At Southdown, we pride ourselves on creating a culture that challenges prejudice and values diversity. We are committed to ensuring that all staff and service users feel welcome and are not discriminated against or treated unfairly.
We recognise that certain groups and individuals in society are disadvantaged because of discrimination experienced as a result of, race, nationality, belief or religion, physical or mental disability, health status, marital status, sex, sexuality, trade union activity, caring responsibilities, criminal convictions unrelated to the job, age or class.
Southdown believes that such direct or indirect discrimination is wrong and will ensure that the policies and practices of the Association in recruitment provide equal treatment for everyone. Adherence to our Diversity and Equality Policy is a condition of service for staff, and a copy of the policy is given to all staff and job applicants.
All managers are trained in anti-discriminatory recruitment practice. The diversity of our staff is monitored to ensure we continue to represent the diversity of the local communities. We are accredited by several national bodies for recruiting staff to best practice standards - please click here to visit our Awards page.
Recruitment and selection procedures have been adopted by Southdown which aim to avoid any unfair discrimination toward candidates when considering applications for employment. To help us monitor the Diversity and Equality Policy and the effectiveness of our recruitment practices, we ask you to complete our Diversity and Monitoring form which is attached to our application form. The information you provide will be treated as confidential and will be viewed and monitored only by HR. The Diversity and Equality form does not form part of the selection process and will not be seen by the selection panel.
Stonewall has produced a leaflet titled "What's it got to do with you?" which further explains why we ask for this information and what we use it for. Please click here to download and view it.