Application for Employment

Before starting your application please read our guidance notes below.

To request a copy of this application form in an alternative format, phone: 0131 475 2600 or email recruitment@intowork.org.uk.

1Guidance Notes

2Section A

3Section B

4Preview Form Submission

Guidance notes
Completing this application form

You should refer to the Job Description and Person Specification for this post to complete your application.

Please ensure that you complete all sections of the form. We will not accept CVs or partially completed application forms.

You do not need to sign the declaration if you submit your application online. However, you will be required to sign a copy of your application form if you are given the role.

Submitting this application form

The closing date for completed applications is . Your completed application form must be received by the closing date and time.

Please note: Due to Covid-19 we are currently working from home and are not accepting postal applications.

Applications received after the cut-off date and time will not be passed to the short-listing panel. Into Work does not accept responsibility for delays in IT servers. You are strongly advised to ensure that you submit your application in good time.

Short-listing

You are expected to address all the points listed on the Person Specification on your application form.

The short-listing panel will assess applications against the criteria listed in the Person Specification. They will consider ‘essential’ criteria in the first instance but may also consider ‘desirable’ criteria if there is a high volume of applicants with similar assessments.

Into Work operates an optional 'guaranteed interview' scheme for applicants with a disability or long-term health condition who wish to participate. However there is no obligation to do so.

The scheme guarantees an interview to disabled applicants or those with a long-term health condition who demonstrate on their application form that they meet the minimum criteria for a vacancy. This means meeting meeting the ‘essential’ criteria listed on the Person Specification.

Applicants should indicate that they wish to participate in the scheme by completing the separate Equal Opportunities form.

You are not obliged to participate in the scheme if you have a disability or long-term health condition.

Interviews

Interviews will be held on:

If you are selected for interview, we will contact you by the method that you indicate on Section A of the application form.

The Recruitment Panel may decide to invite some applicants to a second interview. The date and time of this appointment will be arranged with the appropriate applicants.

We will advise applicants of the outcome of their interview by email.

Please note due to COVID-19 restrictions, the recruitment process will be done entirely online. Applicants must have internet access from a safe location. If shortlisted for interview, we will utilise video conferencing for the interview process. We would expect that the successful applicant would likely be working from home initially, however once COVID restrictions are eased and we return to a regular working environment, you will be based at our offices at Norton Park, Edinburgh.

Adjustments for interview if you are a disabled person or have a long-term health condition

You are entitled to ask for reasonable adjustments for taking part in a job interview. The purpose of this is not to give disabled people an advantage, but to level the playing field.

This includes any tasks that may be given as part of the process. For example:
- An applicant with autism asks for interview questions in advance to have time to formulate responses. (The other candidates should not be given the questions as well).
- An applicant with anxiety asks to take notes into the interview.
- An interview slot is moved to later in the day for an applicant who has drowsiness from medication in the morning.
- An applicant with dyslexia is able to take their own laptop into the pre-interview task to enable them to use their Text Help software to check their spelling and similar sounding words.
- An applicant with a stammer is given extra time for their interview.
Applicant Costs

Into Work is not able to pay relocation costs.

Into Work does not pay general costs, such as refreshments, incurred by applicants attending an interview, or travel costs out with Edinburgh and the Lothians. However, we will reimburse bus or standard train fares within our operating area of Edinburgh, East, West and Midlothian.

Eligibility

While we are committed to equality of opportunity for all applicants, Into Work is only able to offer a contract of employment to foreign nationals who can provide evidence that they are eligible to work in the UK.

Criminal Record Check

This post may involve working with vulnerable adults. The post-holder may be required to undertake relevant disclosure checks before employment can commence.

Reasonable Adjustments in Work for disabled people / People with a health condition

If your application is successful and you require us to make reasonable adjustments, we will discuss with you the best way to achieve this for you to be able to do the tasks identified in the Job Description. We would welcome your ideas and involvement with this.

Into Work is happy to provide constructive telephone feedback to disabled applicants or applicants with a long-term health condition.

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Section B
This section of your application will be assessed by the short-listing and recruitment panel. They will not see Section A of this form or any of your personal details during the short-listing process.
The panel will not consider any other documents, such as a CV, that you submit with your application.
Current or most recent employment
Job title
Employer
Address
Street Address Address Line 2 Town/City Postcode Country
Start date
Leaving date/ Notice required
Reason for leaving
Summary of your main duties and responsibilities in the above job
Previous Employment

Job title:

Employer:

Employed from date:

Leaving date:

Summary of duties:

Reason for leaving:

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Education and Training
School, College, University Qualification / Subject(s) Date(s)
Other relevant experience
Please tell us about voluntary work, projects undertaken, membership of organisations, training courses and any other experience relevant to the post.
Reason for application
Please tell us why you have made the application for this post at Into Work.
Abilities, experience, skills, and achievements
Use this section to explain how your previous experience, abilities, skills and achievements would enable you to meet the requirements of this post. Address each of the criteria in the Person Specification separately, giving examples where appropriate.

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Preview Form Submission
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Application for Employment

Guidance notes

Completing this application form

Submitting this application form

Short-listing

Interviews

Adjustments for interview if you are a disabled person or have a long-term health condition

Applicant Costs

Eligibility

Criminal Record Check

Reasonable Adjustments in Work for disabled people / People with a health condition

Section A

Personal Details

Interviews

References

First referee

Second referee

Declaration

Section B

Current or most recent employment

Education and Training

Preview Form Submission

School, College, University	Qualification / Subject(s)	Date(s)