Recruitment

STAFF RECRUITMENT PROCESS:

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The College usually advertises teaching posts via TES Connect (www.tes.co.uk) or Guardian (jobs.guardian.co.uk) as well as on its own website.

The documents to be sent out in the application pack are:

• Application Form
• Job Description
• Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form
• Child Protection policy (candidates may be directed to this policy on the College’s website rather than be sent a physical copy http://www.ashbournecollege.co.uk/child-protection-policy.php)

Note that, due to the high number of applications received for every position, it is Ashbourne’s Policy NOT to give feedback on applications rejected before the interview stage. 

Candidates should also be aware that whilst every effort will be made to acknowledge applications, not all applications can be acknowledged. 

Ashbourne will not contact candidates who are not to be called for interview.  If a candidate does not hear from the College, he/she should assume that they have been unsuccessful.

Candidate Interviews

Short-listed candidates will be called for interview.

Ashbourne operates a two-stage interview process involving a panel interview with the Director of Studies and or Principal and usually one other member of staff and a demonstration lesson.  Depending on the time pressure to make and appointment and on the demands on staff at the time of year, these two processes may take place during the same interview, however normally candidates will be invited back after their first interview to deliver a demonstration lesson.  On some occasions the lesson will be given to senior members of staff ‘acting as’ students rather than to an actual class.

On the date of interview, interview candidates must bring the following documents:

• Passport
• Birth Certificate
• National Insurance Card
• Utility Bill (issued within the last 3 months)
• Proof of Visa/Work Permit
• Proof of qualifications
• Copy of CRB

        During interview it is important to have candidates submit/complete the following forms:

• Equal Opportunities form
• Pre-employment Health Questionnaire
• Once interviews have been held and candidates have been shortlisted. You must inform both the successful and unsuccessful candidates.

Requesting References

References for candidates will be requested before interview.

The process for requesting a reference is as follows:

• Candidates will be contacted usually by email
• One of which must be most recent employer and/or most recent employer of employees working with children or vulnerable adults
• Referees will be contacted via telephone to confirm that they supplied the reference themselves

Staff Offer of Employment

Offers of employment are given out to candidates once they have been chosen to take on the desired post.

All offers of employment are conditional on:

• Agreement of a mutually acceptable start date
• Verification of medical fitness (if required by the College’s medical officer)
• Receipt of two suitable references
• Receipt of an Enhanced disclosure from the Criminal Records Bureau

Contracts

Once the offer of employment has been received from the candidate, a contract will be issued.

New Staff 

CRB checking

All staff employed at the College must have a valid Enhanced CRB check.  In order to facilitate this you will be required to complete a STAFF REGISTRATION FORM and attend a meeting with the member of staff responsible for CRB checks (usually the Director of Studies

Induction