Safer Recruitment Process

Thank you for registering for a Gas Street Team. We are so grateful that you are serving with us.

To serve on a team at Gas Street, you need to complete the safer recruitment process, which aligns with the Church of England’s safeguarding policies. This ensures we can keep everyone safe.

Complete the 5-step process below.

You won’t be able to start serving until you complete this process. The quicker you complete the steps, the quicker we can process you. If you’re requesting to serve with Kids, Youth or Vulnerable Adults, we will also need a DBS check and ID verification.

Start here

The Process

  • 1. Register for ChurchSuite

    (If you haven’t already done so) We need some contact details for you!

    Register

  • 2. Read Documents

    Read the relevant Role Description for your team so you understand the commitment. Including the Safeguarding Policy & Helpful Information document

  • 3. Fill out our Safer Recruitment Form

    We need the following information in line with our Safeguarding and Safer Recruitment policy. It helps keep everyone we work with safe, and it also enables us to support you. We need to get two references from you.

    Complete Form

  • 4. Complete Safeguarding Training

    After completing the Safer Recruitment form, please begin the Church of England training. This Church of England training ensures that everyone serving on a team has a basic understanding of safeguarding and how to deal with any concerns that may arise.

    Complete Training

  • 5. Send us your certificates

    Once you have completed the courses, you will be issued two certificates of completion. They sometimes take a few hours to process, so if you don’t see them immediately, please wait and try again later.

    Email PDFs
Safeguarding Training Guide
DBS Check Guide
Got questions?

Guide to Safeguarding Training

This Church of England training ensures that everyone serving on a team has a basic understanding of safeguarding and how to deal with any concerns that may arise. After completing the Safer Recruitment form, please begin the Church of England training.

To start, you’ll need to create an account on the Church of England Portal.
Accept the Privacy Policy, and then follow the steps below.

Start Safeguarding Training

Use these Organisation Details:

Diocese: Birmingham
Cathedral: Not involved at a Cathedral
Training Institution: Not part of a Training Institution
Religious Community: Not applicable
My Church’s Town/City and Name: Birmingham: Gas Street
Role in church: [Write which team you are joining]
Local reporting: safer.recruitment@gasstreet.church

Select Courses

Once you have logged in, navigate to ‘Online Courses’ using this menu:

Select ‘Online Coures’

Complete ‘Basic Awareness’ & ‘Foundations’ courses. Please complete the ‘Domestic Abuse’ training if you are part of the Kids, Youth, Gas Street Hope, PCC or Pastoral Care Teams

Send us your certificates

Once you have completed the courses, you will be issued two certificates of completion.
They can be found at: ‘Records’ > ‘My Training Records’

They sometimes take a few hours to process, so if you don’t see them immediately, please wait and try again later.

Download your PDFs and email them to safer.recruitment@gasstreet.church
Please do not send us links as we’re unable to access your account.

Guide to DBS Checks

If you’re applying for the following roles, you need to complete a DBS application:
Kids, Youth & Youth Outreach, CAP Befriender, The Big Breakfast, Creche Teams, PCC, Staff Team.

If you are registered for the ‘Update Service’, please email safer.recruitment@gasstreet.church with your Certificate Number, Surname, Date of Birth, and we will be able to use this instead

Start New DBS Application

Use these organisation details:

  • Organisation reference: 2893A21042

  • Organisation code: BIRMINGHAM2893

  • Position applied for: (see your email from your team leader for the role title)

You will need to provide all requested information, including your previous address and employment information if applicable.

Upload your identification documents:

As part of the DBS check, you will need to submit three pieces of ID. Good options are a passport, driving licence, or a utility bill/bank statement from the last three months showing your address. We can verify these electronically to process your application quickly. If you prefer not to upload your ID, please email us to arrange in-person verification.

View acceptable ID.

Please note that all documents received are kept confidential until the online check is complete, at which point they are deleted. 

Upload ID Documents