| Dear Colleague, As your school prepares for staff recruitment campaigns in 2014, just a reminder how COBIS supports school members to attract and recruit high calibre staff. 1. Publish Recruitment Ads on www.cobis.org.uk
- Publishing unlimited vacancies is a component of your COBIS annual membership subscription fee
- The Recruitment section of our site is attracting increasing numbers of passive and active job seekers
- COBIS schools have reported that they are attracting quality candidates via this channel
- Recruitment ads can be published via the Member Area – all you need is your unique school password
- Simply log into your school account, click on your school name under' My Groups' and select 'edit job vacancies’
- Contact us to reset your password or for more information
As standard, please include a recruitment safeguarding statement in all ads. For example:
‘COBIS schools are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. All applicants to COBIS schools must be willing to undergo child protection screening, including checks with past employers and Disclosure and Baring Service checks and/or International Child Protection Certificate’. Or…
‘This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Employment is subject to a satisfactory enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)’.
2. TES 10% Discount Offer
- Following negation on behalf of COBIS school members, the TES has agreed to offer a 10% discount to COBIS member schools
- With over 9 million visits per month and members in 276 countries and territories, the TES is well placed to support schools with recruitment advertising.
- To access the 10% discount for COBIS school members, please send your booking to international@tes.co.uk and mention the COBIS 10% discount offer.
- Full details of this special offer are available here.
3. Access to the Disclosure and Barring Service
- COBIS member schools can access the COBIS service for administering Disclosure and Barring Service checks.
- For more information on this service, please click here or contact Sarah Wooldridge
 4. COBIS/EduCare Online Courses – ‘Safer Recruitment’ and ‘Child Protection Awareness’
- Two courses included in the COBIS / Educare online training programme are the 'Safer Recruitment' course and 'Child Protection Awareness' course
- Both are written by experts from the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC)
- The ‘Safer Recruitment’ course takes participants through the recruitment process, including planning stages, person specifications, advertising, reference checking and background checks, and maintaining awareness and vigilance once the new recruit is a member of your organisation – ideal for Governors and HR staff
- The ‘Child Protection Awareness’ course covers the fundamentals of safeguarding and protection for anyone who comes into contact with children and young people
Accessing COBIS/EduCare Online Training Courses
5. COBIS Supporting Member - Recruitment Agencies
- 12 recruitment agencies are registered as COBIS Supporting Members and listed on www.cobis.org.uk
- To review details of these organisations and to make a connection – click here
As always, please contact myself or a member of the COBIS team with any questions.
Regards
Colin
Colin Bell
COBIS, Executive Director
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