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 [email protected]with the job title as the subject, we don’t require a hard copy as well. The closing date for this application is Friday, 4 th August 2017 . 1. JOB POSITION Position applied for: Senior Wildlife Officer Vacancy reference: SWO0717 2. PERSONAL DETAILS Title: Please select: Surname: Forename(s): Address: Postcode: 1
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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 [email protected] with the job title as the subject, we don’t require a hard copy as well.
The closing date for this application is Friday, 4 th August 2017 .
1. JOB POSITION
Position applied for: Senior Wildlife OfficerVacancy reference: SWO0717
2. PERSONAL DETAILS
Title: Please select:
Surname:
Forename(s):
Address:
Postcode:
Daytime telephone(s):
Email Address:
Do you have a full current driving licence? (If required by the job description)
(Tip: Tables will automatically expand as you type if extra space is needed)
B) Further Education and Training
University/college name From
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To
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Type of
Course
Subjects Qualifications or class of degree
C) Occupational Qualifications/Institute Membership/Membership of Professional Organisations
College/Institute
or other name
From
(MM/YYYY)
To
(MM/YYYY)
Qualification/level
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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:
£ Notice required:
Name and address of employer and type of
business
From
(MM/YYYY)
To
(MM/YYYY)
Job title and main duties
Reason for leaving
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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: Awareness of zoonotic diseases e.g. Weils disease, and Lyme Disease.
Making Effective Decisions: Think through the implications of decisions before confirming how to approach a problem or issue.
Collaborating and Partnering: Proactively contribute to the work of the whole team.
Managing a Quality Service: Gain the knowledge required to follow relevant legislation, policies, procedures and rules that apply to the job.
Delivering at Pace: Work in an organised manner using own knowledge and expertise to deliver on time and to standard.
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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.
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 by The Royal Parks 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:
Male Female
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.
No religion Buddhist Christian Hindu Jewish
Muslim Sikh Any other religion Prefer not to say
Which sexual orientation do you most associate with? Please tick one box only.
Bisexual Gay Man Gay Woman/Lesbian Heterosexual/straight
Other Prefer not to say
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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:
Bangladeshi Indian Pakistani
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)
Prefer not to say
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Thank you for completing these forms, please now email your final application and diversity form to [email protected] with the job title as the subject
(inclusive of on-call allowance to cover 1 in 4 weekly rota)Location: St James’s and The Green Park
Management: Responsible to the Assistant Park Manager, St. James’s Park
Important Functional Relationships:Park Manager and other Royal Parks Park Managers and Assistant Park Managers and contractors. Other Wildlife Officers and Head of Ecology.
Important External Relationships:Other Royal Parks managers and assistant managers, contractors and consultants. Members of interest groups and other organisations involved in the parks, including volunteers, Park Wildlife Groups, Metropolitan Police Officers, local authorities, members of the public, Zoological Society of London.
Main Purpose of the Job:
To carry out the management of captive bird collections, natural habitats, and associated wildlife and pest control within the Inner Parks (St James’s Park, Green Park, Victoria Tower Gardens, Hyde Park, Kensington Gardens, Grosvenor Square Gardens, Brompton Cemetery The Regent’s Park & Primrose Hill).
Participate in a 24 hour callout rota on a one week in four basis, for the Inner parks to deal with emergencies involving wildlife.
Assist with wildlife duties in other Parks, including any emergency cover for all 8 Royal Parks if required. (This also includes cover for Bushy Park and Richmond Park if required during Wildlife Officers` leave).
Main Duties/Responsibilities:
Provide care for waterfowl collection including daily feeding at St James’s Park.
To manage the health and welfare of wildlife including the feeding of the Pelicans and other exotic captive birds as required, and to treat sick and injured birds and animals as necessary, removing and disposing of carcasses in the correct manner.
Carry out weekend wildfowl and pelican feeding duties when on the rota at St James’s and The Regents Park.
To work closely with, and oversee the works carried out by Regent’s Park Wildlife Officer, and cover for periods of absence.
Pest management, livestock and animal welfare
Monitor and survey for plant and animal pest species and work with staff, consultants, volunteers and contractors engaged in the management and control of pest and diseases such as Oak Processionary Moth.
