Return form to:-The Monitoring OfficerCompass Advocacy Network Ltd 20 Seymour StreetBallymoneyCounty AntrimBT53 6JR

APPLICATION INFORMATION Ref: PCOBB/2019/01/

POSITION APPLIED FOR:- Project Co-ordinator Best Buddies Surname:

Forenames: Date of Birth:

Home Address

Phone – Day number Evening number

Email Address: If successful, when could you take up the appointment

DRIVING ABILITY

Do you hold a full current UK Driving Licence? YES/NO – please delete as appropriateDoes your licence have class D1 available? YES/NO – please delete as appropriateDo you have any current endorsements on your driving licence? YES/NO – If YES, Please provide details

Do you have access to a car?

MEDICAL HISTORY

Give details of any illness, operation or accident resulting in an absence from work, paid or unpaid in the last 2 years. Please include details of recurring illness or medical problems for which you might be receiving attention or medication.

How many days absence have you had in the last year through sickness?

If you have a disability please tell us about any adjustments we may need to make to assist you at interview.

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EDUCATION

Name and address of Schools/College/University

Dates attended From -To Recognised Qualifications and Grades

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OFFICE SKILLS – Please detail your experience in the following administration areas

Word-processing

Excel

Powerpoint

General computer skills

OTHER TRAINING UNDERTAKEN/QUALIFICATIONS/PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT COURSES ATTENDED

DateFrom-To

Course Title Qualification Gained

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PAID EMPLOYMENT Start with current/most recentDatesFrom-ToInclude Month/Year

Employers Name and Address Job Title and Responsibilities Full/Part TimeNo. hrs p/wk

Reason for Leaving

Please continue on a separate sheet if necessary

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VOLUNTARY WORKDatesFrom/To

Organisation Nature of Work Hrs per week

Leisure Activities (Sports, hobbies etc)

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REFERENCES

Please give details of at least 2 people whom we may contact for a reference. References will be taken up if you are shortlisted unless you specify otherwise. At least 1 referee should have a working knowledge of you in a working environment, either paid or unpaid, and should be your current/last employer. If you are a recent school/college leaver please give appropriate school/college referees.

Name Address/Email Details Telephone

Occupation Relationship

CAUTIONS, REHABILITATION AND CRIMINAL RECORDS

Because of the nature of the work for which you are applying, this post is exempt from the provisions of Section 5(2) of the Rehabilitation of Offenders (Northern Ireland) Order 1978, by virtue of The Rehabilitation of Offenders (Exceptions) Order (Northern Ireland) 1979, which means that convictions that are spent under the terms of the Rehabilitation of Offenders (Northern Ireland) Order 1978 must be disclosed, and will be taken into account in deciding whether to make an appointment. Any information will be completely confidential and will be considered only in relation to this application.

Because of the nature of our business, upon conditional appointment, the successful interviewee will be required to submit to an enhanced Criminal Records check. Any disclosure made will remain strictly confidential. A criminal record will not necessarily be a barrier to obtaining a position in our organisation. We will discuss any matters revealed in disclosure with the subject of that Disclosure before taking any action.

Do you authorise us to obtain any necessary information in connection with this application for employment? YES/NO (delete as required)

Have you ever been convicted in a Court of Law and/or cautioned in respect of any offence? YES/NO (delete as required)

If YES, please give details below (continue on separate page if necessary):

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS (CARE SECTOR)Because this position involves the care of children and/or vulnerable adults, employment is dependent on the following:

1 Your written consent to obtaining a disclosure of criminal records including any convictions that are spent under the terms of the Rehabilitation of Offenders (Northern Ireland) Order 1978.

2 Such disclosure being acceptable to us.3 Proof of identity – birth or marriage certificate (where appropriate) and passport (if available)4 Two satisfactory written references.5 That you will supply a photograph of yourself for retention in our records.6 Evidence of physical or mental suitability for your work.

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WORK RELATED EXPERIENCEApplicants must indicate in this section how their experience to date meets the criteria for the post as set out in the enclosed Job Description/Personnel Specification. Continuation sheets may be used if necessary.

(a) ESSENTIAL CRITERIAPlease give details of your experience which is relevant to the criteria as detailed in the Job Description and Personal Specification (Ensure that you demonstrate clearly the number of years experience and give clear examples of what you have done in this area):

(b) DESIRABLE CRITERIAPlease give details of how you meet the desirable criteria on the Personal Specification (Ensure that you demonstrate clearly the number of years experience and give clear examples of what you have done in this area):

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PLEASE PROVIDE ANY OTHER INFORMATION OF RELEVANCE FOR THIS POST including why you would be a good fit for the post and our organisation?

