Recruitment

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Dear Applicant

Cradley Care Services is here to work with vulnerable adults. We offer flexible, family friendly services, and we make it an absolute priority that each and every resident who walks through the doors feels welcome, cared for, safe and happy. Something we could never do without the people who work for us!

By joining Cradley Care Services, you will become part of an inspiring team that makes a real difference to the residents’ lives.

Before completing the Application Form, please read the information supplied carefully and complete all the details on the forms provided. Please check your details again before submitting your form to ensure that you have supplied us will all the information requested.

PLEASE READ CAREFULLY.

The Suitability of Potential Applicants Applying for any Position at Cradley Care Services will be Scrutinized during the Recruitment Process by using the Following Methods:

· A FACE TO FACE INTERVIEW

· CHECKS TO VERIFY PERSONAL IDENTITY AND THE RIGHT TO WORK IN THE UNITED KINGDOM

· CONFIRMATION OF ACADEMIC OR VOCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

· OBTAINING PROFESSIONAL AND CHARACTER REFERENCES

· A MANDATORY CHECK OF SAFEGUARDING AND THE DISCLOSURE AND BARRING SERVICE (DBS) AT THE ENHANCED LEVEL WILL BE CARRIED OUT.

· DBS CHECKS WILL BE UPDATED EVERY THREE YEARS

The people that we are caring for are classed as vulnerable and they are or might be at risk from mistreatment (including a criminal offence) through acts of omission or commission by those they depend on or from whom they cannot defend themselves. Under this definition, therefore, vulnerable adults and children may typically include people who are elderly and frail, young and susceptible, people with learning, physical or sensory disabilities and people who have mental health problems.

Application for Employment

Further to your enquiry, please find enclosed an Application Form, which should be completed and returned to the address below at the earliest opportunity. Please also take time to read through the document titled ‘Intrinsic occupational requirements in relation to the health of employees’.

To avoid any delays in processing your job application, I would ask that you take note of the following directions when completing the application form. I understand that this may appear to be laborious and time consuming but we are governed by regulatory requirements and therefore it is imperative that the following information is completed in full.

1. Application Form

· The application form should be completed in full in type or black ink.

· Please record your entire previous employment history in months and years detailing any period of unemployment, voluntary work and parental and carer responsibilities, no matter how short a period of time.

· Please provide a written explanation for any gaps in employment (on a separate sheet if necessary).

· Please provide valid reasons for leaving every employer with as much detail as possible. For example we cannot accept “started new job”.

2. References

Please give the names of three people who are able to provide references. Two of the three references must be from your two most recent employers. The references must include the reasons for the employment ending. Details of any previous employers in the social care sector, no matter how long ago or for whatever period of time, must also be provided including name, telephone number and email address. This is a regulatory requirement.

Please also provide the contact details of all/any other employers whom you were employed for as the company has the right to contact all previous employers for references and is obligated to contact any previous health and/or social care companies that you may have worked for.

Because of the nature of the work for which you are applying, the post is exempt from the provisions of section 4(2) of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 by virtue of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Orders 1975.

On confirmation of appointment into the role, all successful candidates are required to undertake a standard or enhanced disclosure check by the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). Please be assured that the Company complies fully with the Disclosure Barring Service’s Code of Practice, and the Rehabilitation of Offenders Action 1974. Please note that the Disclosure and Barring Service process is exempt from the Equality Act 2010, and as a result you will be asked to provide a Date of Birth. In addition, the Company has a Disclosure and Barring Service Policy, a copy of which is available upon request from a member of the recruitment team.

Cradley Care Services is committed to its policy on Equal Opportunities and Diversity, and as such welcomes applications from all individuals across the community. Please note that as explained in the ‘Intrinsic occupational requirements in relation to the health of employees’ document, certain roles are exempt from the Equality Act 2010, and, if successful, candidates will be asked to answer a health-related questionnaire in order to meet the intrinsic occupational requirements of the role.

IF YOU SHOULD REQUIRE ANY ASSISTANCE IN COMPLETING THIS APPLICATION FORM, OR ANY ADAPTATIONS OR SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS TO ATTEND AN INTERVIEW, PLEASE CONTACT A MEMBER OF THE RECRUITMENT TEAM ON recruitment@Cradleycareservices.co.uk

Your completed pack should be returned to the following address:

Email: recruitment@Cradleycareservices.co.uk

Postal Address: The Dudley Court South, Waterfront, Level Street, DY5 1XN

In the meantime, I would like to thank you for the interest you have shown in applying for a position with this Company.

