Referee Form

Thank you for agreeing to be a Referee! Please complete all relevant sections of this form to complete your reference. None of the information supplied by Referees will be shared with the Candidate.

Please indicate which type of reference you are providing:

SPIRITUAL REFEREE You should be a person who has known the candidate for a considerable amount of time and who understands and is sympathetic to their vocation and application. We require you to testify to the Candidate’s faith and intentions.

I'm a Spiritual Referee

Please complete sections 1, 2 & 4a and 5

PERSONAL REFEREE You should be someone who has known the Candidate for a minimum of five (5) years e.g. a close friend/colleague who can testify to the personal integrity and character of the Candidate.

I'm a Personal Referee

Please complete sections 1, 2 & 4b and 5

PROFESSIONAL REFEREE You should be e.g. a former employer or manager, or a professional person i.e. lawyer, doctor, civil servant, academic, respected business person or someone of good standing within the community. We require them to testify to the general citizenship and reputation of the Candidate.

I'm a Professional Referee

Please complete sections 1, 2 & 3a/b and 5

1. About you, the Referee

Your Title (e.g. Mr/Mrs/Miss/Dr/Prof./Sir/Dame/Revd/Fr/Msgr, etc)(required)

Your Name(required)

Your Email Address(required)

Your current/former occupation(required)

Your address for correspondence(required)

Telephone Number (with international dialling code prefix)(required)

2. About the Candidate

Name of the Candidate(required)

What is your relationship to the Candidate?

How long have you known the Candidate?(required)

When approximately did you meet each other?(required)

General Conduct

Communication Skills

Timekeeping

Relationship with colleagues

Relationship with others

Has the candidates honesty and integrity ever been brought into question that you are aware of?(required)

Are you aware of any suspicious proceedings, Policy investigations or disciplinary action?(required)

Additional comments. If you have ticked satisfactory or poor for any of the above please provide us with further explanatory information:

Which of the following best describes the Candidate:

Please continue to complete all relevant sections of this form for your Reference.

3.a Professional Reference

Please describe the nature of your professional relationship with the Candidate e.g. employer/colleague/manager/professor etc.

Please give your professional appreciation of the Candidate as a colleague/employee, etc:

Please give your appreciation of the Candidate's character:

Comments or further information:

3.b. Former Employer

If a FORMER employer, please give the period of employment below:

Date employed from:

Date employed to:

Candidate's job title:

Reason for leaving your employment:

Would you re-employ them?

Comments or further information:

4.a Personal Reference (Spiritual)

Please indicate which of the following most closely describes the nature of your relationship to the Candidate in their spiritual life:

Which of the following in your opinion describes most closely the Candidate’s spirituality?

How would you describe the Candidate's spiritual life?

How would you describe the Candidate's approach to vocational discernment?

In your opinion, does the Candidate have a vocation? Please explain:

4.b. Personal Referee (Acquaintance)

How would you describe your relationship to the Candidate?

Please give your personal estimation of the Candidate's character:

Please list five words that best describe the Candidate as a person:

What do you think are the Candidate's faults/weaknesses?

What do you think are the Candidate's strengths?

5. DECLARATION

I declare that to the best of my knowledge the information I have given in this reference is correct and complete:

I so declare(required)

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