Service Manager

Dear Applicant,

Thank you for your interest in this post with Beyond Empower.

You’ll find the following documents on the following forms:

• a job description
• a person specification
• background information about the organisation
• Recruitment of Ex-Offenders Policy
• guidance for your application
• job application form
• personal details form
• equity and diversity monitoring form

Please complete the Job Application form, the Personal Details form and the Equity and Diversity monitoring form. Where necessary, applications may be submitted in alternative formats (such as in Braille, a video / audio file or another).

Failure to complete the forms in full or to return them all may lead to your application being disregarded. If you need any particular arrangements to help you complete the forms, please let us know.

Only the information on the application form will be used in the selection process. The Personal Details form and the Equity and Diversity monitoring form will be separated from your Job Application form and will not be used in the selection process.

All information that you provide will be processed and securely stored in line with the Data Protection Act.

All disabled applicants who meet all essential criteria on the person specification will be given an interview. We strongly urge you to disclose if you are disabled on the Personal Details form, although you do not have to. You may also disclose this at any point in the ap,plication process.

We will request a Disclosure and Barring Service disclosure when the post is offered, but a criminal record is not necessarily a bar to obtaining this position. This will depend on the nature of the position and the circumstances and background of any offences.

Please note that canvassing of directors or staff of the organisation will disqualify a candidate for appointment. If you are related in any way to a director or employee of Beyond Empower, you should disclose this in writing to the Managing Director.

The closing date for applications is 09:00am on Monday 5th October 2026 with interviews to be held on Wednesday 21st October 2026.

You may assume that you have been unsuccessful if you have not heard anything further within two weeks of the closing date. Please do get in touch if you would like further feedback.

We look forward to receiving your application. If you have any queries, relating to the role you can contact, Ben Andrews, Managing Director for Beyond Empower on ben.andrews@beyondempower.co.uk.

Yours sincerely,

Ben Andrews
Managing Director
Beyond Empower

Please answer every question against each requirement in the Person Specification. Show how you meet each requirement, using facts and examples, including any relevant qualifications, in the context of the role applied to.

Please complete all sections, otherwise your application will not be shortlisted. Make your answers concise and to the point. It is advisable to transfer questions onto a Word Document on equivalent to transfer to the form when ready to submit.

Why we are asking you to complete this form

Beyond Empower is committed to the fair treatment of everyone, to promoting equality, eliminating unlawful discrimination and we are aiming to achieve diversity in the range of people we involve.

You do not have to answer these questions, and we understand that some of this information is personal and sensitive in nature. However, gathering this data helps us to know if we are succeeding in involving different groups of people, and to change our approach if some groups are not represented.

Please answer each question. Your response will be treated in confidence. You do not need to identify yourself. This form will be separated from your Job Application, and will not be used in the selection process.

Data Protection

The information you provide is anonymous and will not be stored with any identifying information about you. We may use anonymised statistics and data to inform discussions about improving the diversity and inclusivity of participation opportunities, but no information will be published or used in any way which allows an individual to be identified. All details are held in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) 2018.

The information that we are asking you to provide is informed by our duties under the Equality Act 2010, and includes information about your age, race, sex and sexual orientation.

If you would like this information in an alternative format, or would like help in completing the form, please contact me at hello@beyondempower.co.uk