Job application formJob app - office only (hours) PLEASE NOTE: The form will not ‘Save’ your entries, if you close or navigate away from the form – all information will be lost. We recommend you compose your answers in a separate document then complete and submit the form in one session.Job details Position applied for * Please specify your preferred local office * Harrogate Malton Northallerton Richmond Scarborough Selby Skipton Whitby How many hours per week do you ideally wish to work? * Additional information Personal details First name * Last name * Address * City * City Postcode * Postcode Contact number * Email * Confirm Email * We will normally contact you by post or email. However, if you would prefer to be contacted using another method please let us know here: Information, experience, knowledge, skills and abilities Please explain and demonstrate how your experience, skills and knowledge meet the selection criteria for the post described in the Person Specification. Please ensure that you address all the criteria on the person specification using the same order and numbers. * 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. Career history Please include your current / previous employment (including job training schemes), voluntary work, community activities, school placements, time caring for dependants etc. Please put in date order, starting with the most recent. * Employer’s name and address and type of business: State position held and outline briefly the nature of the work and your responsibilities: Dates from & to: Reason for leaving: If you do not have a career history please confirm this above. Current / previous employment Employer’s name and address and type of business: State position held and outline briefly the nature of the work and your responsibilities: Dates from & to: Reason for leaving: Current / previous employment Employer’s name and address and type of business: State position held and outline briefly the nature of the work and your responsibilities: Dates from & to: Reason for leaving: Current / previous employment Employer’s name and address and type of business: State position held and outline briefly the nature of the work and your responsibilities: Dates from & to: Reason for leaving: If you have worked or volunteered in the Citizens Advice service within the last 5 years please provide further details. References will be taken up for successful candidates. Manager’s name and contact details: State position held and outline briefly the nature of the work and your responsibilities: Dates to & from: Reasons for leaving: Educational history Please give details of educational qualifications you have obtained from school, college, university etc. * Please include the Subject, Level and GradeProfessional development Please give details of any professional qualifications, including membership of any professional bodies and any job-related training that you have undertaken. Criminal convictionsHaving a criminal record will not necessarily bar you from working for North Yorkshire Citizens Advice and Law Centre – much will depend on the type of job you have applied for and the background and circumstances of your offence.For some posts, an offer of employment will be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. If this applies to the post for which you are applying, this will be noted in the application pack.The amendments to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020) provides that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’. This means that they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account.Please see Guidance Notes and Application Pack for further details.Do you have any unspent conditional cautions or convictions under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974? * Yes No Please provide details and the date * Do you have any adult cautions (simple or conditional) or spent convictions that are not protected as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020? * Yes No Please provide details and the date * ReferencesPlease provide the names, addresses, telephone numbers and email addresses of two people who may be approached for references. One of these should be your present or most recent employer, the other could be someone who knows you in a work related, voluntary or academic capacity. Both referees should be able to comment on your suitability for the post applied for. References will only be taken up for successful candidates following interview. Reference 1 * Name: Position Held: Address: Postcode: Telephone: Email: In which context does this referee know you? Reference 2 * Name: Position Held: Address: Postcode: Telephone: Email: In which context does this referee know you?Entitlement to work in the UKA job offer will be subject to confirmation that you are permitted to work in the UK in accordance with the provisions of the Asylum and Immigration Act 1996. You will be asked to provide evidence of your entitlement to work in the UK if you are successful and an offer of employment is made.Please note that Citizens Advice does not hold a sponsor licence and, therefore, cannot issue certificates of sponsorship under the points-based system.I confirm I am eligible to work in the UK * I confirm I am eligible to work in the UKDeclarationsConsent 1 * I confirm that to the best of my knowledge, the information I have provided on this application form is true and correct. I understand that if appointed on the basis of false information contained in this form, I may be summarily dismissed.Consent 2 * I consent to this information being processed and stored for the purpose of recruitment and selection at North Yorkshire Citizens Advice and Law Centre, and if appointed, for the purposes of employment at North Yorkshire Citizens Advice and Law Centre. Captcha Submit If you are human, leave this field blank. Diversity monitoring information formDiversity Monitoring (staff) The Citizens Advice service is committed to valuing diversity and promoting equality. We encourage and welcome applications from suitably qualified candidates from all backgrounds regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.In order to achieve these aims we need to know about the diversity of people who apply to work in the service. Please help us by providing the information requested in the form below.Data protection overviewIf you are happy to provide it, we will use this information for the sole purpose of allowing us to monitor equality of opportunity and treatment as necessary to maintain or promote equality within North Yorkshire Citizens Advice and Law Centre.The information you give us will be stored securely, won't be shared outside the service and is confidential.If you are successful in your application and we require this information for other purposes, you will be asked to provide it separately - i.e. this form will not be used for other purposes.If you would prefer not to answer any of the questions we ask, please select “Prefer not to say”. If you would like us to stop using the information you provide, please contact us.Thank you for your co-operation.The following information will not be seen by the recruitment panel and will not affect your application. Which role are you applying for? * Age * Under 25 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65 and over Prefer not to sayGender * Male Female I prefer to use another termI prefer to use another term Prefer not to saySexual Orientation * Heterosexual / straight Gay man Gay woman / lesbian Bisexual Prefer not to sayEthnic Origin * White English/Welsh/Scottish/Northern Irish/British White Irish White gypsy or Irish traveller Any other white background White and Black Caribbean White and Black African White and Asian Other mixed/multiple ethnic background Indian Pakistani Bangladeshi Chinese Any other Asian background Black African Black Caribbean Other Black/African/Caribbean background Arab Any other ethnic group Prefer not to sayDisabilityA disabled person is defined under the Equality Act 2010 as someone with a ‘physical or mental impairment which has a substantial and long term adverse effect on that person’s ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities.’Do you consider yourself to be disabled under the Equality Act 2010? * Yes NoIs your gender identity the same as the gender you were assigned at birth? * Yes NoReligion or belief * No religion Christian (all denominations) Buddhist Hindu Jewish Muslim Sikh Any other religion or beliefAny other religion or belief Prefer not to sayHow did you hear about this opportunity? * CharityJob website Citizens Advice website Facebook Government Find a job website Harrogate and District Community Action website Indeed Internal email/advertising Job Centre Law Centres Network Legal Aid Practitioners Group North Yorkshire Citizens Advice and Law Centre website Other local Citizens Advice Other social media platform Reed in Partnership The Guardian Other (please be as specific as possible)Other (please be as specific as possible) Captcha Submit If you are human, leave this field blank.
