Submitting your application
Once completing your application online, you will be asked to provide the following information.
Right to work in the UK
You will be asked whether you have the right to work in the UK.
As part of your application process you will be asked to provide identification documents which we use to demonstrate that you have the right to work in the UK at interview. This is a government requirement to ensure that people are not working illegally. If you require more information on can be found on the government website.
Disability confident
We are a Disability Confident employer. As an employer we support and treat candidates fairly at every stage of their employment.
We are committed to interviewing all applicants who meet the minimum criteria of the role applied for. If you have a disability, please tick this box on the application form. Please advise us of adjustments needed to ensure the interview is accessible for you.
A physical or mental impairment which has a substantial and long term adverse effect on your ability to carry out normal day to day activities is a disability.
Care leavers
We will offer an interview to all care leaver applicants who meet the minimum criteria of the role applied for up to and including the age of 30. If you are a care leaver and are applying for a job please tick the box on the application form.
A care leaver is a young person aged between 16 and 25 who has left the care of Lincolnshire Local Authority. A care leaver has been cared for by children services for:
- at least 13 weeks between the ages of 14-16.
- or, has spent 13 weeks after their 16th birthday under the care of the local authority.
- been the subject of a Special Guardianship Order and was in care before this
Conflicts of Interest
You will be asked if you have any outside business interests that may conflict with those of the council’s business. This may be an issue if:
- your private interests conflict with the council’s business
- you would be able to use your position or knowledge for personal gain
- your private interests, if known publicly, would undermine the trust, confidence and integrity in the council
Politically restricted posts
If a post is advertised as politically restricted and you were the successful candidate the Council would be unable to offer you the position if you:
- stand as a Councillor, MP or MEP
- hold office in a political party
- canvass at elections
- publicly support a political party
Further information on the politically restricted posts policy.
Monitoring information
We will ask you to provide us with your ethnicity and other personal information. This is for recruitment monitoring purposes.
We are committed to achieving fairness and equality in employment. We ensure that discrimination does not take place at any stage of employment. This includes within the recruitment procedure. By completing this monitoring form you will ensure that these procedures are open and available to everyone. We store this data confidentially.
Criminal convictions
Having a criminal record will not necessarily bar you from working with us. This will depend on the nature of the position you are applying for and the circumstances and background of your offences.
Under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, you only have to declare unspent convictions. However, if the post for which you are applying is one which is an exception under this Act, you must give full details of everything on your criminal record. If this is the case it will be clearly indicated in the advert. For further information please look at the criminal records policy.