- PART 1 - Personal details
- PART 2 - Additional Information & Supporting Statement
- DIVERSITY MONITORNG FORM
- CRIMINAL CONVICTIONS SELF DECLARATION FORM
There is guidance below on how to complete each of these different
parts, and how the information that you provide will be used.
You will also find other documents with the form (as per the
contents sheet) which you may find useful in assisting with your
application or when deciding whether to apply for a SOVA post.
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PART 1 - Please complete all sections fully. All personal
details will be retained by the Human Resources Department and not
disclosed to the panel.
PART 2 - Please complete all the additional information sections
that are relevant to you. This will help the shortlisting
panel determine whether you are suitable for the role. For your
supporting statement, we recommend that you use the job description
and person specification to highlight your competence, and the
skills that you possess in relation to each specified areas.
For example, if the person specification states that 'effective
communication' is an essential criteria, consider the related
context and convey to the panel what skills you possess which
best demonstrate this area. You may wish to include a specific
example.
You can continue your answer on a separate sheet(s) - please
state your name and the title of the post you are applying for
on each additional page.
DIVERSITY MONITORING FORM - We would be grateful if you would
complete all sections of the form fully. SOVA is committed
to a policy of eliminating discrimination from recruitment and
selection practices. In order to monitor this policy and ensure
that no direct or indirect discrimination is taking place, we
require information which will be used solely for this purpose
and will form no part of the interview process. All information
will be treated in strict confidence. The sheet will be detached
from your application form upon receipt and will be stored separately
within the Human Resources Department. This information will be used
for Equal Opportunities monitoring and statistical analysis only.
CRIMINAL CONVICTION SELF DECLARATION FORM - SOVA is committed
to promoting equality of access, opportunity and employment.
SOVA welcomes applications from ex-offenders and it is our policy
that the sole valid criteria for employment are merit and experience.
All applicants for each job will be considered equally on this
basis. The Criminal Convictions Declaration form will only be
considered after shortlisting has taken place for the particular
post that you are applying for. The form will be destroyed at
the end of the recruitment process by the Personnel Department.
Under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, a conviction
becomes spent after a certain amount of time and therefore does
not need to always be disclosed. However, most posts with SOVA
are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act as they are
working with children or vulnerable adults - therefore for posts
of this type, you may be required to disclose brief details of
all previous convictions (spent and/or unspent) as part of your
application, and a Criminal Records Bureau check will be required.
Please follow the guidance 'how to complete' on the form itself,
and contact SOVA's HR Department if you have any queries
or concerns.
SOVA welcomes applications from ex-offenders and only the
most serious of offences and/or sentences completed less than
a year ago may preclude you from becoming an employee of SOVA. Any individual
banned from working with children or vulnerable adults
will not be appointed.
General Information about the application process:
- You should complete all parts of the application form in
full (in black ink or typescript please, as the form will
be photocopied), writing clearly the post reference (as per the
advert and covering letter) where requested.
- Completed application and monitoring forms should be returned
to the address or fax number in the covering letter of the application
pack.
- If you have not heard from us by either the interview date
if stated, or 2 weeks after the closing date, I am afraid that
your application will have been unsuccessful.
- SOVA will require the successful candidate to sign their application
form upon recruitment if returned via email.
- Unfortunately, we are unable to confirm receipt of applications.
- You can forward any general queries or feedback regarding
SOVA's application process so far to [email protected]
