Our People

Recruitment

ASCS recognise that the recruitment of the right calibre of staff is critical to the success of the contract. However, the economy is performing well and so the pool of labour is not huge and is certainly competitive.

Therefore we invest our resources in carefully recruiting suitable staff for each individual contract. The Regional Manager and Site Manager hold prime responsibility for recruitment.

The process at ASCS is different from some national contractors as we specialise in shopping centres - which need high calibre staff and so we aim to pay above the local rate of pay.

Our recruitment process includes:

Step 1

• Agree profile of personnel with customer
• Seek recommendations from existing employees
• Advertising in local newspapers, and jobcentres
• Employment/TUPE transfers
• Existing ASCS employees (especially for senior roles)

Step 2

• Interview at proposed place of employment with the respective supervisor and contract manager or Regional Manager.
• Interview with customer, if appropriate
• An offer of employment if suitable (subject to references and probationary period)

We request written references from a candidate's employers over their most recent 5 years employment (if applicable) along with 2 personal / character references.

Step 3

Confirm probationary job offer
Agree start date and commencement of training

All candidates must demonstrate the following competencies:

• Customer focus
• Commercial focus
• Teamwork
• Communication
• Self-motivation
• Taking responsibility for action
• Relevant experience (especially for senior and/or technical roles)