After submission of the first stage of your application you will be invited to complete a Civil Service Verbal Reasoning Test. If you successfully pass the test, you will be invited to complete the final stage of the application - which will be an interview.
Please complete the online test as soon as possible (within 24-48 hours is recommended), the closing date for the tests and full application form is 23:55 Monday 5 June. If you fail to complete the online test or submit the full application form before the deadline your application will be withdrawn.
Guidance for the test will be available when you are invited to take the test. The tests are administered online and accessed via the Civil Service Jobs website.
It is recommended that you do not complete the Verbal Reasoning Tests on a mobile phone or tablet.
If you are successful at the verbal reasoning test you will be invited to an Interview which will be on Strength-based questions.
Strengths are the things that you do regularly, do well and that motivate you. To find out more about strength based questions click here.
There is no expectation or requirement for you to prepare for the Strength-based questions in advance of the interview. It is important to remember that there are no right or wrong answers to Strength-based questions. Do not rehearse your answers because we are looking for your initial response reflecting on what you enjoy doing and what you do well.
Sift and Interview dates
We will be interviewing in tranches and some interviews will take place before the campaign closes. Details of interviews will be notified to the candidates who have passed the verbal reasoning test as soon as possible after the test has been completed.
The interview will be via a pre-recorded interview using Launchpad (virtual Interview).
You will receive a link to complete a video interview and we will be asking you to video record your responses to pre-recorded questions. You will have 5 days to complete your interview once you receive the invite.
Although we would appreciate your co-operation submitting within the 5 days, we will try to exercise flexibility in offering you an alternative date/extension.
Please note - A full explanation of how the Launchpad interview will take place, will be provided to you. If you are invited for interview, you will be required to have access to a laptop (personal) with a working webcam and good Internet access. Please note that you will be required to show and upload photo identification.
Further Information
For meaningful checks to be carried out, individuals need to have lived in the UK for a sufficient period of time to enable appropriate checks to be carried out and produce a result which provides the required level of assurance. You should normally have been resident in the United Kingdom for the last 3 years if the role requires CTC clearance, 5 years for SC clearance and 10 years for DV. A lack of UK residency in itself is not necessarily a bar to a security clearance and applicants should contact the Vacancy Holder/Recruiting Manager listed in the advert for further advice.
Please be aware the levels of national security clearance are changing which may impact on the level needed for this role by the time of appointment. All efforts will be made to keep candidates informed of any changes and what that will mean in terms of vetting criteria. For more information please See our vetting charter
A reserve list may be created for other similar roles for a period of 12 months. Selection will be in merit order to fill the same role or similar roles with closely matching essential criteria and Success Profile elements without further assessment. If you refuse an offer for a role that was originally advertised, you will be removed from the reserve list and will not be considered for further roles within this application.
Please note: If you are currently an agency member of staff working within the Home Office, a contractor or contingent worker you can only apply for roles that are advertised externally, i.e. outside the civil service. If you are eligible to apply for a role, you are required to select yourself as an external applicant and not internal when submitting your application on Civil Service jobs. This will prevent any delays in pre-employment checks should you become successful in being made an offer of employment after the Interview stage.
Every day, Home Office civil servants do brilliant work to develop and deliver policies and services that affect the lives of people across the country and beyond. To do this effectively and fairly, the Home Office is committed to representing modern Britain in all its diversity, and creating a welcoming, inclusive workplace where all our people are able to bring their whole selves to work and perform at their best.
We are flexible, skilled, professional and diverse. We work to recruit and retain disabled staff and area Disability Confident Leader. We are proud to be one of the most ethnically diverse departments in the civil service. We are a Social Mobility Foundation top 75 employer.
New entrants are expected to join on the minimum of the pay band.
Applicants who are successful at interview will be, as part of pre-employment screening, subject to a check on the Internal Fraud Database (IFD). This check will provide information about employees who have been dismissed for fraud or dishonesty offences. This check also applies to employees who resign or otherwise leave before being dismissed for fraud or dishonesty had their employment continued. Any applicant's details held on the IFD will be refused employment.
For further information please see the attached notes for candidates which must be read before making an application.
Existing Civil Servants should note that some of the Home Office terms and conditions of employment have changed. It is the candidate’s responsibility to ensure they are aware of the Terms and Conditions they will adopt should they be successful in application and should refer to the notes for candidates for further details.
Transfer Terms: Voluntary.
If you are invited to an interview you will be required to bring a range of documentation for the purposes of establishing identity and to aid any pre-employment checks.
Please see the attached list of Home Office acceptable ID documents.
Any move to the Home Office from another employer will mean you can no longer access childcare vouchers. This includes moves between government departments. You may however be eligible for other government schemes, including Tax Free Childcare. Determine your eligibility at https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk
Reasonable Adjustments
If a person with disabilities is at a substantial disadvantage compared to a non-disabled person, we have a duty to make reasonable changes to our processes.
If you need a change to be made so that you can make your application, you should:
- Contact Government Recruitment Service via HOrecruitment.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk as soon as possible before the closing date to discuss your needs
- Complete the “Assistance Required” section in the “Additional Requirements” page of your application form to tell us what changes or help you might need further on in the recruitment process. For instance, you may need wheelchair access at interview, or if you're deaf, a language service professional
If you are experiencing accessibility problems with any attachments on this advert, please contact the email address in the ‘Contact point for applicants’ section.
Due to the size of the campaign, it will not be possible to provide candidates with feedback at either the Verbal Reasoning Test or Interview stage.
Please disregard the statement below concerning feedback.
Feedback
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.