North Ayrshire Council

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Applying for a Job at North Ayrshire Council

We aim to select the most suitable person for each post on the basis of their relevant skills, knowledge, qualifications and competence.  We are an equal opportunities employer and make sure no applicant is unfairly treated on any grounds.

 

Using Role Profiles, Application Forms and Interviews, you'll be expected to provide evidence of how your skills, knowledge, qualifications and competence meet the requirements of the post:

Role Profile

• Gives a general overview of the post along with the skills, knowledge, qualifications and competency requirements.
• Shows what applicants need to have (the essential criteria) and what would be good to have (the desirable criteria).
• The Role Profile will also advise the competency requirements of the post.
• Shows what the recruitment panel will use to shortlist and shows where they will gather the evidence of the applicant's competence.

Application Form & Interview

• Details of our current vacancies are available on our myjobscotland recruitment website.
• All applicants will be asked to submit completed application form in order to be considered for any of our posts.
• The majority of our application forms and interviews are competency based.  Further guidance on North Ayrshire Council's Competency Framework is available to help applicants.
• Please note that not all of our posts are eligible for Competency Based Recruitment.  If the job advert or invite to interview does not provide information on the competencies to be assessed, then the role will be exempt from Competency Based Recruitment.  In these instances you are not required to provide competency based responses.
• In addition to the above, further guidance on the application process can be found in the following document 'Recruitment Procedure - Important Notes for Applicants' (PDF 36Kb)
• Applicants should also read North Ayrshire Council Referencing Policy - Important Notes for Applicants (PDF 52Kb)
• Referees will be asked to complete a Reference Request Form (Word 78Kb) or a Reference Request Form (Teaching Staff) (Word 83Kb). 

Successful Applicants

• Successful applicants will initially be advised that they are the 'Preferred Candidate'.  North Ayrshire Council will not make any formal job offers until a number of pre-employment checks are undertaken.

We recommend that you will read all of the information provided before you submit your application, and pay particular attention to the requirements of the post as described in the Role Profile.   

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