After submission of the first stage of your application you will be invited to complete a Civil Service Verbal Test. If you successfully pass the test, you will be invited to complete the final stage of the application.
Please complete the online tests as soon as possible (within 24-48 hours is recommended), the closing date for the tests is 23:55 on 28/02/2023. If you fail to complete the online test before the deadline your application will be withdrawn. You are encouraged to complete this at the earliest opportunity to enable you to meet the closing date.
Guidance for the test will be available when you are invited to take the test. The tests are administered online and accessed via the Civil Service Jobs website.
After completing the test, as part of the application process candidates will be required to submit a CV and Statement of Suitability (Max Word Limit:500). Please note, that the Fareham location relates to a role within Border Force - if you choose Fareham as your preferred location, you must confirm you hold a Full UK Manual Driving Licence in your CV. Failure to provide this information will result in your application being rejected.
Further details around what this will entail are listed on the application form.
Please note your personal statement should be aligned to demonstrate with examples how you meet the Essential Criteria as set out in the job advertisement. The CV will not be scored.
In addition candidates will be required to provide evidence of the lead behaviour 'Working Together'. The sift will be held on the Statement of Suitability and Behaviour example.
In an event where a high volume of applications are received, an initial sift will take place using the lead behaviour only ’Working Together.’
Candidates who pass the initial sift will be either progressed to a full sift or straight to interview.
Successful candidates shortlisted for interview will be assessed on Strength-based questions and all the Behaviours outlined in the job advertisement.
Sift and Interview dates:
The sift will take place from week commencing 6 March 2023
Interviews will take place from week commencing 3 April 2023
Due to the current COVID-19 situation, Interviews will take place remotely via Microsoft Teams. Further details and instructions will be provided closer to the scheduled interview.
Further Information
Individuals need to have lived in the UK for a sufficient period of time to enable appropriate checks to be carried out and produce a result which provides the required level of assurance. You should normally have been resident in the United Kingdom for 3 years if the role requires CTC clearance, 5 years for SC clearance and 10 years for DV. A lack of UK residency in itself is not necessarily a bar to a security clearance and applicants should contact the vacancy holder/recruiting manager listed in the advert for further advice.
A location based reserve list of successful candidates will be kept for 12 months. Should another role become available within that period you may be offered this position. Over the next few months, we are likely to have apprenticeship vacancies in other business areas such as Public Safety Group and Digital Data and Technology and will make provisional job offers from the reserve lists as appropriate.
We often have similar roles available at different grades. If a candidate is suitable for a similar role or a lower grade than they have applied for, we may offer the candidate that role without the need for them to go through a further selection process.
DV clearance or a willingness to undergo DV clearance is an essential requirement for roles in the Homeland Security Group. Successful candidates will be permitted to start with SC whilst they undergo the DV clearance processes.
Border Force roles require successful candidates to hold or be willing to secure Security Check clearance.
Hybrid working enables employees to work partly in their workplace(s) and partly at home. A hybrid working pattern may be available, where business needs allow. Applicants can discuss what this means with the vacancy holder if they have specific questions.
Every day, Home Office civil servants do brilliant work to develop and deliver policies and services that affect the lives of people across the country and beyond. To do this effectively and fairly, the Home Office is committed to representing modern Britain in all its diversity, and creating a welcoming, inclusive workplace where all our people are able to bring their whole selves to work and perform at their best.
We are flexible, skilled, professional and diverse. We work to recruit and retain disabled staff and area Disability Confident Leader. We are proud to be one of the most ethnically diverse departments in the civil service. We are a Social Mobility Foundation top 75 employer.
New entrants are expected to join on the minimum of the pay band.
Applicants who are successful at interview will be, as part of pre-employment screening, subject to a check on the Internal Fraud Database (IFD). This check will provide information about employees who have been dismissed for fraud or dishonesty offences. This check also applies to employees who resign or otherwise leave before being dismissed for fraud or dishonesty had their employment continued. Any applicant's details held on the IFD will be refused employment.
For further information please see the attached notes for candidates which must be read before making an application.
Existing Civil Servants should note that some of the Home Office terms and conditions of employment have changed. It is the candidate’s responsibility to ensure they are aware of the Terms and Conditions they will adopt should they be successful in application and should refer to the notes for candidates for further details.
Transfer Terms: Voluntary.
If you are invited to an interview you will be required to bring a range of documentation for the purposes of establishing identity and to aid any pre-employment checks.
Please see the attached list of Home Office acceptable ID documents.
Any move to the Home Office from another employer will mean you can no longer access childcare vouchers. This includes moves between government departments. You may however be eligible for other government schemes, including Tax Free Childcare. Determine your eligibility at https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk
Reasonable Adjustments
If a person with disabilities is at a substantial disadvantage compared to a non-disabled person, we have a duty to make reasonable changes to our processes.
If you need a change to be made so that you can make your application, you should:
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Contact Government Recruitment Service via [email protected] as soon as possible before the closing date to discuss your needs
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Complete the “Assistance Required” section in the “Additional Requirements” page of your application form to tell us what changes or help you might need further on in the recruitment process. For instance, you may need wheelchair access at interview, or if you're deaf, a language service professional
If you are experiencing accessibility problems with any attachments on this advert, please contact the email address in the ‘Contact point for applicants’ section.
Feedback
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.