on JSA- do I have to accept job which involves weekend work?

[Miss-Coordinated]

I recieved a call from my job centre advisor about a vacancy but I have just looked online to check the details and (besides the fact that the pay is so poor it's almost offensive) the hours state:

"38 hours per week between 8am & 10pm 5 days out of 7"

am I allowed to refuse to work weekends?
When I filled out my js agreement I was told that as long as I am prepared to work a reasonable amount of hours then I don't have to work weekends, is this true?

I am happy to work any hours between 9am and 7pm mon to fri

[seftonview]

It depends entirely on why you are refusing to apply for a job as to whether or not it could be considered reasonable, and thus whether or not you could face benefit sanctions.

Why don't you wish to work weekends?

[Miss-Coordinated]

it's going to sound ridicculous I suppose but I'm in a long term, long distance relationship and weekends are the only time I get to see my partner.
I doubt they will see that as reasonable

thing is I really do want a job, this one isn't exactly what I'm looking for but I would jump at it if it weren't for the weekends and working til 10pm.

[Elenathion]

One of the criteria to be eligible for JSA is that you have to be looking for full time work, which they define as 16+ hours a week. There is no stipulation about days or hours.
The only thing that may change this is if you are on any sort of New Deal programme.