Yours sincerely,

Faith Chidongo

Registered Manager

Intrinsic Occupational Requirements in relation to the health of employees

Cradley Care Services places a great importance on the health and wellbeing of its staff. As such, it is important to establish that for certain roles that our employees are fully capable of performing their duties where there is an intrinsic occupational requirement that is dependent upon health. In-line with the Equality Act 2010 (Part 5 - Work Section 60), Cradley Care Services retains the right to ask applicants about their health during the recruitment process in order to assess applicant’s suitability for employment.

Cradley Care Services is an Equal Opportunities Employer and welcomes applications from all sectors of the community. We value the diversity of its workforce, and recognise that each and every employee, whatever their background, has the potential to bring something to the organisation and assist our residents with their ‘support and care’.

Physical Intervention - an intrinsic occupational requirement

Due to the nature of our working environment, employees working in resident facing roles within Cradley Care Services may, in certain circumstances, be required to undertake a course in Safe-holding and De-escalation techniques in order to maintain their own safety, and that of their colleagues and residents around them when working in areas where challenging behaviour may be present. The level of challenging behaviour that may be displayed varies both across the different sites, and also within them depending upon the individual needs of each person in our care.

Challenging Behaviour

The term challenging behaviour refers to any behaviour that puts the person displaying the behaviour and others at risk. This type of behaviour can interfere with home life and family members and can affect the resident’s ability to be able to safely interact with community members and facilities. Challenging behaviour may include, but is not limited to:

· Physical aggression

· Verbal aggression

· Self-injury

· Property destruction

· Non-compliance

· Anti-social nuisance behaviour

If you are successful at interview and are provided with a ‘conditional’ offer of employment, we will require you to complete a Medical Clearance Questionnaire, in order to assess whether you meet the required level of fitness for the role that you are applying for. Failure to declare any conditions or illnesses, or attend any subsequent independent medical assessments, may result in any conditional offer of employment being withdrawn.

Care Specific Qualifications (If applicable – Please provide details below and attach relevant certificates to the Application Form)

Do you hold any Registration Details with a Clinical Governing Body e.g. NMC, GPHC etc., (All successful nursing applicants will require this registration)

Education and Training (Other Academic Qualifications not listed above e.g. NVQ/GCSE/A Level etc.)

Training Courses Attended (include Short Courses/Work Place Training)

Previous Employment History( 10 year histroy)

Please list below full details in months and years of your entire employment history , including periods of unemployment, voluntary work and parental/carer responsibilities, beginning with the most recent employment. Any gaps in employment must be explained in writing. Please use a separate sheet of paper if necessary.

*Click on the ADD Button above to add more of your employment history.  Add as many blocks as you need to complete your 10 year employment history. 

References

Please give the names of three people who are able to provide references. Two of the three references provided must be from your two most recent employers. The references must include the reasons for the employment ending. Please note the company has the right to apply for references from all previous employers. Please note that it is a regulatory requirement that we apply for references from any previous health and social care employers (regardless of the length of time it is since you were employed. If you have worked previously in any other health or social care environments, in addition to any you may have listed below, please let us have the full details (as set out below) of those employers on a separate sheet.

Requirements Under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

Please read carefully:

Because of the nature of the work for which you are applying, this post is exempt from the provisions of section 4(2) of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 by virtue of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Orders 1975. Applicants are therefore not entitled to withhold information about convictions which for other purposes are spent under
the provisions of the Act. In the event that you are employed, failure to disclose any relevant information may result in the termination of your employment. Any information given will be completely confidential and will be considered only in relation to an application for positions
to which the order applies. This post requires the employee to undertake an enhanced disclosure check by the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)

If you have answered “yes” to any of the above questions, please give details of offences, penalties, dates and country in which they occurred, or of allegations made against you.

Please also include any driving offences.

I understand that an appointment, if offered, is subject to the information I have given on this form being true and correct and that any offer of employment is subject to a satisfactory Police Clearance, satisfactory references and health report. I understand that withholding or misstating any facts called for above may result in the refusal or termination of my employment.

I declare that the information given on this application form is true and correct to the best of my knowledge.

Check List – Have you completed the following?

• • All sections of the Application Form
  • Enclosed any supplementary information you may wish us to consider
  • Have you read and signed the disclosure statement on the following page?

Please note, unfortunately, any incomplete applications cannot not be considered.