Bassetlaw CVS Jobs Scraper

Scrape the Bassetlaw Community & Voluntary Service jobs board at bcvs.org.uk/latest-vacancies. Drupal 10 site with REST API disabled — the actor HTML-scrapes the listing for /job/<slug> URLs and follows each detail page for body text, closing date, contact email/website, and the job-spec PDF attachment URL. JSON or CSV out, no compute charge per run, just per result.

How it works

✨ Why use this scraper?

BCVS hosts the voluntary-sector jobs board for Bassetlaw and Bolsover (north Nottinghamshire / Derbyshire). Tracking the local third-sector? Building a CVS network dashboard? Sourcing for paid roles at local charities?

• 🎯 Two starting points. The /latest-vacancies listing URL (default) or any direct /job/<slug> URL.
• ⚡ Single HTTP call for the listing. Drupal renders all 3-10 visible jobs in one SSR'd page.
• 📋 Detail-page enrichment. One-fetch-per-job extracts title (h1), body HTML, closing date (field-closing-date), contact email + website.
• 📄 PDF attachment URL captured. Real job specs live in PDFs at field-person-specification. We extract the URL + filename so downstream consumers can fetch / index the PDF separately.
• 🇬🇧 Bassetlaw + Bolsover focus. Member charities — Citizens Advice, parish councils, support services, faith-based orgs.
• 📤 Clean exports. One row per vacancy. JSON + CSV exported automatically.

🎯 Use cases

Team	What they build
Local CVS network	Cross-region nonprofit hiring intelligence in north Notts / north Derbyshire
Sector recruiters	Daily new-vacancy feeds for Bassetlaw / Bolsover charities
Researchers	Local third-sector labour-market datasets
PDF indexing services	Auto-collect job-spec PDFs into searchable archives
Workforce strategy	Salary intelligence (post-PDF-OCR) across local charities

📥 Supported inputs

URL pattern	Behaviour
https://www.bcvs.org.uk/latest-vacancies	Full listing (default)
https://www.bcvs.org.uk/job/<slug>	Single job — fetches detail page directly

Leave startUrls empty for the full listing.

Not supported: REST API access (Drupal /jsonapi is disabled); hosts outside bcvs.org.uk.

🔄 How it works

1. Fetch /latest-vacancies — Drupal HTML page (~33 KB).
2. Harvest /job/<slug> anchors — typically 3-10 jobs visible.
3. For each (when enrichDetail: true), fetch the detail page.
4. Parse Drupal field classes:
   • <h1> → title
   • .field--name-body → body HTML + plain text
   • .field--name-field-closing-date → closing date
   • .field--name-field-person-specification a[href$=".pdf"] → job-spec PDF URL
5. Extract contact email + website from body (first mailto: and first non-bcvs http href).
6. Push merged row with original listing + detail enrichment.

⚙️ Input parameters

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
startUrls	array	["https://www.bcvs.org.uk/latest-vacancies"]	Listing URL or single-job URLs. Empty = listing.
enrichDetail	boolean	true	When true, fetches each detail page. Disable for listing-only output (title + URL only).
maxItems	integer	1000	Hard cap on rows pushed (typically 3-10 live).
maxConcurrency	integer	3	Parallel detail-page fetch limit.
maxRequestRetries	integer	5	Retries before a failed request is given up.
proxy	object	No proxy	Site does not anti-bot.

📊 Output overview

Each scraped vacancy is one single dataset row of type: "job". Listing fields (slug, URL, anchor title) merged with optional detail-page enrichment (body, closing date, PDF URL, contact info).

📦 Output sample

{
  "type": "job",
  "source": "bcvs.org.uk",
  "jobId": "clowne-parish-council-assistant-clerk",
  "slug": "clowne-parish-council-assistant-clerk",
  "jobUrl": "https://www.bcvs.org.uk/job/clowne-parish-council-assistant-clerk",
  "title": "Clowne Parish Council - Assistant Clerk",
  "description": "<p>Contact: bcvs@bcvs.org.uk…</p>",
  "descriptionText": "Contact: bcvs@bcvs.org.uk…",
  "companyName": null,
  "companyWebsite": null,
  "companyDomain": null,
  "location": "Bassetlaw / Bolsover, England",
  "remote": false,
  "salary": null,
  "salaryRaw": null,
  "categories": [],
  "employmentTypes": [],
  "contractType": null,
  "status": "publish",
  "postedDate": null,
  "closingDate": null,
  "modifiedDate": null,
  "applyType": "email",
  "applyUrl": "https://www.bcvs.org.uk/job/clowne-parish-council-assistant-clerk",
  "applyEmail": "bcvs@bcvs.org.uk",
  "externalApplyUrl": null,
  "jobSpecPdfUrl": "https://www.bcvs.org.uk/sites/default/files/2026-05/job%20advert%20final.pdf",
  "jobSpecPdfFilename": "job advert final.pdf",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-05-20T00:13:00.000Z"
}

🗂 Key output fields

Group	Fields
Identifiers	type, source, jobId (= slug), slug, jobUrl, scrapedAt
Content	title (from h1), description (HTML, from detail page), descriptionText (plain)
Dates	closingDate (from field-closing-date)
Employer	companyName (null — H1 typically reads "Employer - Role"), companyWebsite, companyDomain
Location	location (always "Bassetlaw / Bolsover, England")
Apply flow	applyType (email/external/internal), applyUrl, applyEmail, externalApplyUrl
BCVS-specific	jobSpecPdfUrl, jobSpecPdfFilename

❓ FAQ

Why is companyName always null? BCVS's Drupal field structure doesn't separate employer name from job title — the H1 reads "

Why is salary always null? Salary information lives in the PDF attachment, which we don't parse. Use jobSpecPdfUrl to fetch + parse the PDF yourself (libraries like pdf-parse / pdfjs-dist work well).

Why is closingDate sometimes null? Not all charities fill in the field-closing-date Drupal field — it's optional. Closing dates often appear in the PDF instead.

Can I scrape private pages or applicant data? No. Only the public /latest-vacancies listing and public /job/<slug> pages.

How do I limit results? Set maxItems. With only 3-10 live vacancies, maxItems: 100 covers everything safely.

💬 Support

• For issues or feature requests, please use the Issues tab on the actor's Apify Console page.
• Author's website: https://muhamed-didovic.github.io/
• Email: muhamed.didovic@gmail.com

🛠 Additional services

• Custom output shape, additional fields, or one-off datasets: muhamed.didovic@gmail.com
• Bundled PDF-spec OCR for a richer dataset (extracts salary, hours, role description from the PDF): drop an email.
• Similar scrapers for other CVS / volunteer hubs (Doing Good Leeds, VA Rotherham, VAS Sheffield, Barnsley CVS, Community First Yorkshire): drop an email.

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⚠️ Disclaimer

This Actor is an independent tool and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Bassetlaw Community & Voluntary Service (BCVS), bcvs.org.uk, or any of their subsidiaries or affiliates. All trademarks mentioned are the property of their respective owners.

The scraper accesses only the publicly available /latest-vacancies listing page and public /job/<slug> detail pages on bcvs.org.uk — no authenticated endpoints, recruiter-only features, or content behind a login. Users are responsible for ensuring their use complies with bcvs.org.uk's Terms of Service, applicable data-protection law (GDPR, CCPA, etc.), and any contractual obligations of their own organisation.

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