The following notes are aimed to help all job applicants who are seeking employment at City of Bristol College.

• Your application must reach the College no later than the closing date as stated on the advertisement.
• You are advised to read through each section carefully.

Section A: Job details

Please clearly indicate which job vacancy you wish to apply for. If you want to apply for more than one vacancy, please provide all the necessary details (i.e. all post reference numbers and job titles), and attach a covering letter asking Human Resources and Workforce Development to take copies of your application form so that they can be put forward for the relevant vacancies. Please note, however, that where the positions are unrelated, it may be beneficial for you to complete separate application forms, as this will enable you to tailor your application to the requirements of the role.

Section B: Personal details

As part of our commitment to equal opportunities, the application form does not require you to state your age, sex, date of birth or full first name. All job applicants are therefore considered on a fair, unbiased and lawful basis. However, we still require this information for monitoring purposes and therefore ask you to complete a separate Equal Opportunities Monitoring form. You may choose not to provide information under any of the headings. This form is not attached to the application form and will not be seen by the short-listing panel.

It is a condition of appointment that all successful applicants must provide documentation to provide eligibility to work within the UK. On appointment we will notify you which documents we will require you to provide.

Section C: Education and qualifications

Please give details of formal qualifications and education from age 11. If you cannot remember all your grades put Pass, Fail, Referred or Unfinished.

Even if you started a course or programme and did not finish don't worry, still record it and state the reasons for not finishing. Remember to give details of in-house courses or non-qualification courses you may have attended.

Section D: Membership of professional bodies

You may be a full or student member of a professional organisation so please state the membership category. You may also state details of any lapsed membership. It is important you state if membership was achieved by experience, project or by an examination, or a combination of these.

Section E: Present employer / work experience

Include here your present experience whether paid or work undertaken on a voluntary basis. Be careful to indicate the number of hours and the number of weeks in a year for example you may only be active in term-time only. If you are applying for a lecturing position it is essential we know all the details of any part-time work.

Section F: Previous employment / work experience

Start with the most recent first and work backwards and include any relevant paid or unpaid work experience.

Section G: Additional information

This is the most important section as this is where you persuade the College that you are worth short-listing for an interview. Ensure you know what sort of person we are looking for. You do this by reading the job description, person specification and the advertisement. Look carefully at the essential requirements for the job.

You should describe your experience and how each matches the requirements on the person specification. Remember you may have gained this from previous jobs or experience from voluntary work, from your knowledge of the local community, from your hobbies or your interests. You may for example have responsibilities or organisational experience acting in an unpaid capacity for a local club or society or community group.

Make sure this section is interesting and clear. For example, start your sentences as follows:

• I was responsible for ......
• I have had experience of ......
• I helped organise ........
• I achieved success in ......
• I was part of a team of people responsible for .......

Ring the Human Resources and Workforce Development Office or email This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it  if you require further information about this section.

Section H: Health

It is very important you indicate details of ill-health and absence from work as requested.

Section I: Convictions

Certain jobs at the College involve contact with children or vulnerable adults, and for these jobs the successful applicant will be required as a condition of their employment to complete a Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) application form to apply for an enhanced CRB disclosure. In addition, if you are not British or have spent considerable time overseas you may be required to provide an overseas criminal background check.

In this section of your application form you must provide details of any criminal convictions or pending convictions. Some convictions become 'spent' after a specified period of time and need not be declared (Rehabilitation of Offenders Act, 1974). However, if you are applying for a job that involves working with children or vulnerable adults, you need to declare all criminal convictions, whether spent or not spent.

Failure to declare convictions would be considered deception and the College would be entitled to terminate your employment without notice.

Section J: References

The referees should be people who know you and are able to comment on your suitability for the job. Please do not give the name of a friend or relative.

One referee must be your present or most recent employer. If you have not been employed before please give the name and address of your headmaster/headmistress, College Principal or an appropriate teacher or lecturer instead. They need to be able to comment on your reliability.

Section K: Other information

You must declare all relationships with a member of staff or a College Governor.

Interview Expenses

Travel costs are reimbursed if travelling more than a 10 mile radius of the College at either the cost of public transport (second class rail) or if travelling by car at the rate of 15p per mile.

Expenses of the successful candidate are only paid on taking up appointment. If a successful candidate refuses an offer of appointment on unreasonable grounds, no expenses will be paid.

Disability

If your health is good but you have a disability do not state this fact here. Please record these details on the Equal Opportunities Monitoring section which follows the application. A disability is defined as a physical or mental impairment which has a substantial and long term adverse effect on your ability to carry out day to day activities. If you believe there are any changes or adjustments to the job, conditions, environment or hours which you may find beneficial or you require the College to provide additional supervisors, training or special equipment, or other arrangements with regard to your disability and your application for the job, please give details in the section marked "Equal Opportunities Monitoring". It is the College's policy to give disabled applicants a full and fair consideration. Only Human Resources and Workforce Development staff will have access to the equal opportunities monitoring details.

Your disability and whether special provisions or adaptations or aids are required will be explored at the interview and if necessary specialists will be asked to advise. If you have difficulties in attending an interview please ring Human Resources and Workforce Development when you receive an invite for interview.

Acknowledgment

The College does not acknowledge receipt of application forms, however if you require acknowledgment please email This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

If you are not successful, please do not be discouraged from re-applying. Next time you may be just what we are looking for.

When completing the application check for errors or omissions. If you have any difficulties in completing the application form please contact the Human Resources and Workforce Development Unit at the College.

Members of minority ethnic groups and disabled people are currently under-represented in the workforce and City of Bristol College welcomes applications from these groups.