APPLICATION FORM

CONFIDENTIAL APPLICATION FOR EMPLOYMENT

The Royal Parks is committed to the fair treatment of its staff, potential staff or users of its services. Recruitment and selection decisions are made purely on merit as the result of fair and open competition. We are committed to equality of opportunity for the advancement of employees including promotion and training and do not discriminate against any person because of gender, race, ethnic or national origin, religion, sexual orientation, marital status or responsibility for dependants, age, physical/mental disability or offending background.

Tip: You can use the arrow keys on your keyboard to move between fields. Once completed, please email your form to vacancies@royalparks.gsi.gov.uk with the job title as the subject, we don’t require a hard copy as well.

The closing date for this application is Friday, 8th April 2016.

1. JOB POSITION

Position applied for: Health and Safety Manager

Grade: III

Vacancy reference: HAS032016

2. PERSONAL DETAILS

Title: Please select:

Surname:      

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Do you have a full current driving licence? (If required by the job description)

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Are you currently a Civil Servant? Please select:

Have you ever been a Civil Servant? Please select:

At what stage are you applying? Please select:

3. EDUCATION

A) Secondary Education

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B) Further Education and Training

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C) Occupational Qualifications/Institute Membership/Membership of Professional Organisations

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4. EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

Please provide details over the last 10 years, including any unpaid or voluntary work, listing present or most recent employer first. Any gaps in employment dates should be explained. If you have any particularly relevant experience dating beyond the last 10 years please include this.

Current salary and benefits or salary when last employed:

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5. REASON FOR APPLICATION – Skills, Qualities and Experience

In this part we want you to highlight your skills, qualities and experience. The competencies relevant to the post you are applying for are listed in the Person Specification on the job description enclosed below. For those competencies listed below, please give specific examples in no more than 200 words for each heading about a time either at work, volunteering or in your personal life that demonstrates how you meet the essential criteria required to do the job. You must ensure that your answers provide clear evidence of the given competency.

Seeing the Big Picture: Anticipates and adjusts for problems, risks or changing requirements to keep delivery on track. Is alert to emerging issues and trends which might impact or benefit own and team’s work.     

Changing and Improving: Able to explain the benefits of Health and Safety as an aid to good and effective business management.     

Leading and Communicating: Confidently and persuasively engages with colleagues, contacts and operational stakeholders at all levels.     

Collaborating and Partnering: Offers support to others and responds positively to requests for help.     

Delivering at Pace: Plans and prioritises own time effectively and efficiently.     

Specific Role Competencies: Detailed knowledge and experience of Health and Safety legislation and best practice.

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6. PERSONAL STATEMENT

This is your opportunity to tell us why you think we should select you and why you want the job. Here you can demonstrate how your experience meets the other role competencies in the person specification attached. You may also include personal interests which are relevant and meet the requirements of the post. You must use no more than 350 words.

     

7. ATTENDANCE RECORD

If you wish to comment on any extended absences from the office, please do so here.

     

8. PART TIME

If you are part time, please state the number of hours that you are able to work and also please confirm if you would consider job share.

9. REFEREES

Please provide the contact details of referees from your employment over the past 3 years.

Please note that your present employer and other referees will not be contacted without your prior consent.

Referee 1 Referee 2Name:       Name:      Address:       Address:      Postcode:       Postcode:      Occupation:       Occupation:      

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Email:       Email:      Telephone No:

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Referee 3 Referee 4Name:       Name:      Address:       Address:      Postcode:       Postcode:      Occupation:       Occupation:      Email:       Email:      Telephone No:

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10. DECLARATION

By submission of your form, you agree to the following:

I confirm that the information given on this form is, to the best of my knowledge and belief, true and accurate. I understand that if I have given misleading information on this form, this will be sufficient grounds for terminating my employment. I have personally completed the application form.

Name:       Date: Click here to enter a date.

