BDEF Senior Community Development Worker Application Form

Senior Community Development Worker

Application Form
If you would like this application form in any other format, please contact us:

bristoldef@gmail.com / 0117 914 0528
The Forum believes in and works to fair selection. To do this, we separate out your personal details from your answers on why you want the role. That is to stop the panel being swayed by who you are. All interview questions will be sent to everyone before the interview. You will also be asked how we can make the interview process accessible to you.
Why do you want the job?
Please tell us why you want this job. Why do you want to work for the Bristol Disability Equality Forum? What is it about the job that interests you? What can you bring to the job that is different and special?
What are your skills and experience?
We have listed all the essential and desirable criteria in the job description. You must meet all of the essential criteria in order to be shortlisted for interview. Please go through each of the essential and desirable criteria and tell us how your experiences show you meet them.
Essential;
1. Must define as a Disabled person under the Social Model of Disability:
2. Must have extensive experience of community development work in a statutory or VCSE setting:
3. Must have excellent understanding of Disability Equality and the Social Model of Disability, including a good understanding of the barriers that Disabled people face in society:
4. Must have experience of monitoring and evaluating project outcomes:
5. Must have good understanding of accessible communication:
6. Must have experience of, and ability to, communicate with a wide range of stakeholders, in particular Disabled people:
7. Must have good understanding of Equality Diversity and Inclusion and working knowledge of the Equality Act:
8. Must have been trained in safeguarding adults:
Desirable;
1. Experience of managing paid and unpaid staff:
2. Experience of recruiting and supporting volunteers:
3. Experience of being part of the Disabled People’s Movement:
Education and Training
Please list below any educational or training qualifications you have. These could be CSE’s, GCSE’s, A-levels, AS levels, diplomas, vocational qualifications, degrees. You only need to say what they are, not the grade or where you studied
Employment
Please list any paid work you have done: full-time, part-time, working for an organisation or as a freelancer. Please use the following headings for each role: Role, Organisation, Length of Employment (up to 10 roles). Please explain any gaps in employment with dates.
Voluntary Work
Please tell us of any voluntary work. This could be as an individual volunteer working directly with individuals or groups, or it could be on a committee or board. Please use the following headings for each role: Role, Organisation, Length of Voluntary Work (up to 10 roles)
Hobbies and Interests
In your own time, what are the things you enjoy doing?
Personal Information
This part of the form will not be seen by the shortlisting and interview panel. It will be used by the administrator to organise the interview.

You must complete all of your personal information.
Full name:
Email:
example@example.com
Contact number:
Please provide the first part of your postcode:
In what format would you like any written communication:
What adjustments can we make to ensure the recruitment process is accessible to you?
When are you available from?
Right to work in the UK
The UK Government say you will need to show you have the right to work in the UK. Do you need a work permit to work in the UK?

YesNo
References
We would like to contact two people who know you really well to ask them if they think you are suitable for the job. One of the two people needs to be the last manager of your last paid job. We will only contact your reference after we have offered you the job. We will confirm you have the job after we have read the references.
Reference 1
Full name:
Email
example@example.com
Contact number:
Position:
Organisation:
How do you know this person:
How long have you known this person:
Reference 2
Full name:
Email:
example@example.com
Contact number:
Position:
Organisation:
How do you know this person:
How long have you known this person:
Declaration
I can say that to the best of my knowledge everything I have said in this application is correct and true. I accept that if I have deliberately not told the truth this could lead to losing this job.
Full name:
Date:
Equalities Monitoring Information
This is part of the form is voluntary - you do not have to fill it in. It would help us if you could.
1. Which age range are you within?

19-2526-3536-4950-6465+
2. Do you identify as:

MaleFemalePrefer not to sayOther
3. Your gender identity: do you identify as the same gender that you were assigned at birth?

YesNoPrefer not to say
4. What is your ethnic origin?

White BritishWhite IrishWhite Gypsy/RomaWhite Irish TravellerWhite Eastern EuropeanWhite Western EuropeanAny Other White BackgroundAsian or Asian British IndianAsian or Asian British PakistaniAsian or Asian British BangladeshiAsian or Asian British ChineseAny Other Asian BackgroundBlack or Black British CaribbeanBlack or Black British AfricanBlack or Black British SomaliAny Other Black BackgroundWhite & Black CaribbeanWhite & Black AfricanWhite & AsianAny Other Mixed BackgroundArabOther
5. What is your religion or belief?

NoneAtheistChristianMuslimHindiBuddhistSikhJewishHumanistPrefer not to sayOther
6. What is your sexual orientation?

Heterosexual / straightGay ManLesbian/Gay womanBisexualPrefer not to sayOther
7. Do you consider yourself to be a disabled person?

YesNoPrefer not to say
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Senior Community Development Worker

Why do you want the job?

What are your skills and experience?

Education and Training

Employment

Voluntary Work

Hobbies and Interests

Personal Information

Right to work in the UK

References

Declaration

Equalities Monitoring Information