How to complete your application
When applying for a role at any ALP School, you must fill in an application form. Here we have set out a clear set of guidance notes to help you along with the process. All application packs, forms and job descriptions can be found under our vacancies page for each respective school.
The application form plays an essential part in choosing the right person for a job. It is the information contained in your application and supporting statement that will decide whether or not you are invited for an interview or to the next stage in the selection process.
What are selection criteria
Selection criteria are the skills, abilities, knowledge and perhaps qualifications necessary to do the job. These are shown in the person specification. They are based on the key responsibilities of the role, which are shown in the job description. The purpose of the selection criteria is to help us to recruit the best person for the job objectively and fairly. The selection criteria are an essential part of our recruitment process and will be used to decide who is invited for an interview, or, the next stage of the selection process. The person specification should help you to match your skills, abilities and Knowledge against the selection criteria.
Working in the UK
Under the Asylum & Immigration Act 1996, you will be required to provide proof of your eligibility to work in the UK. We will need to see original documents. You will only be able to work for us once we are sure that you are eligible to work in the UK. If you are unsure about your status then you should contact the Home Office.
Current or most recent employment
We need you to provide us with your complete employment history, and any gaps in your employment history of more than one month should be explained – for example, carers and childcare responsibilities. We may ask for references to cover a full five-year history, which may include time spent at school/further education. In addition to the standard reference questions the employer/organisation will be asked about disciplinary offences relating to children, including “spent ones” and where the applicant has been the subject of any child protection concerns and details of these. For this three-year history please provide full postal addresses, including postcodes.
Please note that we may contact your referees in advance of your interview. When completing the reference section of your application form please ensure you list your previous employer and provide referees that demonstrate your experience working with children. There must be an approximate 5 year period between references and It is your responsibility to ensure all referees are contactable and respond accordingly.
Qualifications & Training
Please give details of your education, qualifications and training, starting with secondary school. If we have requested that you have a professional qualification for this job, you will need to provide us with the relevant original certificates/registration documents.
Supporting statement and achievements
This section is your opportunity to tell us how you meet the criteria in the person specification. Take each relevant item and tell us about your skills, experience, knowledge and achievements.
Give examples of what you have done which prove your ability. If the person specification says,
‘able to organise activities’, you must do more than say, ‘I am an organised person’. Give an example by describing something that you have done, which tells us about the skills you used and the steps that you took.
You can use examples from your home life, time spent in education, voluntary work or from your hobbies/interests if you do not have any formal experience.
Declaration of Criminal Offences
Please read this carefully before completion.
The Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) provides wider access to criminal record information through its Disclosure service. This service enables organisations in the public, private and voluntary sectors to make safer recruitment decisions by identifying candidates who may be unsuitable for certain work, especially that involving children and vulnerable adults.
More information on The Disclosure & Barring Service can be found at
www.gov.uk/disclosure-barring-service-check.
Declaration
We do not exclude people who are related to, or have a close personal relationship with our employees or school Board Members. We will make sure that they do not take part in the selection for this post.
Please make sure you read and sign/positively tick the declaration.
Monitoring
This School has an Equal Opportunity in Employment policy, which we ensure that we monitor to ensure that our employees reflect the community we serve. The information provided will be treated in the strictest confidence and will only be used for monitoring purposes.