Safe Recruitment
Please be advised that:
- When applying, you must provide a full employment history, including periods of unemployment, with dates (to the nearest month) and the names and addresses of previous employers.
- All references will be applied for in writing and referees will be contacted to verify their authenticity.
- We reserve the right to contact your present employer and any previous employer.
- Employers will be asked about disciplinary offences, including those which have expired.
- The post for which you are applying is exempt under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act, so all criminal convictions must be stated, with dates. Failure to do so will disqualify the candidate from the appointment and, if appointed, may render the individual liable to immediate dismissal without notice.
- If successful in the selection process, you should be aware that you will be required to undergo a check carried out by the Criminal Records Bureau and other appropriate bodies to identify that you are a suitable person to work with children and vulnerable adults. Further checks will be made at regular intervals thereafter.
- An individual disqualified from working with children through any of the various means available is guilty of an offence if he or she knowingly applies for or accepts any work in a regulated position, i.e. classified as working with children and vulnerable adults. (Criminal Justice and Court Services Act 2000).
- Confirmation of your identity will be undertaken through the production of birth certificate / marriage or divorce certificate / passport, and educational / professional qualifications will be verified. Confirmation is also subject to a satisfactory medical and CRB check.
- We will only offer appointments if the above checks are satisfactory; and will allow no unsupervised access to children or vulnerable adults before completion of all checks.
- Preliminary interviews may be used to ensure applicants have a full understanding of the requirements of the job and its difficulties; young people, and users and carers of our services may be involved in the selection process.
- A probationary period of six months is standard practice for all new appointments to local Government.
