Pre-employment screening process

Required compliance checks

As part of the pre-employment checking process, we are required to carry out the following pre-employment checks:

• Enhanced DBS – adults and children – update service check or new application
• Right to Work and identity checks
• Proof of address
• Proof of National Insurance
• Reference checks – covering the last three years, a minimum of two references evidencing care work experience.
• Occupational health check

Where requested, we will need to see original documents.

Evidence of related training/competency

In addition to the above compliance checks, we require candidates in your specialism to provide evidence of completed training, or otherwise evidence of competence in, the areas listed below:

Practical Moving and Handling

• Practical Basic Life Support – adults or paediatrics
• Equality and Diversity
• Health and Safety
• Infection Control
• Safeguarding of Vulnerable Adults
• Slips, Trips and Falls
• Chid Protection – level 2 or 3 dependent on your role
• Medication Management

If you already have evidence of past training/competence in the areas set out above, please provide us with copies of your certificates/course details in order that we can verify these.

Without evidence of completed training (or otherwise evidence of competence) in the areas set out above we are unfortunately unable to place you on assignment with clients. However, if you do not have evidence of past training/competence in the areas set out above (or if your certificates/evidence are out of date), we run regular workshops to assist candidates to obtain the certification needed. Your Recruitment Co-ordinator can provide you with further information about these workshops.

The purpose of the workshop is to provide a convenient opportunity for candidates to obtain certification in the training/competency areas set out above. If you choose to attend a workshop at one of our centres, a member of our team can also meet with you during the workshop to complete any outstanding pre-employment compliance documentation that may be required.

Please note that attendance at the workshop is entirely voluntary and you are not required to attend any workshop if you do not wish to do so. You may instead choose to obtain evidence of training/competency through alternative means or with an alternative provider if you prefer. If you opt to use an alternative provider, please provide us with copies of your certificates once you have obtained them in order that we can verify these.

Please note that however you choose to obtain evidence of training/competence in the above listed areas, you will not meet the eligibility and suitability criteria to be offered engagement with us, or be placed on assignment with any of our clients, until you have provided us with the required evidence and you have satisfactorily passed all other pre-employment checks.

Next steps following completion of pre-employment screening

Once you have successfully passed the pre-employment checks and screening process, a member of our team will be in touch to further discuss suitable assignment opportunities with you. You will also be provided with a copy of the overarching agreement setting out the terms between you and Thornbury Community Services (your “agency agreement”), and also any specific terms relating to the particular assignments that may be offered to you.

Please note that your engagement with us will not commence (and you are not our worker or employee), and nothing is binding on either of us unless and until (i) we are satisfied that you have met all pre-employment checks and eligibility requirements (including but not limited to checking you have appropriate evidence of training/competence in the areas set out above): and (ii) you are provided with, and have agreed to enter into, an agency agreement. Assuming that the above conditions are met, your engagement with us will commence on the first client assignment we send you on.

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