Cyngor Bwrdeistref Sirol CONWY County Borough Council Coed Pella, Colwyn Bay LL29 7AZ

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Dear Applicant

Thank you for enquiring about this vacancy. In relation to the application, I would like to take this opportunity to highlight a few key issues in relation to the recruitment and appointment process.

1. Completing the Application Form

- • In all cases, to ensure consistency you are required to complete the standard Application Form in full. However, you may, if you wish, submit a copy of your Curriculum Vitae in support of the details requested (not instead of) in the application form. Please remember to sign and date your application form.
- • References are an important aspect of the recruitment process and you must ensure that one of your referees includes your present or most recent employer or, if not previously employed your headteacher/tutor if you are a school/college leaver. If you are currently employed by the Council please give the name of your line manager. Your references will normally be taken up if you are invited to interview, unless you indicate that an approach should not be made at this stage. However, reference will be taken up before an offer of appointment is confirmed.
- • The shortlisting process will be based on evidence provided in application forms. Give thought to previous work experience or other responsibilities which may assist you to uncover skills which you may have taken for granted. Do not forget the skills and experience which you may have gained outside work. If you have been out of paid employment for a long time, or have never been employed, your job history may be less important than some of the responsibilities and experience which you have had more recently. For example. you may have considerable domestic responsibilities or may organise social or community activities in your spare time.

2. What will happen next?

Unfortunately, due to the large number of Application Forms we receive, we are unable to acknowledge individual applications. However, candidates selected for interview will normally receive notification within three to four weeks of the closing date. If you do not hear from the Authority within this time period you may assume that you have not been shortlisted.

3. Offer of Employment

Following the interview, if you are successful, the appointing officer will make a verbal offer of employment. However, this offer will be subject to receipt of satisfactory checks in relation to references, medical clearance, disclosure of criminal convictions (if applicable), satisfactory evidence of qualifications/registration and if applicable eligibility to work in the UK.

4. Equal Opportunities

To ensure that our Equalities Policy is effective in practice, we are monitoring equal opportunities in recruitment. We would be grateful if you could assist us in complying with our legal obligations by completing the Recruitment Monitoring Form. This will be treated as confidential and detached from your Application Form before shortlisting.

If you would like to comment on any aspect of our recruitment service or the recruitment process we would welcome your comments and suggestions with a view to making improvements wherever possible. Such comments should be dr.lowri.brown@conwy.gov.uk sent to me or e-mailed to:

Finally, I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your interest in working for the Council and wish you every success with your application.

Yours faithfully

Dr. Lowri Brown Head of Education Services