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We don't accept speculative applications sent by email. Please use the Connect button to register your interest in job alerts and you can leave your CV there too.

Fill in the short online form with your details, answers to the questions and attach your CV. Please don't send CVs by email.

Ensure your name and contact details on your application exactly match those on your CV. 

We include all the main information in the job advertisements, but if you still have a question which hasn't been answered, please email

jobs@southeastriverstrust.org

We aren't licenced to sponsor employees for visas, so can't offer sponsorship for roles. You will need to have, or be able to obtain, right to work in the UK to take up our jobs. If you want to know more about right to work issues, please visit https://www.gov.uk/browse/visas-immigration/work-visas

All job offers are made subject to providing proof of the right to work before you can start employment with us.

Flexible working is important at the South East Rivers Trust and we are happy to consider this during recruitment.

We have a head office in Leatherhead, with a minimum of fortnightly in-person office attendance required. All of our roles are hybrid working.

Time of in lieu for approved extra hours worked, is available by agreement with the your Line Manager during exceptionally busy periods.

All jobs advertised are subject to the recruitment processes and any notice periods.  However, in general we are looking to fill the post as soon as possible!

You will be sent an email confirming that we have received your application. The email will come from an address ending with:

@southeastriverstrust.teamtailor-mail.com

Please check your junk and quarantined email.

You may need to confirm your email address for your application to be submitted.  

We will contact you with an outcome after the application window has closed and all screening has been completed. Please allow at least 10 days for this process.

We contact all applicants to let them know whether or not their application has been successful.

We ask that all applications are authentically written based on your own experiences. We highly value originality and personal effort in the application process.

If AI tools are used, their usage should be limited to specific tasks such as ensuring formatting consistency and keyword relevance. The core content, should genuinely reflect your professional journey, experiences, and achievements. 

This is an optional way, for you to register your interest in roles at the South East Rivers Trust.  Once you are registered you will receive automatic notifications when a new job is advertised.

Not at this stage.  We will ask for the contact details of your referees if you are successful at interview.

Interviews can be either in-person or online.

Dependent on the role you may be required to prepare a short presentation or complete a task.

We reserve the right to conduct second interviews.

Yes, we appreciate the time taken and interest of everyone who applies to us and will let everyone know the outcome.

We will endeavour to provide outcomes within 10 days of the last interview being held.

We are only able to give feedback to applicants who have been success in securing an interview.

We usually call people and follow up by email. All job offers are made subject to you providing proof of the right to work - we'll run a digital check after making the offer.

Offers of employment are made subject to receiving two satisfactory references, one being your most recent place of employment.

We won't usually contact referees until we offer you a job.  At that point we will ask for their contact details and we then contact them by email.

6 months is the usual length of time. If you want to delete it earlier, you can log into the system to do so. 

The environment sector does not reflect the make-up of the population, and if we can help change that, we will have a broader reach, contribute to a more equitable society and acheive our goals more quickly. We need to keep track of how we are doing in terms of attracting and selecting cross-sections of the population and making changes to how we recruit.

The form isn't seen by the hiring panel and plays no part in the selection process. You can of course choose not to fill it in or to prefer not to say to any questions you don't feel comfortable answering.

Absolutely! SERT offers flexible working options to support everyone as individuals. Please get in touch if you require assistance with the application and/or interview process and our team will do the best to accommodate reasonable adjustments, where possible. For more information, please refer to our EDI Policy 

Please contact the HR Manager at jobs@thesoutheastriverstrust.org 

Hiring Managers shortlist with at least one other person to provide a different perspective.

Our initial shortlisting is carried out anonymously - this means our Hiring Team does not see your name at this stage.

If you can't find the answer to your question on our website, please get in touch via email and we will respond.

jobs@southeastriverstrust.org