Bradley Stoke Town Council
Application for Employment Form – Guidance Notes
General
Thank you for your interest in applying for a position with Bradley Stoke Town Council. These notes are to help you fill in your application form to your best advantage. Your application form is the way in which we assess if you can do the job we are advertising and will be the basis from which we will create our interview selection list. Please complete the form fully, after having carefully read the job description and employee specification. The job advertisement gives a brief outline of the job; this should be read with the job description and employee specification sent to you with the application form. The job description states the main duties of the job and the employee specification contains the knowledge, skills and experience you will need to do the job. All this information will give you a clear idea of the job content and what will be required and you can then decide if you want to apply or not. Please complete each section of the application form clearly and in detail so your skills can be judged fairly against the employee specification. The decision as to whether or not you are included for interview will be made on the information provided in the form so please be as detailed as possible.
Employment
This section needs completing with past and present paid employment and any other relevant work experience you may have that has a bearing on your application. This can include work you have had with charities, voluntary organisations or community activities. Please ensure that you include your present or last employer. You must also account for any gaps in employment.
Education and Training
Please complete these sections as fully as possible, including all qualifications and grades. Relevant vocational and non-vocational training courses should be shown.
Further Information
This is probably the most important part of your application as this is your chance to expand on your personal information, job skills, knowledge, experience and personal qualities relevant to the post you are applying for. It is important to demonstrate how you meet the requirements of the job in this section.
References
Please give full details of two referees – the first should be your current employer. If you are invited for interview then references will be taken up before interview.
Medical
Any appointment is subject to satisfactory medical clearance. You will be required to complete a medical questionnaire and this will be reviewed by the Town Council’s Occupational Health provider.
Council Relationships
It is important that this section is completed to ensure that there are no conflicts of interest with any relatives of any applicant who may be involved in the job selection process. Canvassing of any Councillors or employees of Bradley Stoke Town Council will disqualify any applicant.
Interviews
Interview dates are often set before the job is advertised; therefore, it is not always possible to reschedule interviews if you are not available.
Equality
Bradley Stoke is committed to equal opportunities. Please complete the enclosed equal opportunities monitoring form. This is not used as part of the selection process.
Declaration
Please sign, date the application form, and return it by the date stated in the job advertisement. Late applications cannot be considered. If no date has been stated, then please can you complete the form and return it to the Town Council Office as quickly as possible.
