Does The Abbeyfield Society require pre-employment background checks? What kind of background check does The Abbeyfield Society do and how long does it take to complete?

Answered by The Abbeyfield Society8 February 2021

In addition to standard UK Right to Work and Identity verification, to work with vulnerable adults, workers are required to hold a valid Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) certificate. If you don’t already have a ‘transferable’ DBS, we will apply for one for you during the onboarding process. This usually takes about 48 hours to come through, and has to be renewed every 3 years. Having a criminal record may not prevent you from working for us, it depends on the nature of the conviction. This will be discussed during the recruitment process.

Answered 30 November 2020 - General Assistant (Former employee) - East Yorkshire

Enhanced DBS check.
References one to be the most recent employer.

Answered 14 August 2017 - Finance Officer (Former employee) - Horsted Keynes

Very good.



Very professional