DECLARATION

I certify that all the particulars given are correct and understand that should any false statement/omissions be made on this form Compass Advocacy Network Ltd reserves the right of dismissal. I understand that employment with Compass Advocacy Network Ltd is subject to receipt of satisfactory references and disclosure certificate.

Signature of Application ______________________________________________ Date ___________________

Please return completed form and attachments to the address given on the front page

Please return form to:

The Monitoring OfficerCompass Advocacy Network Ltd20 Seymour StreetBallymoneyCounty AntrimBT53 6JR

Email: michaella@compasspeople.orgBy DATE SPECIFIED ON COVER LETTER

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Our Ref: PCOBB/2019/01Please return in envelope provided.

Private & Confidential

MONITORING QUESTIOINNAIRE

GUIDANCE NOTES:We are an Equal Opportunities Employer. We aim to provide equality of opportunity to all persons regardless of their community background, religious belief, political opinion, gender, marital or civil partnership status, family status (including whether they have dependants or not), race, colour, ethnicity or nationality, sexual orientation, age, or whether they are disabled or not.

We do not discriminate against our job applicants or employees on any of the grounds listed above. We aim to select the best person for the job and all recruitment decisions will be made objectively.

In this questionnaire we will ask you to provide us with some personal information about yourself. We are doing this for two reasons. Firstly, we are doing this to demonstrate our commitment to promoting equality of opportunity in employment. The information that you provide us will assist us to measure the effectiveness of our equal opportunity policies and to develop affirmative or positive action policies. Secondly, we also monitor the community background and gender of our job applicants and employees in order to comply with our duties under the Fair Employment & Treatment (NI) Order 1998.

We encourage you to answer the questions below. Your identity will be kept anonymous and your answers will be treated with the strictest confidence. We assure you that your answers will not be used by us to make any unlawful of unjustified decisions affecting you, whether in a recruitment exercise or during the course of any employment with us. To protect your privacy, you should not write your name on this questionnaire. The form will carry a unique identification number and only our Monitoring Officer will be able to match this to your name.

It was noted above that we will not use the information provided by you to make any unlawful or unjustified decisions affecting you. However, it may be necessary for us to take account of information provided by disabled persons about their disabilities. We assure disabled persons that we will not do this without lawful justification. Furthermore, we guarantee that we will use any information provided to us by disabled persons to assist us to comply with our duties under the Disability Discrimination Act 1995, particularly any duty that we may owe to a disabled person to make reasonable adjustments for him or her.

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COMMUNITY BACKGROUND:Regardless of whether they actually practice a particular religion, most people in Northern Ireland are perceived to be members of either the Protestant or Roman Catholic communities. Please indicate the community to which you belong by ticking the appropriate box below:-

I am a member of the Protestant community:

I am a member of the Roman Catholic community:

I am not a member of either the Protestant or theRoman Catholic communities:

If you do not answer the above question, we are encouraged to use the residuary method of making a determination, which means that we can make a determination as to your community background on the basis of the personal information supplied by you in your application form/personnel file.

GENDER:Please indicate your gender by ticking the appropriate box below:

Male

Female

Note: If you answer these questions about community background and gender you are obliged to do so truthfully, as it is a criminal offence under the Fair Employment (Monitoring) Regulations (NI) 1999 to knowingly give false answers to these questions.

AGE:

Please state your date of birth:Date of Birth: _______________________________

Or, alternatively, tick the appropriate box to indicate the age band to which you belong:

Age Band:

16-20: 21-30: 31-40:

41-50: 51-60: 61-64:

65 and over:

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RACE, COLOUR ETHNICITY, NATIONALITY:

My Nationality is:

Please indicate your race or colour or ethnic or national origins:

Bangladeshi Pakistani

Black African White

Black Caribbean Black Other

Chinese Indian

Irish Traveller

Any other (please state)

DISABILITY:

Under the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 a person is deemed to be a disabled person if he or she has a physical or mental impairment which has a substantial and long-term adverse effect on his or her ability to carry out normal day-to day activities. Please note that it is the effect of the impairment without treatment which determines whether an individual meets this definition.

Do you consider that you are a disabled person?

Yes: No:

If ‘Yes’, please indicate the nature of your disability by ticking the appropriate box or boxes below:

Hearing impairment: Visual impairment: Speech impairment

Mobility impairment: Learning difficulties: Severe disfigurement:

Physical co-ordination difficulties: Reduced physical capacity:

Mental health impairment: Long-standing or progressive illness/health condition:

Reasonable adjustmentsAre there any reasonable adjustments that we could make that would enable you to enjoy equality of opportunity in our recruitment process or in our employment arrangements? Please set out below the nature of any adjustments that you may need, or alternatively contact us directly……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

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