Statement of policy – Broadfield Children’s Project (BCP)

This organization aims to be an equal opportunity employer, and has a policy for this purpose.
This policy covers all aspects of employment, from vacancy advertising, selection recruitment and training to conditions of service.
Ongoing monitoring provides the basis for appropriate action to eliminate unlawful direct and indirect discrimination and promote equality of opportunity.
The management committee is responsible for the effective operation of the policy.

The policy
Vacancy advertising
Wherever possible, all vacancies will be advertised simultaneously internally and externally.
Steps will be taken to ensure that knowledge of vacancies reaches underrepresented groups internally and externally.
All vacancy advertisements will include an appropriate short statement on equal opportunity.

Selection and recruitment
Selection criteria (job description and employee specification) will be kept under constant review to ensure that they are justifiable on non-discriminatory grounds as being essential for the effective performance of the job.
Wherever possible, more than one person must be involved in the selection interview and recruitment process.
Reasons for selection and rejection of applicants for vacancies must be recorded.

Personnel records
In order to ensure the effective operation of the equal opportunity policy (and for no other purpose) a record will be kept of all employees' and job applicants' gender, racial origins and disability.
Where necessary, employees will be able to check/correct their own record of these details. Otherwise, access to this information will be strictly restricted.
Such records will be analyzed regularly and appropriate follow-up action taken.

General
The objectives of this EOEP are to: Ensure that the BCP has access to the widest labour market and secures the best employees for its needs and ensure that no applicant or employee receives less favorable treatment, and that, wherever possible, they are given the help they need to attain their full potential to the benefit of project and themselves.
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