Employer Zone - The BS Social Care Recruitment Process (Cont.)

Pre-screening

We have a minimum set of criteria for the pre-selection of candidates, enhancing the quality of shortlisted candidates.  Pre-screening ensures that only candidates who are legally entitled and suitably qualified and experienced are shortlisted.  Some of the key areas addressed at the pre-screening stage are:

• Eligibility to work - ensuring compliance with Asylum and Immigration Act 1996 (section 8)

• Positive proof of ID - passport, marriage certificate or driving licence

• Proof of address - utility bill, tax document, etc

• Proof of National Insurance number, recent pay slip, tax document or National Insurance card

• Experience / qualifications - original certificates

• Criminal convictions - whether the applicant has any pending or unspent convictions is established.  Dependant on the nature of the work being applied for, candidates are reminded they are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and are required to disclose all convictions

• Criminal Records Bureau check - taken out on all applicants

• Work history - full employment details with any gaps explained and accounted for

• References - applicants must provide two written references with one being from their last employer, in accordance with the minimum requirement under the Care Standards Act