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11. LINE MANAGER’S ASSESSMENT OF SUITABILITY (or Countersigning Officer if Line Manager not available)

If you are currently employed as a Civil Servant you will be required to complete this section in full. Candidates must attach their entire completed application, with section 11 for their line managers to complete. Please also attach your last 2 years' appraisal reports.

External candidates should proceed directly to Section 12.

1) I consider this applicant to be:

Highly suitable Suitable Unsuitable I am unable to judge

Please comment on your assessment drawing attention to the applicant’s experience/special qualities for the post. If you are unable to judge the applicant’s suitability, please give reasons:

     

To be completed only if applicant is applying for trawled post on promotion.

2) Do you consider the applicant to have the skills and experience to perform at the higher grade they have applied for?

Yes No

Please comment on your promotion assessment:

     

Name:       Grade:       Date: Click here to enter a date.

Line Manager/Countersigning Officer for Please select: years and Please select: months

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12. DIVERSITY FORM (this will be detached from your application by the HR Dept)

Section A: Your Details

Title: Please select:

Forename(s):      

Surname:      

Date Of Birth:      

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Gender Identity (optional): If you identify as transsexual or transgender (in that you have effected a permanent change of gender identity) or as inter-sex, which group do you identify with?      

How did you learn of this vacancy? Please select:

If ‘Other internet site’, ‘Recruitment Agency’ or ‘Other’, please specify here:      

Section B: Disability

The Royal Parks wish to encourage suitably qualified people with disabilities to apply for jobs. All information will be treated in strictest confidence.

Do you consider that you have a disability? Yes No Prefer not to say

What is the nature of your disability?      

Please give details of any special needs or requirements that you may need us to make if you are invited to interview/offered employment:      

Section C: Religion or Belief and Sexual Orientation

Which religion or belief do you most associate with? Please tick one box only.

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Muslim Sikh Any other religion Prefer not to say

Which sexual orientation do you most associate with? Please tick one box only.

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Section D: National Identity

Which National Identity do you most identify with? Please tick one box only.

British English Northern Irish Scottish

Welsh Other (please specify if you wish)       Prefer not to say

Section E: Ethnic Identity

Which Ethnic Background do you most identify with? Please tick one box only.

ASIAN OR ASIAN BRITISH:

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Any Other Asian Background (please specify if you wish)      

BLACK OR BLACK BRITISH:

African Caribbean Any Other Black Background (please specify if you wish)      

CHINESE:

Any Chinese Background (please specify if you wish)      

MIXED ETHNIC BACKGROUND:

Mixed White and Asian Mixed White and Black African Mixed White and Black Caribbean

Any Other Mixed Background (please specify if you wish)      

WHITE:

Any White Background (please specify if you wish)      

OTHER ETHNIC BACKGROUND:

Any Other Ethnic Background (please specify if you wish)      

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Thank you for completing these forms, please now email your final application and diversity form to vacancies@royalparks.gsi.gov.uk with the job title as the subject

JOB DESCRIPTION

Job Title: Health and Safety Manager.

Location: Rangers Lodge, Hyde Park but regularly workingin all Royal Parks and outstations

Grade and Salary: Grade III £32,430-£39,101

Reporting to: Head of Parks Services

Important Functional Relationships:

Reporting to the Head of Parks Services, the post holder will need to develop effective working relationships with all colleagues across The Royal Parks (TRP) in both HQ and in all parks. In particular the post holder will work with Park, Estates and Events teams and with the Park Services team. The post holder will also work with contractors and concessionaires, in particular the Facilities Management and Landscape Maintenance contractors.

Important External Relationships:The post holder will need to establish a good working relationship with concession holders, contractors and enforcing bodies.

Main Purpose of the Job:The main purpose of the role of the H&S Manager in TRP is to support every other person in TRP to discharge their health and safety responsibilities. The role will also monitor and report on compliance with relevant statutory requirements. The post holder will help to improve health, safety, and welfare performance within TRP, providing support on long-term initiatives as well as developing solutions that address problems.