Carry out control of identified pest and vermin species as necessary to ensure balanced populations of wildlife within all parks worked. This may necessitate working in public areas and buildings and out of normal hours. Maintain computer records of control carried out and adhere to any Statutory Regulations applicable to the use of poisons and trapping.
Provide care and rehabilitation of young / injured animals.
Ordering animal feeds, supplies and related products and manage agreed expenditure over the course of each financial year.
Park Management
Carry out routine maintenance of water areas ensuring that levels are maintained, and monitor water quality for outbreaks of algae or pollution.
Assist with the management and monitoring of events in St James’s and other Royal Parks including the supervision and specification of protection of habitats and wildlife during major sporting, music and ceremonial events.
Assist with the supervision of Park contractors and volunteers carrying out related works.
Assist with Metropolitan Police Service in access to wildlife areas of the park with no public access such as Duck Island or West Island when necessary for event security.
Carry out other relevant duties as may be agreed and directed.
Emergency planning and procedures
Review and implement contingency plans for HN51 (Avian Influenza) and other contingency plans annually.
Assist Inner Parks teams with other emergency procedures as required. Remain familiar with the Outer Parks Emergency Plans.
Assist the Royal Parks Metropolitan Police OCU in the implementation of the Royal Parks Regulations where applicable to wildlife and liaise directly on wildlife crime.
Stakeholder liaison and public information
Assist the parks teams to determine the need for and display of wildlife related public information boards around relevant locations within the Park.
To supervise the work of Park contractors and concessionaires and assess any impacts to wildlife or pests and to advise as necessary.
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Monitor and protect the Park's wildlife through habitat enhancement, with assistance from others when necessary, with special reference to local Biodiversity Action Plans and park objectives.
Carry out presentations regarding the Park’s wildlife to the public, schools, media and other interested groups, through talks, open days, guided walks, lectures, displays, etc. as may be agreed with the Park Manager from time to time.
Provide support and mentoring to apprentices or others in order to develop formal training and competencies in the role of Wildlife Officer.
Attend and contribute to Central Royal Parks Wildlife Group meetings as required and provide reports.
Health and safety
To be aware of his/her responsibilities as described in The Royal Parks H&S Procedures Policies, Procedures and operate in such a manner to ensure compliance with Health and Safety at Work Act and other relevant legislation (including firearms).
Management, administration and house keeping
In liaison with the Park Management Teams and Head of Ecology carry out species surveys, maintaining and updating records in computer or paper or IT formats.
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Person Specification and Application Process
A. Essential Qualification and Location Requirements
Live within 30 minutes travelling time from St James’s Park, or in a Royal Parks Lodge (rent = 8.5% of salary, offer of Lodge subject to availability)
Must possess a valid full driving license An appropriate qualification such as NVQ Level 2 Gamekeeping and Wildlife
Management or equivalent Certification in the management of pests, such as the RSPH Level 2 or BASIS
Certification in Rodenticides The possession of a current firearms certificate for rifles and a current shotgun
certificate, and the competency to use them accurately and safely in a range of environments
B. Essential Competencies for Application Form
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.
1. Seeing the Big Picture: Understand what is required of them in their role and how this contributes to team and departmental objectives.
Awareness of zoonotic diseases e.g. Weils disease, and Lyme Disease.
2. Making Effective Decisions: Think through the implications of decisions before confirming how to approach a problem or issue.
Can communicate with the relevant people in order to obtain the most accurate information and work as a team to select the most suitable solution or response to address problems.3. Collaborating and Partnering: Proactively contribute to the work of the whole team.
Demonstrate interest in others and develop a range of contacts outside own team across all parks, and in allied organisations such as ZSL, Natural England and National Gamekeepers Organisation.4. Managing a Quality Service: Gain the knowledge required to follow relevant legislation, policies, procedures and rules that apply to the job.
Experience in the humane despatch of animals and birds.
5. Delivering at Pace: Work in an organised manner using own knowledge and expertise to deliver on time and to standard.
Demonstrate in a similar role, the management of wildlife and pest control especially in urban environments.
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C. Desirable Criteria (for information only)
Experience of wildlife conservation and the management and improvement of habitats
The ability to use IT software such as Microsoft and mapping databases Excellent mentoring skills, and the ability to train apprentices in techniques
such as bird handling habitat management, and pest control The possession of a relevant qualification in deer management (DSC Level 1 or
equivalent)
See the Civil Service competency framework for further information on civil service competencies.
