NEIGHBOURHOOD ENTERPRISE COACHES INFORMATION FOR APPLICANTS Thank you for your interest in these positions. Please find enclosed: • • •
The Enterprise Coaching Project Manual, May 2008 (PDF); Copy of the advertisement placed in the Guardian and Regeneration & Renewal; BCT Regenesis Application Form (Word document).
If you require any further information, please do not hesitate to get in touch. In the event that you are submitting an application, I would appreciate it if you could take care within your application to address the specific person specification points incorporated in the Manual. There are 7 positions available in the following areas of Cheshire & Warrington: Blacon Crewe Ellesmere Port
Lache Winsford Warrington (x 2)
Please stipulate any preference to work in particular area(s) with reasons for your choice stated within the Supporting Information section of your application. Please note that the closing date for applications to be received is 4pm on Monday 11 August 2008 either by email or post as below. Interviews for selected candidates will be held during the week beginning 8 September 2008. Regards, John Every, Managing Director BCT Regenesis Dee Point Enterprise Centre Blacon Point Road Chester CH1 5NF
01244 390405/390344 07899 916 242 john@bctregenesis.com www.blacon.org.uk / www.bctregenesis.com
NEIGHBOURHOOD ENTERPRISE COACHES CHESHIRE & WARRINGTON c £26,000 pa
Could you unlock the potential for enterprise within neighbourhoods? Could you do this by supporting individuals and communities to realise their dreams? Would your work inevitably support broader partnership effort to transform disadvantaged neighbourhoods for good? If so, you will be inspirational, passionate about community regeneration, entrepreneurial, a partnership builder, a problem solver... and possibly one of 7 Coaches we are looking for to pioneer this work in neighbourhoods across Chester, Crewe, Winsford, Ellesmere Port and Warrington as part of an innovative community support programme through until April 2011. Each Coach will work to support people to identify and overcome their own barriers to enterprise within an identifiable neighbourhood community being employed directly by a local community– based organisation. The Coaches will work with each other and with a wide range of partners including mainstream business support organisations to develop an integrated approach to promoting and supporting an ongoing culture of enterprise in these communities. This initiative is sponsored by the Cheshire & Warrington Economic Alliance and funded by the Northwest Development Agency. It is managed on behalf of the NWDA by BCT Regenesis Ltd. These posts are 37 hours per week, however individual areas may be flexible. Please download the information pack and application form from www.bctregenesis.com Closing date for receipt of applications is Monday 11 August 2008.
Job Application Form Please complete all sections of the form using black ink or type The outside pages of this application form (which contain all your personal details and the equal opportunities information) will be detached and retained in the personnel files. This ensures that your application is dealt with objectively.
Data Protection Act Information from this form will be processed in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998. In signing it you agree to this data being held and processed and if appointed to the job you also agree to further personnel information, including sensitive data (e.g. bank details etc) being held and processed by Blacon Community Trust in accordance with the Act.
Title of job applied for:
PERSONAL DETAILS Forename:
Surname: Address:
Post Code:
Home:
CONTACT NUMBERS Work:
Mobile: May we contact you at work?
How can we contact you?
Email address: Yes / No
Telephone / Email / Mobile
REFERENCES Please let your referees know that you have quoted them as a referee and to expect a request for a reference. Please provide two referees. One of these should be your present or most recent employer*. An approach may be made to your present, or most current, employer for a reference. If you do not want this done without us first telling you please state NO here. *For students, your personal tutor or head teacher, if you have not had previous employment, please provide details of another referee. 1 2 Name:______________________________ Name:______________________________ Relationship to yourself (e.g. employer, Relationship to yourself (e.g. employer, friend): friend): _________________________________ ____________________________________ Address:____________________________
Address:____________________________
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Postcode:___________________________
Postcode:___________________________
Phone No.___________________________
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Email:______________________________
Email:______________________________
If referee knows you by a different name please state:
CONVICTIONS The Rehabilitation of Offenders Act allows for a person who has been convicted of a criminal offence involving a sentence of not more than 2.5 years imprisonment and who has since lived trouble free for a specified period of time (related to the severity of the offence) to be treated as if the offence, conviction or sentence has never occurred. This is known as a spent conviction. However, the provisions of the Act relating to non-disclosure of spent convictions do not apply to employment by the Blacon Community Trust. As such you must disclose if you have any previous convictions whether or not they are “spent�. Failure to disclose any conviction could lead to an application being rejected or may later lead to the dismissal of a successful applicant Successful applicants will be asked to apply for a Criminal Record Check from the Criminal Records Bureau. Any information will be kept in strict confidence and will be used only in respect of your application for this job. People who have convictions will be treated fairly and given every opportunity to establish their suitability for the job
Have you any unspent convictions? If yes, please give details.
Yes / No
Do you have any spent criminal convictions? If yes, please state details.
Yes / No
DIVERSITY Any organisation can simply state that it does not discriminate – this does not make it a reality. Monitoring is essential if we are to discover and eliminate discrimination in our services. In order to help us achieve our aim of becoming an Equal Opportunities employer, we would be grateful if you would complete this form. The information you provide will be kept strictly confidential Job applied for (Job Title): Full name of applicant: I am: (please circle)
Male
Female
Date of Birth: Ethnic Origin: How would you describe your ethnic origin? (please tick) Bangladeshi
Indian
Black – African
Irish
Black – Caribbean
Pakistani
Black – Other (please specify)
Other (Please specify)
Chinese
White DISABILITY
Do you consider yourself to have a disability?
Yes / No
In which media did you see this vacancy? (please tick)
School/college careers Service Job centre Job Opportunities circular Casual Enquiry
Information from existing employee Advertisement (please specify the publication and media)
I certify that the details on this application and any supplementary information attached are true as far as I know. I understand that if I give false information or withhold relevant information, it could result in my dismissal Signed:
Date:
Application for the Job of: Name: Current or most recent job title:
Name, address and telephone number of current or most recent employer:
Start date of current or most recent job:
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Full/part time (specify hours)
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Permanent or temporary:
Notice required to end present job or date: ___________________________________________ Most recent job ended: ___________________________________________
Reason for leaving:
Main responsibilities of current or most recent job:
Please give brief details of job related training and dates courses attended, excluding further education:
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY (most recent first) Name of employer and job Dates Full or Main Duties title part and Reason for Leaving time
EDUCATION – please give details of schools and colleges attended from age eleven, including part time education and other courses Secondary education Dates Qualifications Qualifications for (name and town of school) From/To gained which you are studying
Education and training after school (name and town of college/university)
OTHER INFORMATION Do you hold a valid driving licence? Yes / No If yes, please state type of licence and types of vehicle covered Does your licence have any endorsements or penalty points?
Yes / No
If yes, please give details
Do you have your own means of transport (car, motorbike etc)?
Yes / No
Interests and activities away from work:
SUPPORTING INFORMATION Please use the following pages to write in support of your application. You should refer to aspects of your education, training and experience, which fit you for the job as it is described in the details you have. You may also wish to give your ideas about how you would do the job
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Please return this signed form to: The Managing Director BCT Regenesis Dee Point Centre Blacon Point Road Blacon Chester CH1 5NF
Telephone number 01244 390 344 / 390 405