Looking for a part time role while in College or University?

At David Pluck, we have always been keen on employing students. Many university students obtain their degrees whilst working for David Pluck, initially training to work part time, and eventually becoming a deputy manager during their holidays.

As well as earning money by working with us, students will often find that, once their university course has come to an end, prospective employers read the excellent reference and work history on their CV. Our student employees also learn important life skills and receive excellent work experience.

Students are very useful members of our team. We find that it often suits both the students and ourselves for them to work for us at weekends during term time and then full time for us during vacations. This helps because our permanent staff have holidays when students are on vacation, and it obviously helps students, who are under pressure with student loans and fees.

We find students train to do the job very quickly and often decide they wish to train on to be Deputy Managers.

Bar staff have been applying to us for employment because our shops are never open after 10:00 pm and some bar staff, with the relaxation in liquor licensing laws, have been asked to work extraordinary hours.

Job Position

POSITION APPLIED FOR ( You can apply for more than one position )

Full Time (35 Hours) Part Time (15/25 Hours) Saturday / Sunday

What position are you applying for?

Deputy Manager Manager Student

How did you hear about this vacancy?

Do you have any relatives or friends employed by the company?

If YES, Name

Relationship

Personal Details

Title

Name

Email Address

Address

Home Phone Number

Mobile Phone Number

Are you over 18?

National Insurance Number

Next of Kin (Name, Relationship & Contact Number)

Do you require a work permit ?

If we need to follow up the reference information you have given, have you been known by any other name?

Do you have a bank account?

Education & Qualifications

Secondary School

From

College

From

University

From

Are you currently in Full Time Education?

If YES, please give the following details:

How long do you have left at School / College / University?

What do you intend to do after your studies?

Which University are you currently attending?

What course are you studying?

Do you have any work placements coming up in the near future?

If so, when do they occur?

If you have a different address outside term time, please provide

Qualifications Received:

Employment History

Have you been employed with any Bookmaking company before? (If you state no and we find out this is incorrect any offer of employment will be withdrawn)

YES NO

Have you ever applied for employment with us before?

If YES, when was this?

What position where you applying for at the time?

What was the outcome?

If successful will this be your only job?

If NO, please give employment details

Are you in receipt of any social security benefits that you may lose if you took up an offer of employment with us?

If YES, please give benefit details

Please give details of your employment history. Start with your present employer or, if not paid employment , state your current circumstances (e.g Full-time education, homemaker, unemployed). Include both full and part-time positions and vacation work. Please explain any gaps in employment history.

Reason for leaving and notice you are required to give:

Skills Information

Why have you applied for this position?

Please describe any selling experience you have.

please describe a situation where you worked as part of a team.

Please describe any experience you have of working with cash.

Please give example of a time where you have successfully sold an item or service.

Availability

Please be aware that our shops open whenever there is a racing programme. This includes Bank Holidays, evenings all year round, Saturday and Sundays. We officially close on Christmas Day. We need our employees to be flexible in order to staff our shops. Please tick YES or NO to specify when you are available to work. If you answer NO to working on Saturdays then your application will not proceed further. We require our employees to be available to work on Saturdays throughout the year.

Weekdays

Saturdays

Sundays

Evenings

How would you get to work?

Car Public Transport Walk Other

Some of our staff, particularly students, like to work permanent Sundays, others prefer not to. This is a factor we take into account when organising our rotas. Whether or not you tick this box will not prejudice your application. Would you like to work Sundays?

Yes No

If we were to telephone you on your day off and ask you to come in to cover for the absence of a colleague who has called in sick, will your answer be:

Yes No Other

Please give details of any holidays you have booked / days you will not be available to work, or any recurring commitments relevant (e.g Season ticket for football, Sunday mornings etc.)

Your Health

How many days would you have been unable to work in the past year owning to illness related reasons?

Please state reason

Have you had any major illnesses / operations in the past five years (Please give any relevant details)

Do you smoke?

Yes No

Do you have any disability / impairment / recurring medical illness that affects your ability to carry out day to day activities? (Please give any relevant details) & are there any special adjustments we need to make for your interview.

Are you registered disabled?

Yes No

Criminal Convictions

Have you ever been convicted of a criminal offence, which is not yet spent under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, or have you had any Court Orders or County Court Judgements (CCJ's) made against you or do you have a prescution pending?

Yes No

We would like to point out that if you make a false declaration as to whether you have been convicted of an offence then this is criminal offence of obtaining pecuniary advantage, and we will prosecute under this law if a false declaration is deliberately made, because our cash handling business requires utmost integrity.

References

Please indicate two referees who might be able to tell us more about you. Ideally this should be your last employer, i.e Your manager or supervisor, not a work colleague. They should not be a friend or relative. A reference from a teach or tutor would also be acceptable. Please note that we will not contact a present employer until a job offer has been made.

Equal Opportunities Monitoring Information

David Pluck Bookmakers is committed to providing equal opportunities for all applicants. The information you provide assists us to effectively monitor the company’s Equal Opportunities Policy. It is not used in the selection process. It would be of great assistance if you could complete the details below, however it is not obligatory.

I am

Male Female Other Prefer not to say

Additional Information

If you have an email address please provide it here.

Student Jobs

Job Position

Personal Details

Education & Qualifications

If YES, please give the following details:

Qualifications Received:

Employment History

Skills Information

Availability

Your Health

Criminal Convictions

References

Equal Opportunities Monitoring Information

Additional Information