Application for Employment

Thank you for expressing an interest in working with Crescent Meadow Children's Home. Our aim is to provide safe, nurturing, trauma-informed and child-centred care in a stable, family-style environment, supporting children and young people to achieve positive outcomes.

Guidance for completion:

• Please familiarise yourself with Crescent Meadow Children's Home, Glenmorag House, and the job description for the role you are applying for.
• Please complete all sections of the form to avoid delays with your application.
• Read through the job description for the role you are applying for before you begin.

Personal Details

Location of Service: Glenmorag House, Harley Drive, Wythenshawe, Manchester. Contracted hours depend on the role applied for (see job description) — 168 hours for Residential staff, no set hours for Senior staff, Responsible Individual or Registered Manager.

Next of Kin

Employment & Education History

Please provide your full employment and education history in chronological order, starting with your secondary school. Include any college, university or other learning establishment, whether in the UK or overseas. Include all employment, whether paid or voluntary, regardless of whether you consider it relevant to the role. Missing information will lead to delays with your application. Any gaps must be explained in the next section.

For each entry please give: Name of company / educational establishment — Job role / course title — Start date (MM/YY) — Leave date (MM/YY) — Reason for leaving.

Gaps in Employment / Education

Please look over your full employment / education history above and provide an explanation of any gaps in chronological order. State a clear reason for any gaps and how you were supporting yourself during that time, including any benefits you were in receipt of.

For each gap please give: Gap start date (MM/YY) — Gap end date (MM/YY) — Reason for the gap.

Qualifications

Please include details of any qualification you believe is relevant to the role you have applied for. Certificates may be requested at interview or at the point of a job offer being made.

For each qualification please give: Name of course — Date completed / certified.

Applicant Specific Questions

Declarations

You must supply detailed information within this section. Failure to disclose any required information may result in your application being withdrawn.

Section 7: Disclaimer and Signature

Please read carefully the statements below and confirm your agreement:

• The information set out in this form is, to the best of my knowledge, true and complete.
• I hereby authorise Crescent Meadow Children's Home to conduct any necessary checks to verify the information recorded on this form.
• I understand that my appointment and employment is conditional on the verification of the information I have supplied.
• I understand that it may be a criminal offence to attempt to obtain employment by deception and that any intentional misrepresentation, omission of material fact or deception will cause the immediate withdrawal of an offer or dismissal if already employed.
• I understand that this information will be held by Crescent Meadow Children's Home for the sole purpose of assessing my suitability for the position I have applied for.
• I understand that, except where required by law, my details will not be disclosed to any third party. Details of successful applicants will be held as part of personnel files.
• I understand that under the Data Protection Act, I will have the right to request these details at any time in writing.
• I understand that if I am unsuccessful then the details will be kept for up to a maximum of 6 months, after which time they will be shredded.
• I hereby declare that I have not been dismissed from any previous employment for any reason connected with an actual or alleged Child Protection issue under Disqualification from Caring for Children Regulations (1991) or any other regulatory or statutory law.
• I hereby authorise Crescent Meadow Children's Home to conduct all required employment, character, education and Enhanced DBS referencing and consent to enquiries regarding my status being made for this purpose.
• I confirm my consent to account for any gaps or anomalies in my application, employment and education, where I may be asked to provide further information to enable Crescent Meadow Children's Home to carry out relevant checks to satisfy referencing requirements as per the Safer Recruitment guidelines.
• I confirm / authorise that an enhanced DBS search may be undertaken prior to / during my employment.
• If I have lived / worked outside of the UK for more than 6 months within the last five years, I understand that I will be required to provide a Certificate of Good Conduct for the country (or countries) I have lived / worked in and I will be liable for the cost of this.
• I understand that if, during my employment with Crescent Meadow Children's Home, I commit any act that brings actual or potential harm to a young person, Crescent Meadow Children's Home have a statutory duty to report this to the DBS and relevant registered bodies or authorities, and that this may prevent me from working with young people again in the future.