ACADEMIC/CHARACTER REFERENCE

Candidate Name: Antoniya Boyanova

Post Applied For: Relief Catering Assistant

TPS Service:

Name of Referee: Aleksandar Ampovski

Address of Referee: 16 Balgownie Court

It is intended that this reference request is completed by an individual in the following capacity:

 Lecturer or teacher/ Manager of a volunteering role/ Ex-work colleague or ex-manager (who has
left the place of work therefore not authorised to provide a reference)

 Other, please state: Students for Students Mentor, University of Aberdeen

Please indicate your relationship to this candidate above. If you your relationship to the candidate does
not fall into any of these categories and you would like to provide an employment reference or a
personal reference then please contact our admin team references@turningpointscotland.com to
request the most appropriate pro-forma for completion.

INFORMATION REQUESTED

How long have you known the individual: 2 years

Brief overview of how you know the individual: I was her student 4 student mentor in her first year

HEALTH AND WELL-BEING

Are you aware of any ill health conditions which may impact on the individual’s ability to undertake the
duties of the post? - NO

Brief description, if YES

Number of days lost on account of sickness absence in the previous 12 months (if relevant): none

Number of occasions of absence (if relevant): none

CAPABILITIES

Please complete this section if you have previously worked with, managed/supervised or taught the
individual.

Level of supervision required: N/A

Compliance with SSSC Codes of Practice:

Are there any areas of conduct and work performance that you have been providing additional support
in which are not mentioned above? : no

Is the individual in receipt of an extant disciplinary/absence/ performance improvement warning? : no

If YES, please give details of the level of warning and a view of whether the matter complained of could
replicate in the context of the post applied for?

Is disciplinary action pending at the time of writing? : no

PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES

Relationship with people who use Services (if relevant): I was her mentor so our relationship formed as a
friendship.

Relationship with colleagues or classmates (if relevant): As far as I know she was getting along quite well
with her colleagues at uni.

Relationship with Managers (if relevant): I can’t say much about this.

Verbal & Written Communication: Fluent and well responsive.

Attitude to Social Care work: She is currently doing psychology and from the very start her attitude
towards social care work has been positive. Her aim is to actually get more involved into it.

Personal values: She is a really friendly and open person. It’s nice to talk to her about various of different
subjects.

Honest and Integrity: She is a genuinely honest person who wouldn’t hide anything from anyone.
Please provide a brief summary of any additional information you feel may be if relevant to this
application:

Antoniya is a really strict person who manages her time quite well.

Does the individual have any particular strengths you would like to draw to Turning Point Scotland’s
attention?

She is open to different cultures and mentalities and has a strict working policy. She has come across
various of different situations and people and I’m sure that she can be flexible in any kind of situation.

Would you recommend the individual for this job?

Most definitely, I am sure that she wouldn’t turn you down in any way.

Referee’s position in the organisation: S4S – University of Aberdeen

Date: 05/04/17