We offer a competitive fair recruitment process.  Roles will be advertised on our website and across various recruitment vacancy sites and Social Media outlets with a description of the role and the type of skills we are looking to recruit.   

If you have any questions about the vacancy or recruitment process, please contact the recruiting manager or e-mail HR on recruitment@chsgroup.org.uk 

If there are no current opportunities you are interested in, we recommend you look at our website regularly. 

Closing dates are normally advertised and the vacancy will close at midnight on the specified closing date, unless otherwise stated.   

For some roles, no closing date is advertised due to urgent business needs and we reserve the right to close the vacancy as soon as a suitable candidate has been offered the position. 

In both cases, it is recommended that applications are submitted as early as possible.   

If you are interested in a role that fits with your skills and experience, please apply via the vacancies page on our website. You can also apply via Networx, Indeed and through social media platforms.  You will be required to complete an online application form and you will also have the opportunity to upload a cv. 

If you require an alternative format as a reasonable adjustment to the recruitment process, please contact the HR team who will endeavour to meet your requirements. The HR team can be contacted by emailing recruitment@chsgroup.org.uk

We welcome applications from everyone, although as a registered charity, we are required to declare any connections to CHS, this includes applicants or staff who are customers, related to customers, related to other staff members or someone providing a service to CHS Group. As part of your application process  you will be  asked  to complete a ‘Connections to CHS Group’, anything declared will be considered by our Director of Corporate Services. 

Applications made via our recruitment page on our website will be acknowledged.  If you are successfully shortlisted for interview, you will be contacted either by the recruiting manager or a member of the HR Team who will discuss dates, times and arrangements for the interview. 

We are committed to providing feedback to anyone who attends an interview on request; we hope that this provides you with information in which to develop and you’ll consider applying to us again in the future. If you have been unsuccessful at interview and have not been offered feedback, please contact human resources at recruitment@chsgroup.org.uk

Anyone joining us will be required to provide proof of right to work in UK; two employment references and satisfy our occupational health providers of your suitability to do the job.  For positions working with our vulnerable customer groups – a DBS check (at the appropriate level) is required.   A full employment history or a minimum of 10 year work history will be required from all applicants, depending on the role.

As a charity we work hard to attract candidates directly, on occasions we work with recruitment agencies to find candidates for our roles.

In some areas of the business you will be provided with a uniform, which you will be expected to wear. Other than that we have a smart/relaxed dress code, suitable attire for meeting with customers.

We recognise balancing work and home can be challenging. For our front line staff, we offer a number of different hour rotas. Organisationally we offer the opportunity to apply for a number of flexible working options including part time, condensed hours, annualised hours and hybrid working.  At head office we operate a flexitime system.