Disability Committed

The Crick is a Disability Committed employer encouraging us to think more widely about disabled people and encourage their applications to work here. 

We are committed to
 

  1. Ensuring our recruitment process is inclusive, accessible and barrier free.
  2. Communicating and promoting vacancies.
  3. Offering an interview to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for the role.
  4. Providing reasonable adjustments as required.
  5. Supporting any existing employee who acquires a disability or long-term health condition, enabling them to stay in work.

Disability Confident Interview Scheme

Applicants who apply through the Disability Confident Scheme and meet the ‘minimum criteria’ for the role will be offered an interview. 

Offering interviews

Applicants who apply through the scheme and meet the ‘minimum criteria’ for the role will be offered an interview.

What we mean by disability

The Equality Act (2010) defines a disability as a physical or mental impairment which has a substantial and long-term adverse effect on a person’ ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities. Applicants will not be asked details about the nature of their disability or long-term condition or to provide any evidence regarding disability in order to apply through the scheme.

What we mean by 'minimum criteria'

For each of our vacancies, disabled applicants will need to meet the ‘minimum criteria’ for the role to be offered an interview. This will be highlighted using an asterisk(*) in the ‘About you’ section.

However, It is important to note that there may be occasions where it is not practicable or appropriate to interview everyone who applies through the Disability Confident Scheme who meet the ‘minimum criteria’ for the role.

In certain recruitment situations such as there being a high number of applications, seasonal and high-peak times, we might limit the overall number of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people.

In these circumstances we will select the candidates who best meet the minimum criteria for the role rather than all of those who meet it.

Opting-in

To apply though the scheme, you’ll need to opt in by selecting that you wish to be considered through the scheme when you are completing your application.

Reasonable adjustments

Reasonable adjustments are changes that are made to remove or reduce a disadvantage related to someone's disability.

We want to ensure that everybody can apply and be part of our recruitment processes, and therefore if you may need reasonable adjustments, please indicate this in the application process. If you’re invited to an interview we will reach out to you to find out how we can best support you. Alternatively, you can contact people@crick.ac.uk to discuss what support you might need.

Examples of adjustments that we could make:

  • Building in rest or toilet breaks.
  • Booking the interview at the most accessible time.
  • Having a support worker attend an interview.
  • Communication support.
  • Adapting tests or selection exercises, for example, by giving additional time for completion, or whether answers need to be written and could be verbal.
  • Sharing interview questions ahead of the interview.
  • Having the camera off during the interview.
  • Requesting to apply for a role via paper application or via telephone.

*What’s ‘reasonable’ will depend on each situation. We will need to consider carefully if the adjustment is practical, will remove or reduce the barrier or is affordable.