Quartet aims to operate with a diverse team of staff which is reflective of the diversity of the areas and communities we serve as a charity.  As an equal opportunities employer, we are committed to open and fair recruitment  in order to attract diverse candidates from a broad spectrum of lived and learned experience and backgrounds. Quartet follows recruitment procedures to assist in achieving this aim and to ensure that no applicant is treated unfairly. 

In our recruitment of staff, Quartet will ensure that:

• We seek to recruit the best candidate for the job based on merit.
• No applicant receives less favourable treatment because of a protected characteristic.
• Each vacancy is based upon a clear and concise job description and person specification.
• The anonymised assessment of applications is completed based on the information provided in relation to the person specification, so that ability and potential performance are the only criteria used in selection, reducing unconscious bias.
• We treat all candidates fairly, equitably and efficiently, with respect and courtesy, aiming to ensure that the candidate’s experience is positive, irrespective of the outcome.
• We will notify all candidates of the outcome of their application.
• All applications are monitored for equal opportunities purposes. This information does not play a part in short-listing or recruitment decisions whatsoever.
• If you have any access needs we will work with you to see they are met at interview stage and in the event of the offer of employment. This includes Access to Work and other reasonable adjustments.
• Open recruitment and selection of staff is conducted in a professional, timely and responsive manner and in compliance with current employment legislation.
• The salary or salary range is always published which meets or exceeds the requirements of the Real Living Wage. Quartet is a Living Wage Employer and reports its remuneration policy in our annual audited financial statements which are available from the Reports section of our website.
• Our recruitment and selection process is cost-effective and offers value for money for the charity.
• All documentation relating to applicants will be treated confidentially in accordance with Quartet’s Privacy Policy, which is shared transparently as part of the application process.
• All appointments will be subject to references and other pre-appointment checks.  The safeguarding of children and vulnerable adults remains paramount in our recruitment and appointment processes.