If you are successful to come to interview, you will be asked to bring evidence of your right to work in the UK, relevant training documents, your driving licence and any DBS supporting documentation as requested.
If you are successful you will be asked to complete an Enhanced DBS check and subscribe to the DBS update service, within your offer letter you will be provided with details on how to do this. On your first day you will be asked to bring your DBS certificate for review.
Whilst we try and allow for flexibility with our carers, by giving 6 weeks notice of the shift pattern-we understand that some people may have commitments on set days each week. If you are unable to follow the shift pattern as advised above, we would recommend that you apply for a role on bank-this allows for a lot more flexibility.
If you wish to apply for a role on bank, please state this on your application form.Interviews will either take place in the form of a formal interview or a recruitment day. Formal interviews are conducted with two members of staff from either the Management team or the Senior Management Team. Recruitment days involve various talks from our Therapy Team, Managing Director, Therapeutic Carers, children and managers. There will be an opportunity to take part in group activities and the day will be followed up with formal interviews in the afternoon.
No. The staff working with our children come from all employment backgrounds; what we are looking for is people with a real passion to change a child’s life through great teamwork, continuous development and exercising autonomy in the role.
As a Therapeutic Carer, Senior Therapeutic Carer or Bank worker you will be assigned to a Registered Manager (each manager is responsible for two homes) and you will mostly work in one of our homes. However, there is an expectation that you are able to work across all homes as there may be a requirement to cover annual leave, sickness etc.
Our teaching staff will primarily based at one of our three schools in Ripponden, Milnrow and Luddenden Foot, however, there is an expectation that they are able to work across all schools if needed.
Yes, all of our Therapeutic Carers are expected to have business insurance and use their cars for work purposes e.g. taking your child to school. Mileage is submitted with your timesheet and reimbursed with your wage.
After you have received the great news that you will be joining the Time Out family you will be asked to begin your enhanced DBS check; if you feel that there is anything that may come up on your enhanced DBS check please note this on your application form and discuss at interview. Once we have received your DBS and your references you will be informed of your start date.
If you are already on the children’s DBS update service, please notify us of this at interview.
As a company, we are passionate about the internal progression of our employees. Currently, 17% of our Senior Management started off as entry level positions throughout both our care and education sectors.
We have various routes we can offer to our employees: internal applications, Senior Development Programme, Management Programme, and enrolling onto level 4 and level 5 professional qualifications.Yes, you should still apply. You should be open and transparent during the application stage about any previous convictions and any ongoing police investigations; we will be able to conduct a review on the basis of when the crime was committed, the crime committed and any other supporting information.
Due to the nature of the roles we recruit for, we have thorough Safer Recruitment checks including a DBS check and a minimum of two references (this number is increased if you have previously worked with children in the last 6 years). Therefore, we are unable to offer a start date until we receive all Safer Recruitment checks back. If you are successful, we advise you to apply for your DBS and return reference forms as soon as possible; we will be there to help support and guide you through the process.
If you still have questions, please contact our recruitment team at careers@timeouthomes.co.uk, or alternatively please call us on 01422 820510.