Jobs - information to applicants
Closing date
Take note of the closing date for applications
and make sure your application is submitted in plenty of time.
Job applications will be accepted up to
midnight on the day of the closing date shown on the job
description.
Late applications will not be accepted
after the closing date.
Complaints procedure
If you are not satisfied with the feedback and
explanations of your overall performance and want to raise a
concern or complain, you may make a written complaint under the
Council’s Recruitment and Selection Complaint Procedure.
Data protection
Your name, address and the post applied for
will be held on computer to facilitate the recruitment process. The
information you provide on the recruitment monitoring form, will
also be held in order to monitor the effectiveness of our
policies.
Early retirement/voluntary redundancy
We currently have a policy which covers
people who have taken early retirement and/or voluntary redundancy
from the Council.
If you think this applies to you, please
contact the Pensions Section on 01706 925436, before completing
your application.
Lost/delayed applications
Claims that any application form has been lost
or delayed in the post will not be considered without proof of
posting from the Post Office in support of such claims.
Medical assessment
All posts are subject to satisfactory medical
clearance from the Council's occupational health advisers.
No smoking policy
We operate a ‘No Smoking Policy’ in all
our indoor working areas.
Period of notice
The minimum period of notice you are required
to give to terminate your employment is four weeks unless otherwise
stated.
Probationary period
All new entrants to local authority service
are subject to a probationary period of up to six months.
Employees on Youth and Community Conditions of Service have to
serve a probationary period during their first year of service.
Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974
Under the above Act, candidates are required
to give details of any convictions or cautions which are not
'spent’. Failure to do so may render you liable to summary
dismissal. If anyone is sentenced to more than two and a
half years in prison then that conviction can never become
‘spent’. It is the sentence imposed by the Court that counts (even
if it is a suspended sentence), not the time
actually spent in prison.
Relatives of members or officers
Candidates for any employment with the Council
must disclose any relationships with a member or senior officer of
the Council. If you fail to disclose any such relationships you
will be disqualified from appointment. Members and senior
officers are also required to disclose any relationship known to
exist with a candidate for an appointment. ‘Senior officer’ is
defined as including all officers who salaries are graded SO1 or
above.
Retirement age
The Council has a normal retirement age of 65
years and welcomes applications from any persons under this age.
Once in employment, employees may apply to continue working beyond
65.