ADVICE TO APPLICANTS
Please fill out the application form in full.
Managers base their short listing decisions on the information
contained on the application form only. Please use block capitals for names, addresses and personal details.
You may use additional sheets if required.
Application Form Details – Page 1
Job Title, department & section
These can be found at the top of the job description. Please enter them on the application form in
full.
Title, surname, forenames
Please print all of these details in BLOCK CAPITALS.
Work Permit Restrictions
Please include full details of any work permit restrictions that you may have, including any expiry date
if applicable. Please note that if appointed, you will be asked for proof of your right to work in the EU.
National Insurance Number
Please include this and print it in the box provided.
Permanent address and telephone no.
Please use BLOCK CAPITALS and include your post code and STD phone code.
NB: Internal candidates need not complete this section.
Communication address and telephone no.
Fill these in only if they are different from your permanent address. If you do not have a telephone
please try to give us a number where we could leave an urgent message.
NB: Internal candidates should put their department and V&A extension only.
Dates not available for interview
Indicate any dates when you are not available for interview because of holidays or prior
commitments. We will endeavour to make alternative arrangements for you, although this is not
always possible.
If appointed, when could you take up the post?
Please indicate any notice you are required to give your current employer. If you are available
immediately indicate this as well.
Publication
Please indicate how you learned about the post, e.g. where you saw the advertisement.
Current or most recent post held
There is more space for details of your most recent post. If you are no longer employed please state
why you left. Being unemployed will NOT prejudice your application. Each application is treated on
merit, based on the experience, skills, qualifications and knowledge you have acquired.
Current or most recent salary
Please state your current/most recent salary including any benefits.
Application Form Details - Page 2
Previous posts held
Give brief details of any previous posts that you have held starting with the most recent. The position
held and nature of the work should preferably be no longer than two sentences and you should
indicate your reason for leaving each post and your final salary.
Any time not accounted for, including unemployment
Please include any gaps in your career.
Employers reference
Please give the names and addresses of two employer referees, one reference must be from your
present or most recent employer. We only accept references from individuals who know you in a
professional capacity (such as a tutor if you are a school leaver or mother returning to work) and do
not accept references from friends. We would only approach your referees further to interview and
having been given your permission to proceed. We can only make a decision regarding selection for
employment once we have received two satisfactory references.
Application Form Details - Page 3
Education and Training
Please complete this section ensuring that you provide all relevant information, including the names
of educational establishments and subjects studied.
Please also include any vocational or other training and development which is relevant to your
application.
Please note that if appointed, you will be asked for proof of your qualifications. Failure to provide
proof of your qualifications may result in your dismissal.
Application Form Details - Page 4
Supporting Statement
Briefly explain why you have applied for the job and outline experience which is relevant to the main
tasks and essential requirements listed in the job description and person specification.
You should carefully read the essential and desirable criteria and outline how you meet each one
using past experience, qualifications, skills or knowledge, which you may have acquired in a variety
of different ways, e.g. through work, running a home, organising a club etc. Use an additional sheet if
required.
Health
Please complete this section
Informal Disclosure
Please complete this section. Criminal convictions will be dealt with as per the Rehabilitation of
Offenders Act 1974
Formal Disclosure
Due to the nature of our work with children and vulnerable adults, all of our roles will need enhanced
disclosure.
Signature and date
Read the declaration, then sign and date the application form. Successful candidates will be
disqualified or dismissed if we later find that details given on the application form were false.
Other Forms
Diversity Monitoring form
In order to monitor recruitment and ensure that our decision making is fair we ask applicants to
indicate their sex, marital status, ethnic group and disability status. The information given is
confidential and is not shown to anybody taking selection decisions, and individuals will not be
identified during the monitoring process. This form must be completed and returned with your
application form.
Next step
When you have completed all of the forms, return them to the address as indicated within the
recruitment literature. Please quote the vacancy reference in the bottom right hand corner of your
envelope.
We must receive the application on or before the closing date in the advertisement, so please leave
enough time for the postal service. Experience shows that applications posted first class usually
arrive within 2 days of posting, whereas second class has been known to take up to a week.
Data Protection
Family Lives complies with the provisions of the Data Protection Act 1998, which defines personal
data as information, that relates to a living individual who can be identified from that data: this
includes opinions about an individual. By signing the application form you give your consent for
Museum to process sensitive and other personal data for the purposes of recruitment and selection,
including the taking up of references.
Interview Expenses
Due to limited resources Family Lives is unable to reimburse travel or any other expenses incurred
by applicants attending any of our job interviews or selection processes.
Feedback
Due to the high number of applications received for each post, feedback will only be provided for
applicants who are selected for interview.