Vacancies
Safeguarding Recruitment Statement
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. Safer recruitment training has been undertaken by Senior Leaders, Office Management and Governors. Online checks will be carried out for shortlisted candidates.
The school will:
1. Implement robust recruitment procedures and checks for appointing staff and volunteers to ensure that reasonable steps are taken not to appoint a person who is unsuitable to work with children, or who is disqualified from working with children, or does not have the suitable skills and experience for the intended role.
2. The following pre-employment checks will be undertaken:
• Receipt of at least two satisfactory references
• Verification of the candidate’s identity
• A Children’s Barred List check (when undertaking regulated activity)
• A satisfactory enhanced DBS disclosure
• A prohibition from teaching check (teachers only)
• Verification of the candidate’s medical fitness
• Verification of qualifications
• Verification of professional status where required e.g. QTS status
• The production of evidence of the right to work in the UK
• (For teaching posts) verification of successful completion of statutory induction period (applies to those who obtained QTS after 7 May 1999)
• If the person has lived or worked outside the UK, make any further checks the school or college consider appropriate
• Keep and maintain a single central record of recruitment and vetting checks, in line with DfE requirements.
The school adheres to a strict whistle blowing policy which applies to all staff members, Governors and volunteers in school. It outlines who and where report concerns about staff conduct relating to the safeguarding of children to.
Online Checks For Shortlisted Candidates
In line with KCSiE 2024, all BBCET schools conduct online searches of shortlisted candidates in order to identify candidates who may not be suitable to work alongside children. These searches are only used to check the suitability of shortlisted candidates for working with children and are not used to investigate other areas of a person’s life.
Some of the information we look for during these searches include evidence of offensive or inappropriate behaviour, jokes or language, discriminatory comments, inappropriate photos, drug or alcohol misuse and anything that suggests a candidate may not be suitable to work with children.
Searches are conducted in line with set parameters to ensure there is consistency in the range of what is searched for with each candidate. These searches include:
- A basic ‘Google’ search
- A search of professional/career site: Linked In
The online review is completed by a person in the school who does not sit on the selection panel for recruitment and who only feeds in information to the recruiting process any information found in the online review which impacts safeguarding or reputation. The nominated person ensures that no information which can be deemed as irrelevant to the recruiting process such as age, gender or race is passed to the selection panel.
Any information deemed to be relevant which is uncovered during the online search process is reviewed and if appropriate then raised with the candidate by a member(s) of the interview panel to allow them to address any concerns the School may have.
All data and information is held and treated in line with the Trust/School’s Data Protection Policy and all relevant government legislation relating to use of personal data.
If a candidate has any concerns or question regarding the online search process, they are asked to contact the Trust via Joanne.smith@bishopbewickcet.org
