Caring Services is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all supply staff to share this commitment.
Please find below a statement of the vetting checks that Caring Services conducts to ensure that the candidates we deploy are suitable for work in an education setting:
Identity Check
Caring Services makes thorough checks to verify each applicant’s identity including name, date of birth, address and photographic identity e.g. birth certificate, driving license or passport combined with evidence of address. Only original, official documents satisfy our requirements.
Once an identify check has been carried out Caring Services will issue an ID Badge which must be worn at all times for all assignments.
Criminal Records Bureau, Enhanced Disclosure
CRB Enhanced Disclosure checks are conducted by Caring Services on all UK and Overseas candidates deployed. Enhanced Disclosures are renewed every year unless there is a break of more than 3 months from working in the education workforce or there are grounds to believe the candidate may be unsuitable for work with children.
ISA Checks (ISA Barred)
Caring Services conducts an ISA Barred / List 99 check on all candidates. These checks reveal whether the candidate is barred from working with children.
Qualification Check
Original qualification certificates are sighted at interview & a copy taken.
Permission to Work
Caring Services ensures that foreign nationals have permission to work in UK by sighting a valid, current, working visa or worker registrations scheme certificate, in accordance with our statutory duty. All overseas trained candidates must have a police check from their country of origin before they can be deployed. A CRB check is also conducted in the UK.
Professional & Character References
We take up a minimum of two written work related references. We don’t rely on references or testimonials provided by the candidate, or open references and testimonials. Reference requests are only sent to verifiable places of work and are checked on receipt to ensure that they are legitimate.
Professional Face-to-Face Interview
A 45 minute, face-to-face interview is conducted to ascertain the suitability of candidates for the role in question. Where neccessary, a full induction to supply work is provided and roles and responsibilities explained.