www.southandcity.com Pantone© 241C email: [email protected] Pantone© 2685C Dear Applicant Further to your recent enquiry, I am pleased to enclose an information pack and application form for your consideration. When completing your application form, you should pay particular attention to the enclosed Guidance Notes. It is important that all sections of the application are completed and that the information is given in the order requested. Please also ensure that you sign the application as required. Your application should fully reflect your experience, skills and achievements and demonstrate how these match the College’s requirements, as detailed in the job description and person specification for the post. If you are submitting this form electronically, by typing your name in the signature box, you confirm that you have completed the application and that the details contained within are true and accurate. You are welcome to enclose a signed CV along with your application, but please note that CV’s will not be accepted as a substitute for an application form or a part completed form. Unsigned or partially completed applications forms (i.e. whereby ‘see CV’ has been written on an application form), cannot be considered and will not be submitted for short listing. You may wish to submit your application form via email, this is acceptable, however you do need to type your full name in the signature box at the bottom of the application form. The College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. As a consequence, any appointment to the College will be made subject to satisfactory references, medical clearance, proof of identification and satisfactory Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS). We would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your interest in South & City College Birmingham and look forward to receiving your completed application. Yours faithfully The Human Resources Team HUMAN RESOURCES AND LEGAL SERVICES www.southandcity.com Pantone© 241C email: [email protected] Pantone© 2685C Guidance Notes INTRODUCTION Your application is the key tool used by the College to decide whether or not to call you for Interview. It is therefore important that you take time to read these Guidance Notes to ensure that you complete the form fully, accurately and in line with the College’s requirements. Please use black ink or type script to complete the form. It is important that all sections of the application are complete and that the information is given in the order requested. Please also ensure that you sign the application as required. Your application will have to fully reflect your experience, skills and achievement and demonstrates the ways these match the college’s requirements. You are welcome to enclose a CV along with your application, but please note that CV’s will not be accepted as a substitute for an application form (or a part completed form). Unsigned or partially completed applications will not be submitted for shortlisting. Providing false information is an offence and could result in the application being rejected or summary dismissal if the applicant has been selected and possible referral to the police. JOB DESCRIPTION & PERSON SPECIFICATION You will find both of these documents in your Information Pack. When completing your application form please pay particular attention to the Person Specification, as this sets out the essential criteria you will be assessed against, and highlights how this assessment will take place. PREVIOUS EMPLOYMENT Please ensure that you complete this section clearly and comprehensively, ensuring that the key elements of each of your posts is demonstrated. Please provide a continuous record and an account for any gaps in your employment. Remember that you will have an opportunity to give more detail about your previous employment later in your application. Please note that the College will seek references on candidates and will approach previous employers for information to verify particular experience or qualifications. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION In this section please tell us about the way you meet the selection criteria for the post. You will be assessed against the knowledge, skill and abilities outlined in the Person Specification. Try to give specific examples of the tasks and responsibilities you have had during your employment that demonstrate the specified knowledge, skill and abilities. Remember that these examples may also be taken from experience you have gained outside of paid employment. If you have been out of work for a long period of time or have never been in paid employment draw on the experiences you have gained, for example voluntary work or organising community activities. www.southandcity.com Pantone© 241C email: [email protected] Pantone© 2685C Guidance Notes REFEREES You are asked to provide the details of 2 people who we may contact for a reference. At least one of these must be your current or most recent employer. References from people writing solely in the capacity of friends cannot be accepted. If you have not been employed please select people who know you well enough to comment on your ability to do the job that you have applied for and can confirm the details you have provided us. CLOSING DATE Please ensure that your application reaches us by 5.00pm on the closing date specified. We will not be able to accept your application form after this time REHABILITATION OF OFFENDERS ACT 1974 Due to the nature of work you have applied for, your application is exempt from the provision of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. This means that you are required to declare details of any pending or existing prosecutions or convictions, regardless of whether or not they are “spent”. Should you be invited to attend an interview you will be asked to disclose this information to the Human Resources and Legal Services Division. The details you provide will only be reviewed should you be successful, and only convictions specified by regulations or considered by the College to be relevant to the work and the context of the work will be taken into account. DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION ACT 1995 HR OFFICE Should you need any further assistance in making your application to South & City College Birmingham please contact the Human Resources and Legal Services Division as stated in the below HR Office section. Currently we are not able to provide Information Packs and Application Forms in Braille, large print or in audio format but we are happy to discuss receiving your application form by other methods should you wish. Digbeth Campus High Street Deritend Digbeth Birmingham B5 5SU 0121 694 6187 [email protected] www.southandcity.com Pantone© 241C email: [email protected] Pantone© 2685C Guidance Notes INTERVIEW & ASSESSMENT Should you be invited to interview please let us know if there are any special arrangements we need to make in order for you to attend interview. This may include arrangements regarding access to the building, or additional assistance or equipment. If you are invited to an all day event, please let us know of any dietary requirement you have. According to the nature of the work you are applying for you may be invited to take part in a practical assessment as part of the selection process. This may be a presentation, teaching demonstration, or other practical exercise. Please be assured that these methods are used to ensure that you have sufficient opportunity to demonstrate your skills. You will be notified if this type of assessment will be used as part of the selection for the post you are applying for. On the day of the interview you will be required to bring with you documentary evidence of your identity (i.e. a current driving licence, or passport including a photograph or a birth certificate) and originals of your educational and professional qualifications. CONDITIONS OF APPOINTMENT The College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. Therefore any appointment to South & City College Birmingham is made subject to verification of the candidate’s identity and qualifications, the receipt of two satisfactory references, pre-employment health check, a check of DfES List 99 and a satisfactory disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service. It is our normal practice to complete the short-listing process for each post within one month of the closing date. Therefore, if you have not been contacted within one month of the closing date, you may assume that your application has not been shortlisted on this occasion and we thank you for the interest shown in applying to South & City College Birmingham. www.southandcity.com Pantone© 241C email: [email protected] Pantone© 2685C Getting to know the College Mission • The mission of South & City College Birmingham is to provide outstanding education and training which is primarily vocational in response to the needs of learners and employers. Vision • • • • • • The vision for South & City College Birmingham is to continue to develop and be recognised as an outstanding educational and economic resource by learners, staff, employers and the wider community. Organisational Values South & City College Birmingham believes that its learners are the most important members of the College and it is the responsibility of all College staff to help them achieve their full potential. South & City College Birmingham is proud of the fact that it is a multi-racial, multi-cultural and socially inclusive College. The College is opposed to all forms of violent, abusive and discriminatory behaviour. The College is proud of the fact that it is an inclusive learning organisation and believes that all of its members are entitled to respect and parity of esteem. Furthermore they are entitled to work and study in a welcoming, safe and non-threatening environment. South & City College Birmingham values its staff and governors, will help them develop their skills and expertise and will do its utmost to provide a good working environment. Strategic Objectives • • • • • • • • • • • • • Provide excellent teaching and learning to all our learners and put learners at the heart of all we do; Ensure that learners reach their full potential; responsive Be to the education and training needs of learners, staff, employers and the local communities; Proactively promote Safeguarding and Every Child Matters; responsive Be to the education and training needs of employers both at local and regional level; Achieve high overall success rates for our learners and improve these each year; robustness and stability and safeguard the College’s assets; Ensure Promote equality in all that we do; Develop education and training opportunities and specialist provision for young people pre and post 16; Provide excellent physical accommodation and learning resources for our learners; Ensure a safe working environment for our learners and staff; Work collaboratively with other organisations and companies where this is in the interests of our learners and the local workforce; Develop provision for overseas students to generate income.
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