successful in the short-listing and interview stages. We know that this information is personal and we
ensure that the information is recorded in strictest confidence and used only for monitoring purposes. Recruiting
managers will not see it.
We would encourage you to complete the form as fully as possible choosing the ‘I prefer not to
answer this question’ option where appropriate. Thank you for your help.
RACE AND ETHNICITY
Please choose one option only (the one that best describes your racial/ethnic origin).
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White
British
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Irish
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Any other White background
White & Black Caribbean
White & Asian
Any other Multi-Ethnic
background
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White & Black African
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- please specify below
Asian or Asian British
Indian
Bangladeshi
Any other Asian background
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Pakistani
Chinese
- please specify below
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Black or Black British
Caribbean
Any other Black background
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African
- please specify below
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Multi-Ethnic
Other
Arab
Gypsy/Romany/Traveller of Irish
Heritage
Any other Ethnic background
I prefer not to answer this question 
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- please specify below
DISABILITY STATUS
Do you consider yourself to be a disabled person i.e. may experience discrimination on grounds of impairment
or long-term health condition? Please choose one option only.
Yes
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No
I prefer not to answer this question
If yes, please choose all the relevant options.
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Physical impairment
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Mental health condition
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Memory impairment
Long-standing illness or health condition 
Sensory impairment
Learning disability / difficulty
Visibly different
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Any other impairment  - please specify below
RELIGION AND BELIEF
Do you belong to a particular religion or hold a particular belief? Please choose one option only.
Yes
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No
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I prefer not to answer this question
If Yes, which option best describes your religion or belief? Please choose one option only.
Agnostic 
Hindu
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Other religion/belief  - please specify
Atheism 
Humanist
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Buddhist 
Christianity (all 
Jewish
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denominations)
Muslim
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Pagan
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Sikh
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SEXUAL ORIENTATION
Please choose one option only (the one that best describes your sexuality).
Bisexual
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Gay woman/Lesbian
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I prefer not to answer this question 
Gay man
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Heterosexual/Straight
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Other please specify
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GENDER
Please tick one box only
Male 
AGE
Please choose one option
only.
Female 
14-16
17-19
20-29
30-39
40-49
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I prefer not to answer this question 
50-59
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60-69
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70-79
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80 & over
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I prefer not to answer this question 
CARING RESPONSIBILITIES
Do you have caring responsibilities (ie for children, parents or others)? Please choose one option only.
Yes
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No
I prefer not to answer this question 
MARITAL / CIVIL PARTNERSHIP STATUS
Please choose one option only (the one that best describes your status).
Separated, but still
Married or in a
Divorced or dissolved
legally married or in
civil partnership
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civil partnership
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a civil partnership
Surviving partner from
Widow or widower
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Living with someone
a civil partnership
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Single
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I prefer not to answer this question 
We appreciate your help in ensuring that we are meeting our equality commitments. We are committed to improving our
monitoring processes, if you have selected the prefer not to answer category for any reason in any sections of this form,
please can you comment on your reasons for doing so in order for us to ensure our monitoring processes are effective.
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Protecting your personal information
Medway Council will keep the information provided above as confidential. Access to, retention and disposal of this
information will be strictly in accordance with data protection requirements. It will be used solely to ensure that Medway
Council meets its obligations under equality legislation. Individuals will not be identifiable in any reporting.
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