Please list the most recent employer first and explain any gaps in employment history. Please feel free, if easier, to send further information to [email protected] as part of your application. If you are applying for a role which provides direct care and support to vulnerable adults or children, a full employment history since leaving full-time education must be provided, together with a satisfactory written explanation of any gaps in employment (if this is not completed, one of our Recruitment Advisors will need this in full should you be offered a position)
Please give any other information in support of your application. This should demonstrate how you consider you are able to fulfil the requirements of the job profile. This should include skills developed in paid or voluntary work or through family and leisure activities.
Please provide the name of 3 referees, one of which must be your most recent or current employer. If you are applying for a role which directly involves care and support for vulnerable adults or children, should you be offered the role, as per regulations you will be required to provide details for us to contact all previous health/social care work placements throughout your full employment history to attempt to gain verification of these placements. We cannot accept a reference from a family member or current Aspens Charities employee.
Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974: Due to the nature of the work for which you are applying, this post is exempt from the provisions of Section 4(2) of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exemptions) order 1975. Applicants are therefore not entitled to withhold information about convictions which for other purposes are “spent” under the provisions of The Act. In the event of employment any failure to disclose such conviction will result in dismissal or disciplinary action. Any information will be completely confidential and will be considered in relation to the positions to which the Order applies
Please note declaration of an offence does not necessarily exclude you from employment. Failure to declare an offence will result in the job offer being withdrawn.
If your application for employment is successful, personal data gathered during the recruitment process will be transferred to your personnel file and retained during your employment. The periods for which your data will be held will be as specified in our privacy notice.