Accessibility Statement

 

This accessibility statement applies to https://jobsearch.kent.gov.uk/, run by HR Connect. HR Connect is a trading brand within Commercial Services Group (CSG) People Services (a trading style of Commercial Services Kent Ltd – Reg No: 5858177), a company wholly owned by Kent County Council and registered in England and Wales.

The content on this website is designed for everyone to find, read, and understand. It is compatible with assistive technologies and developed to meet the accessibility standards outlined in this statement.

View the site your way

There are a number of customisation options for your browser and device that could help you use this website and other websites more effectively.  

AbilityNet provide advice on making your device easier to use if you have a disability. 

Feedback and contact information

Please contact us if you have an accessibility query including:

·         If you are experiencing issues with accessing information or using the website

·         If you find an accessibility problem not listed on this statement

·         If you have positive feedback on the accessibility considerations made.

When you contact us there is a process in place that will acknowledge your contact, tell you who is dealing with it and give you a timescale by which you can expect a reply.

Alternative formats

If you need information in an alternative format, such as braille or a language other than English:

·         Email: recruitment@hrconnect.org.uk

·         Call: 0330 1249992

An English-speaker will take details of what you need and arrange a translation or interpreting service for you. You may need an English-speaking friend or a family member to help you with this.

We may not be able to meet your requirements immediately, but we will try to provide an interpreter (or translation service) to help you as quickly as possible.

Complaints process

Once you have reported a problem with our website or asked for an alternative format, but you are not happy with our response, you can use our complaints process to register your difficulty. This helps us improve our systems.

Enforcement procedure

The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) is responsible for enforcing the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018 (the ‘accessibility regulations’).

If you’re not happy with how we respond to your complaint, contact the Equality Advisory and Support Service (EASS).

Technical information about this website’s accessibility

HR Connect, on behalf of Kent County Council, is committed to making this website accessible, in accordance with the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018.

Compliance Status

 This website is partially compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.1 AA standard, due to the non-compliances listed below.

Non-accessible content

We formally test the accessibility of key user journeys that represent the breadth of content across our website on a regular basis against WCAG 2.1 AA standards.

If you find something that does not work that we missed, remember to contact us.

The content listed below is non-accessible for the following reason(s):

 

Non-compliance with the accessibility regulations

This section covers issues that we need to fix and are working to do so.

 

Web Design

 

Page: View Jobs List

There is an incorrect meaningful sequence on the page when the page loads. When navigating to this page the first focused element is "Sort by created time" when it should be "Skip to main content" element instead (WAG 1.3.2, 2.4.3)

We are working with our developer to fix this issue as soon as possible.

 

Page: Add a New Job

Input boxes that are required should not be using symbols to tell the user that they are required. In this case the inputs have the "*" symbol to show that it is required (WAG 1.3.3)

 

We are working with our developer to fix this issue as soon as possible.

 

Page: Privacy Policy and Terms & Conditions

There are multiple links on this page that do not have accessible text associated with them along with not having text that is distinguishable from other surrounding text (WAG 1.4.1, 2.4.4)

 

We are working with our developer to fix this issue as soon as possible.

Page: View Jobs List

The placeholder text inside of dropdown and combo boxes does not have an sufficient colour contrast ratio (WAG 1.4.3)

We are working with our developer to fix this issue as soon as possible.

 

Page: View Jobs List

The "Create new job post" button does not have correct link text associated with it (WCAG 2.4.4)

 

We are working with our developer to fix this issue as soon as possible.

 

Page: View Jobs List

There is no accessible text associated with this combo box (WCAG 4.1.2)

 

We are working with our developer to fix this issue as soon as possible.

 

Page: Add a New Job

There are multiple boxes that do not have correct naming associated with them. This is also the same issue for the date picker boxes to the left of these shown elements in the screenshots (WCAG 4.1.2)

 

We are working with our developer to fix this issue as soon as possible.

 

 

Page: Profile Builder

There is a combo box that does not have correct accessible text associated with it (WCAG 4.1.2)

 

We are working with our developer to fix this issue as soon as possible.

 

 

Page: All Applications

There are two elements on this page that do not have correct aria-labels, they both have "aria-lebel" instead (WCAG 4.1.2)

 

We are working with our developer to fix this issue as soon as possible.

 

Keyboard Access

 

Page: Dashboard

 

The move, minimize/expand, and refresh buttons are not keyboard accessible and can only be accessed with the mouse cursor (WCAG 2.1.1)

 

We are working with our developer to fix this issue as soon as possible.

 

 

Content that’s not within the scope of the accessibility regulations

Not applicable.

3rd Party content

Our website contains third-party content. We do not have control over and are not responsible for the accessibility of this content, but we make best endeavours to work with the 3rd party to improve its accessibility. This may include:

·         Links to non-HR Connect websites

·         Content/functionality on our website

·         Content hosted on other websites, such as social media sites.

Some of our 3rd party partners publish their own accessibility statements:

·         Kent County Council Accessibility Statement

Preparation of this accessibility statement

This statement was prepared on 3rd August 2023.  It was last reviewed on 3rd August 2023.

This website was last tested on 5th May 2023. The test was carried out by Kent County Council.