BRILLIANT LINCOLNSHIRE TOOLKIT
ONLY APPLICABLE FOR POSTS WORKING IN CHILDREN’S SERVICES
RECRUITMENT TOOLKIT TO EMBED BRILLIANT LINCOLNSHIRE IN LCC
1.
Statement sent out with all letters inviting applicants to interview
2.
Interview questions to be included during the Panel interview
3.
Statement to be included in all offer letters
1.
STATEMENT FOR APPLICANTS
In Lincolnshire County Council all staff work towards improving the self
esteem and aspirations of Children and Young People and Families in
Lincolnshire.
Brilliant Lincolnshire is an approach led by Children’s Services to ensure we
are:
Core Values
Developing self esteem, self belief and aspirations to succeed
Developing a culture of praise and encouragement
Recognising and enhancing positive behaviours and attitudes.
Nurturing skills in listening to young people and developing their self worth.
Recognising, celebrating and rewarding achievement and acquisition of skills.
If you are offered a position with LCC throughout your career you will be
expected to demonstrate behaviour which promotes the core values of
Brilliant Lincolnshire through:
Appraisal and supervision
Learning and Development opportunities
Your interaction with Children and Young People and Families
Your relationship with partner organisations
2.
INTERVIEW QUESTIONS TO BE INCLUDED DURING THE PANEL
INTERVIEW
Examples – the Recruiting Officer can adapt using any of the Core Values
2.1
Question for Frontline Staff
When you were invited to attend this interview you were sent information
about Brilliant Lincolnshire and the core values. One of the core values is:
Developing self esteem, self belief and aspirations to succeed
Give an example of how you would achieve this in the role you have applied
for.
2.2
Question for Managers/Supervisors who manage teams of Front
Line Staff:
When you were invited to attend this interview you were sent information
about Brilliant Lincolnshire and the core values. One of the core values is:
Recognising and enhancing positive behaviours and attitudes.
Give an example of how you would support your team to embed this concept
in the work they do with Children and Young People and Families.
2.3
Question for Managers who support their Managers and front line
staff
When you were invited to attend this interview you were sent information
about Brilliant Lincolnshire and the core values. One of the core values is:
Recognising, celebrating and rewarding achievement and acquisition of
skills.
Give an example of how you would expect to be able to support this in the
role you have applied for.
3
STATEMENT TO BE INCLUDED IN ALL OFFER LETTERS
The following statement is to be included in offer letters to applicants
who are successful at interview for posts in Children’s Services:
Congratulations you have been offered a post with Lincolnshire County
Council and will now be part of a team embedding Brilliant Lincolnshire into
“the way we do things”. This means we will expect you to adopt the following
core values:
Core Values
Developing self esteem, self belief and aspirations to succeed
Developing a culture of praise and encouragement
Recognising and enhancing positive behaviours and attitudes
Nurturing skills in listening to young people and developing their self worth
Recognising, celebrating and rewarding achievement and acquisition of skills
Bear the core values in mind in everything that you do. We will be supporting
you achieve the core values through
Your interaction with Children and Young People and Families
Your relationship with partner organisations
During appraisal and supervision
During Learning and Development opportunities