Apply - Careers with Muir Group

Application

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Position Applied for:

Where did you see this position advertised?

Title:

Surname:

Forename(s):

Address:

Post Code:

Email Address:

Confirm Email Address:

Home Telephone Number:

Mobile Telephone Number:

Work Telephone Number:

Education and Qualifications (Please include any relevant professional qualifications)

Secondary School Name:

Subject & Grade

From/To (MMYY/MMYY)

College Name:

Subject & Grade

From/To (MMYY/MMYY)

University Name:

Qualification gained & Grade

From/To (MMYY/MMYY)

Membership of Professional Bodies

Are you a member of a professional organisation?

If yes, please give details of level of membership and date obtained:

Employment History Please supply details of all previous employment, whether or not it is related to the post for which you are applying.
Please start with the most recent. 1.

Employer

From/To (MMYY/MMYY)

Job Title

Brief outline of duties

Final salary for this position:

Reason for leaving this job

Employer

From/To (MMYY/MMYY)

Job Title

Brief outline of duties

Final salary for this position:

Reason for leaving this job

Employer

From/To (MMYY/MMYY)

Job Title

Brief outline of duties

Final salary for this position:

Reason for leaving this job

If you need to add further employer history, please use the box provided. Please state clearly the Employer’s name, the dates of your employment, your job title, a brief outline of your duties, final salary and your reason for leaving the employment.

Please tell us why you are a suitable candidate for this post by highlighting your work experience and other skills/activities which may be relevant

Your Motivation

This question asks about your motivational fit for Muir Group Housing Association and your reasons for wanting to work for us.

What appeals to you about working for Muir Group Housing Association?

What attracts you about the role you are applying for?
What do you think you will find most challenging about this role?
Why do you think you would be a good fit for this organisation and this role?

Your Experiences

The following section focuses on some of the key areas required for Muir Group Housing Association. You are asked to provide specific examples from your past work experience (or other relevant experience) which are relevant to these areas.

When describing your experience it is important to:

Briefly describe the background to the situation
Outline what you did and the things you considered before taking those actions
Describe the impact of your actions and what you learnt from the experience.

Describe a time when you helped a colleague to complete a task or goal.

What was the situation?
What specific actions did you take?
What did you and your colleague learn from this situation?

Describe a time when you dealt with a particularly challenging customer.

What was the specific situation?
How did you approach this individual?
Why did you feel that was the best approach?
What was the result?

General

Do you hold a current valid driving licence?

Does your licence hold any penalty points?

If yes, please give details:

Have you been convicted of any criminal offence that has not been 'spent' as designated by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (1974)?

If yes, please give details:

Please note: If the post for which you are applying is specified as working with vulnerable people/children, please provide details of relevant dates and all convictions, spent or unspent

Are you related to any Committee Member or Employee of Muir Group Housing Association?

If yes, please give details:

If offered this position, will you continue to work in any other capacity?

If yes, please give details (include voluntary/public duties undertaken, e.g JP, local councillor, etc):

Asylum & Immigration Act

Do you have the right to work in the UK?

If there are any restrictions to your residence, which may affect your right to take up employment in the UK, please give details:

National Insurance Number:

What other information can you provide, which tells us more about your capabilities as an individual, beyond the requirements of the role E.g. Additional skills, languages, leisure activities etc

Referees

Do you want to give your consent before we approach your referees?

Please give details of 2 referees, other than family members. These should be your present (or most recent) and previous employers, or if this is your first appointment, personal references from a college tutor of Head teacher will be acceptable.

Referee 1

Full Name:

Address:

Email Address:

Occupation:

Telephone Number: (please enter without brackets or spaces)

Capacity in which reference is given: (e.g. Employer/colleague etc.)

Referee 2

Full Name:

Address:

Email Address:

Occupation:

Telephone Number: (please enter without brackets or spaces)

Capacity in which reference is given: (e.g. Employer/colleague etc.)

Declaration

I declare that the information given on this form is, to the best of my knowledge, true and complete. I understand that the information will be used to form my personnel record and will be retained for the duration of my employment. If it is subsequently discovered that there are any deliberate omissions or any statement is false or misleading, an offer of employment may be withdrawn or, if appointed, may render me liable for dismissal.

Name:

Date:

Equality & Diversity

Muir Group is committed to equality of opportunity. Our aim is to ensure no applicant receives less favourable treatment, on any grounds. To enable us to monitor the effectiveness of our policy, we would be grateful if you would provide us with some details about yourself, which are requested below.

Position Applied for:

Name:

Date of Birth:

Gender:

Ethnicity

Please select from the options provided which best describes your ethnic origin:

Sexual orientation

What is your sexual orientation? Please select from the options provided:

Religion

What is your religious belief? Please choose one from the options provided

If other, please specify:

Disability

Muir is a "Positive about Disabled People" symbol user. Please let us know if you have a disability

Relating to your disability, are there any arrangements we could make to assist you for interview? Please give details:

This section is separated from your application as soon as it arrives and will not be passed to anyone involved in the short listing or selection process. The information provided is used for monitoring only, and will be treated as strictly confidential. In order to promote policies to eliminate discrimination, we ask for your explicit consent to Muir Group holding the data.

I consent to Muir Group holding the data on this supplementary sheet:

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