APPLICATION FOR APPOINTMENT

IMPORTANT NOTES FOR APPLICANTS

Thank you for applying for a position with our school.  Please ensure you have a copy of the job description and person specifications before completing this application.

1.     Please fully complete this form personally.  Read it through first then answer all questions and make sure you sign and date where indicated on the last page.

2.     Attach a curriculum vitae (CV) containing the following. 

• Education and Qualifications
• Full employment history
• Teaching Experience - main and supporting subjects; include levels and abilities taught

       Skills and abilities as they relate to schooling such as;

• knowledge of NZ Curriculum and NCEA
• teaching skills including planning, resourcing, delivery methods, catering to needs of students, assessment writing and feedback
• management and organisational skills
• information Technology skills
• extra curricula interests such as sport, cultural involvement or other
• Professional Development
• Any other relevant details

If you include written references, please note that we may contact the writers of the references.

3.     Copies only of qualification certificates should be attached.  If successful in your application you will be required to provide originals as proof of your qualifications.

4.     If you are selected for an interview you may bring whanau/support people at your own expense.  Please advise if this is your intention.

5.     Failure to complete this application and answer all questions truthfully may result in any offer of employment being withdrawn or appointment being terminated if any information is later found to be false.

6.     Short-listed applicants may be asked to give consent to a police vet.  It is a requirement in the Education Sector for all employees to be vetted.

7.     In terms of a Criminal Conviction, the Criminal Records (Clean Slate) Act 2004 provides certain convictions do not have to be disclosed providing:

• you have not committed any offence within 7 (consecutive) years of being sentenced for the offence and
• you did not serve a custodial sentence at any time (this would exclude serious offences such as murder, manslaughter, rape and causing serious bodily harm) and
• the offence was not a specified offence (specified offences are in the main sexual in nature) and
• you have paid any fine or costs.

Custodial sentences include a sentence of preventive detention and corrective training.  Non-custodial sentences include fines, reparation orders, community-based sentences and suspended sentences.  Please note that you are not obliged to disclose convictions if you are an eligible individual but can do so if you wish.  If you are uncertain as to whether you are eligible contact the Ministry of Justice.

8.     This application form and supporting documents will be held by the school.  You may access it in accordance with the provisions of the Privacy Act 1993.

If you have any queries, please contact the person cited in the advertisement.

OFFICE USE ONLY:  This page must be retained on file as part of the application; it must not be removed or destroyed.

VISION STATEMENT

The College

You are entering a state-of-the-art learning community which is a home for the whole person.  Rutherford College is a community where learning is the central activity and personal excellence is the expectation.  Students are equally valued in an understanding, supportive, tolerant and inclusive culture.  Mutual respect, trust and honesty are apparent.  This philosophy has created outstanding feelings of pride and an admirable school spirit.

Rutherford is characterised by its intense pride in all that it embodies.  High standards of academic, sporting, cultural and social achievements are attained.  Staff and students have a strong bond.

The physically attractive environment evolves to meet the learning and living needs of the staff and students.  Our classrooms are strong learning centres, where students maximise their potential in life.