Main Duties/Responsibilities:

Specific duties include:

Providing strategic and specific advice and support based upon current legal requirements and best practice Ensuring that ExCom and Directors are kept appraised of safety law and changes to law and guidance Creating, implementing and reviewing H&S management systems in accordance with OHSAS18001 Ensuring that ExCom and Directors are kept appraised of H&S performance in TRP and the action required to continuously improve safety performance Creating and implementing policies, procedures and risk assessments which support the H&S management systems Designing bespoke solutions to health and safety problems Writing and reviewing policies, procedures and risk assessments

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Providing advice on safety policies, risk assessments and risk control systems (applying guidance such as HSE Guidance) Provision of construction/facilities management/grounds maintenance contracts, related health and safety advice, including CDM, asbestos management and control of contractors H&S auditing and monitoring of both contractors and internal departments Managing and maintaining H&S related databases and analysing data Managing the Claims process to ensure speedy and cost effective resolution Carrying out specialist risk assessments (e.g. COSHH, display screen equipment, manual handling, fire safety, and machinery/work equipment) Accident investigation and root cause analysis Writing reports for TRP Board and ExCom Developing and delivery of health and safety training or identifying and managing a suitable training provider. Managing the TRP H&S Learning and Development provision Any other such duty as the Director responsible for Health and Safety shall deem appropriate.

Representation on TRP internal groups:

H&S Committee Park Meetings Park H&S Meetings TRP Green housekeeping Meeting Contracts Meetings Parks Services Team Meeting

TRP representation on external fora:

IOSH Groups BIFM Groups IIRSM Groups H&S Trade Shows

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Competencies/Selection CriteriaEssentia

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eSeeing the Big Picture Anticipates and adjusts for problems, risks or changing requirements to keep delivery on track. Is alert to emerging issues and trends which might impact or benefit own and team’s work.

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Is well informed about own and related areas of TRP activity. DAbility to view priorities across all parts of TRP and stakeholder interests. EDevelop an understanding of own area’s strategy and how this contributes to TRP priorities. E

Changing and ImprovingDemonstrates sound judgement and ability to influence at all levels internally and externally. EAble to explain the benefits of Health and Safety as an aid to good and effective business management. EBuilds effective partnerships and understands different stakeholder interests and requirements. EHandles problems and makes suggestions for improvement. ECollaborating and PartneringContributes positively to project or cross-functional teams and shares knowledge and skills. Able to effectively work with different teams and individuals to set priorities, objectives and timescales.

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Listens and receptive to others ideas and opinions. EOffers support to others and responds positively to requests for help. ELeading and CommunicatingConfidently and persuasively engages with colleagues, contacts and operational stakeholders at all levels. EProvides timely, accurate and relevant written and verbal information. EArticulates ideas and opinions clearly and constructively. ECommunicates information openly, listens and responds to views of others. EShares and cascades information openly and encourages others to do the same. E

Achieving Commercial OutcomesDemonstrates broad understanding of business drivers. DManaging a Quality ServiceDemonstrates the highest levels of integrity and commitment. DDevelops clear, realistic business plans and tracks performance. EDelivering at PacePlans and prioritises own time effectively and efficiently. ECan be relied on to achieve goals with minimum supervision. EHandles problems and makes suggestions for improvement. EDevelops clear, realistic business plans and tracks performance. ELearns and responds quickly when faced with new situations. DAnticipates and adjusts for problems, risks or changing requirements to keep delivery on track. EMakes informed decisions in timely manner and under pressure. ESpecific Role Competencies

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Qualified to National Examination Board for Occupational Safety and Health (NEBOSH) Certificate level or equivalent. EHold Graduate membership of the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) (GradIOSH). EMinimum five years’ experience in Health and Safety management and implementation. EDetailed knowledge of CDM regulations. EDetailed knowledge and experience of Health and Safety legislation and best practice. EHolder of a UK drivers licence. D

See the Civil Service competency framework for further information on civil service competencies.

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