Safer Recruitment Process

Thank you so much for showing an interest in joining a team at Gas Street. By serving, you are expressing love and honour to our community and helping us create a place where people encounter God and find belonging.

We understand that this process can be time-consuming, but it ensures we keep everyone safe before joining a team and holding a position of trust. Our Safer Recruitment process aligns with the Church of England’s Safeguarding policies.

The Process

Here is an outline of the six-step process:

1. Read the role description for your team (so you understand your role).

2. Read our Safeguarding Policy & Safeguarding Helpful Information documents

3. Complete this form — including details of two references.

4. Sign-up to ChurchSuite (if you are not already)

5. Encourage your referees to complete the references ASAP! They will be sent a request within 3 working days.

6. Complete the Church of England safeguarding training (see below).

7. If you are applying for certain teams that work with children or at-risk adults, we need you to complete a DBS (see below).

You won’t be able to start serving on a team until you’ve been safer recruited. This process usually takes a few weeks, so please be patient! The sooner you complete the first stages, the quicker we can process you.

If you have any questions, please contact safer.recruitment@gasstreet.church

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.

Using the button below, create an account on the Church of England Portal. Accept the Privacy Policy, and follow the steps below:

A) Complete ‘Organisation Details’ using this information:

Diocese: Birmingham
Cathedral: Not involved at a Cathedral
Training Insitution: 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

Complete the ‘Basic Awareness’ & ‘Foundations’ courses.

Please ALSO complete the ‘Domestic Abuse’ training if you are part of the Kids, Youth, LYN, PCC or Pastoral Care Teams

DBS Application

If you’re applying for the following roles, you need to complete a DBS application:
— GS Kids, GS Youth, Love Your Neighbour CAP Befriender & PCC.

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

A) Use these organisation details:

Once you have completed the courses, you will be issued two certificates of completion.

• Organisation reference: 2893A21042

• Organisation code: BIRMINGHAM2893

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

Thank you!