HIGHLAND & WESTERN ISLES

VALUATION JOINT BOARD	

	

APPLICATION FOR EMPLOYMENT
For Office Use Only	
Vacancy No.		
Applicant No.		

CONFIDENTIAL

APPLICATION FOR EMPLOYMENT

Post Applied for	SENIOR CLERICAL ASSISTANT	
Location	Moray House, 16-18 Bank Street, Inverness, IV1 1QY	
Applicant’s Name		

Notes for Guidance	

Please do not submit CV’s

Canvassing of Members or employees of the Joint Board in connection with an appointment will disqualify an applicant

SECTION  A  -  PERSONAL DETAILS	

Surname:               

Forename(s):         

                  Title:       	

Home Address: _________________________________________________________________

                          _________________________________________________________________

                         _________________________________Post Code:________________________
	
Home Tel. No:        	National Insurance No:       	
Work Tel. No:        	Do you require a work permit?	Yes          No  	
E-mail address:       	
Do you hold a current valid driving licence? or have access to personal transport?	Yes          No  	
Please tick if you consider yourself to have a disability  	
Do you have any unspent criminal convictions or impending charges against you?
If you have ticked Yes, please give details:
	Yes          No  	
Advertisement – Please specify where you first heard about this vacancy

QUALIFICATIONS	
Title / Level of Qualification	Grade (if relevant)	Date(s)	

			
Membership of Professional Body	Level of Membership	Date(s)	

			

SECTION B  -  EMPLOYMENT DETAILS	
CURRENT EMPLOYMENT	

Current Post Title:       

Date of Commencement in Post:                                           Current Salary:  £     

Employer’s Name and Address:       

Period of Notice Required:       

Please give an outline of your current duties:

	

PREVIOUS EMPLOYMENT – Please list in date order with the most recent first
	
Post Title	Employer’s Name & Address	Dates	Outline of Duties and Reason for leaving	
		From	To		

					

SECTION C  -  REASONS FOR APPLICATION	
Please give your reasons for applying for this post and details of any additional information about your skills and experience in support of your application.  

	
SECTION C  -  REASONS FOR APPLICATION (CONT’D)	

	

SECTION D – REFERENCES	
Present/Most Recent Employer	Second Reference	
Name:	Name:	
Job Title:	Job Title:	
Address:

	Address:	
Email Address:	Email Address:	
Daytime Telephone Number:	Daytime Telephone Number:	
In what capacity does this person know you?	In what capacity does this person know you?

	

SECTION E – MISCELLANEOUS	
If selected for interview and you have a disability, please advise of any adjustments or aids that you may require to assist you.

I believe the information given on this form to be correct and understand that any false statement may disqualify me from appointment or may render me liable to dismissal.

Signature: ………………………….………………………….  Date: ……………………………………

Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form	
In order to assist the Valuation Joint Board in ensuring that all applicants are treated equally you are requested to complete this short questionnaire.  The information will not be taken into account in selecting candidates for interview.  It will be held securely and used to produce reports to monitor that our employment policies and practices promote equal opportunities and eliminate discrimination.	
Name: 
	National Insurance No:	
Post Applied for:
	Vacancy Ref. No:	

Date of Birth		

Ethnic Origin		
How do you describe your ethnic origin in terms of the following categories from the 2001 census?

White	Scottish             Other British                 Irish  
Any other White background         (Please specify)	
Mixed	Any Mixed background      (Please specify)	
Asian, Asian Scottish or Asian Black	Indian          Pakistani           Bangladeshi           Chinese  
Any other Asian background      (Please specify)	
Black, Black Scottish or Black British	Caribbean        African           Any other Black background  
     (Please specify)	
Other ethnic background	Any other background   (Please specify)

Disability		
Do you consider yourself to have a disability? (i.e. a physical or mental impairment which has a substantial and long term adverse effect upon your ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities)

Yes            No               I prefer not to answer this question  

Gender		

Female                 Male                 I prefer not to answer this question  

Equal Opportunities	
Summary	
The Valuation Joint Board is committed to the promotion of equality of opportunity.  It intends that no job applicant or employee shall receive less favourable treatment because of sex, marital or family status, age, ethnic origin, disability, race, colour, nationality, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or any other non job related factor.
Through our Equal Opportunities Policy and its implementation, the Valuation Joint Board seeks to ensure that the talents and skills of its employees are utilised to the full, to the benefit of the Council and its employees.	
Aims	
The Valuation Joint Board aims to ensure that equality of opportunity results in non-discriminatory employment practices:
•	The recruitment process will result in the selection of the most suitable person for the job.  The practices will apply equally to internal and external recruitment arrangements.
•	A person specification which defines the qualifications, experience and other skills required in the post, will only include those factors which are necessary and justifiable for the satisfactory performance of the job.
•	Staff involved in recruitment and elected members will be familiar with the Equal Opportunities Policy and its implications, as relevant to their responsibilities with the Valuation Joint Board.
•	Employees will receive training to help them to perform their jobs effectively.  Training programmes, educational and vocational courses leading to qualifications relevant to their career development will be made available to staff in accordance with the business needs of their service on the Council’s Employee Development Strategy.  The Valuation Joint Board’s commitment to Equal Opportunities will be reflected in positive action to develop employees by training, counselling, and other means, to assist them in achieving their full potential.
•	Procedures have been established to address harassment in the work place, and to inform employees that such harassment is a disciplinary offence.  A non-discriminatory working atmosphere will be promoted and maintained.
•	There will be no discrimination in terms of conditions of employment, facilities and benefits, and potentially disadvantaged groups and the Trade Unions should be consulted in the establishment of relevant employment policies and procedures.	
Employee Responsibilities	
Although the primary responsibility for the implementation, development and monitoring of equal opportunities lies with the Board and its Senior Managers, every member of staff has a responsibility to co-operate with the policy and its implementation to ensure equality of opportunity at every level.  In particular, employees must:
•	co-operate with measures introduced to ensure that there is equal opportunity and non-discrimination;
•	not discriminate, e.g. as supervisors or as persons responsible for selection decisions in recruitment, promotion, transfer or training;
•	not induce or attempt to induce other employees or Trade Unions or management to practice discrimination e.g. by refusing to accept employees from particular racial groups or by refusing to work with a person who has a disability; and
•	ensure that the principles of equal opportunities are applied in all dealings with members of the public, and that no actions are taken which could be held to be discriminatory.
•	Employees should be aware that any discriminatory behaviour may lead to disciplinary action.  It is essential that staff are aware that conduct and behaviour in terms of equal opportunities legislation which they find personally offensive will not be acceptable, and support will be given to these employees feeling disadvantaged, threatened or intimidated in any way.
	
Privacy Statement	

The Valuation Joint Board collects personal data to administer the corporate, financial and human resource functions of the Board. The lawful basis for processing personal information is necessary for the performance of a contract to which the data subject may be party. Processing of personal information is necessary for the purpose of carrying out the obligations and exercising specific rights of the controller or data subject in the field of employment. 

Where personal data is collected the controller shall provide data subjects with a privacy notice which details how their information is being used.  Privacy notices for the Valuation Joint Board are available on our website: www.saa.gov.uk/h-wi-vjb/privacy-notices  

William J Gillies
Assessor & Electoral Registration Officer
Moray House
16-18 Bank Street
Inverness
IV1 1QY

Tel:	 	01463 703311
E-mail:	assessor@highland.gov.uk