Work Experience Application Form • Folly Farm Adventure Park and Zoo

Work placement details

Please indicate the department you wish to be considered for (please note that all applicants must be aged 18 years+ to be considered for a work placement at Folly Farm)

Zoo
Farm
Other

If other, please state

Please select the work placement programme you'd like to be considered for

Block placement (minimum of two weeks)
Weekly placement (minimum of eight weeks)

For block placements please complete the following

Start date

End date

Please indicate the days you are available

For weekly placements please complete the following

Start date

End date

Please indicate the total number of hours required

200
400
N/A
Other

Please state the number of days each week you are available

Please indicate the days you are available

Personal details

Full name*

First Middle Last

Preferred name

Home address*

Street Address Address Line 2 City ZIP / Postal Code

Home telephone number

Please enter your home landline if you have one

Mobile number*

Email address

UK National Insurance number*

Nationality*

Staff will be required to produce evidence of nationality and entitlement to work within the UK in accordance with current legislation.

Do you have a valid UK driving license?

Full
None/Provisional
Other

Convictions

Do you have any convictions, cautions, reprimands or final warnings that are not defined as ‘protected’ by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013)?

Yes
No

If yes, please provide details

Due to the nature of our business, you may require a standard or enhanced disclosure check by the Criminal Records Bureau

Do you agree to undergo this check?

Yes
No

Folly Farm operates a Drug & Alcohol Misuse Policy

Do you agree to undergo this check?

Yes
No

Health

We are asking you to complete this section of the application form to ensure that we are aware of any health problems that might impact on your ability to undertake the work you have applied for

During the last 12 months how many days have you been absent from work/ education through sickness?

Do you have any health problems or disabilities that may affect your work or that would require assistance at interview?

Yes
No

If yes, please provide details

Are you a smoker?

Smokers are welcome to apply for posts and their applications will be treated on the same basis as non-smokers. Candidates should be aware that smoking is prohibited to staff whilst on Folly Farm property and applicants are advised to discuss this at interview if necessary.

Yes
No

Education, training and employment

Educational qualifications

GCSEs, O Levels, NVQs, A Levels, GNVQs, Degrees, etc.

Any other relevant skills/ training/ courses

Do you speak any other languages?

Yes
No

If yes, please list languages along with levels of proficiency

e.g. basic, fluent. Includes sign language.

Are you employed at present?

Yes
No

If Yes, please state current occupation and employer:

Are you a student?

Yes
No

If Yes, please complete the following

Name of College/University/School

Course undertaking:

Year of course (e.g. 1st, 2nd, 3rd)

Tutor's name and telephone number

Do you need to complete any projects whilst on placement?

Yes
No

If yes, please state the proposed title and any related requirements

Other

Please list three reasons why you'd like like to gain work experience/volunteer at Folly Farm

1:

2:

3:

Please outline any relevant experience or skills which may be useful to this placement (e.g. public speaking, customer service, previous animal care roles)

What would you like to achieve/are your personal objectives for this placement?

References

Please give details of a referee whom we may contact about your application

Full name

First Last

Position/relationship to you

Address

Street Address Address Line 2 County / State / Region ZIP / Postal Code

Telephone number

Declarations

To the best of my knowledge, I declare that the information given in this application is correct

Signature

Name

Date

Please note that it is not possible for us to acknowledge every work experience application form. If you do not hear from us within 21 days of returning this form, please assume that you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.

Please feel free to upload a covering letter and/or a copy of your CV (if you have one) in support of your application