All our Care staff must attend a 17-day induction which comprises classroom type training and work shadowing before you start work on the house you have been allocated to. Non Care staff will be required to attend a shorter version of this induction appropriate to the role they have applied for.
We have a dedicated training and development team and your ongoing training will be tailored to suit your needs. You will also be required to attend a certain number of mandatory training days every year to ensure that your core skills and knowledge are kept up to date. We also offer all employees the opportunity to study for relevant vocational qualifications.
Your initial entitlement is 210 hours (28 days) per annum, inclusive of Public Holidays. Your entitlement will increase with service to a maximum of 285 hours (38 days).
At David Lewis you will be working with vulnerable adults and young people. As such, it is essential that we ensure that all our employees are suitably qualified to this. The Criminal Records Bureau (CRB), an executive agency of the Home Office, provides access to criminal record and other relevant information to organisations in England and Wales. The results of the checks carried out by the CRB help organisations make more informed decisions when recruiting people to work with children and the vulnerable. Enhanced Criminal Records Checks are for posts involving work in a regulated activity for a regulated activity provider with children or vulnerable adults. Checks carried out include highlighting any convictions, cautions, reprimands and warnings held in England and Wales on the Police National Computer, plus a check of the new barred lists if requested and any locally held police force information considered relevant to the job role, by Chief Police Officer(s).
We are operational 24 hours a day, 52 weeks of the year. As a Care Officer you are contracted to work a 37.5 hour week which will be split between early and late shifts (unless you are a dedicated Night worker). Our Term Time only contracts involve you working a 37.5 hour week but only during the school and college terms and you will have school and college holidays off (please note there is a requirement to attend training dates during holiday periods).
After you have completed and submitted your application form it will be reviewed by both our Human Resources team and the relevant Manager. If you are successful at this stage you will then be invited to an interview or a Recruitment Day where you will have an opportunity to find out more about David Lewis and we will ask you to undertake some exercises and an interview in order to assess your suitability for the position you have applied for. You will be advised of the outcome of the recruitment process as soon as possible. If you have been successful, any offer of employment we may subsequently make is subject to us receiving at least two satisfactory references, a pre-employment medical assessment and an enhanced Criminal Records check.
Yes, provided you have the unrestricted right to work in the UK for at least 12 months from the date of your application. In order to comply with Home Office legislation we will also need to see and verify relevant passports and visas. Non-UK Nationals will also need to supply a police check or disclosure certificate from their country of origin or country/s last resided in. We are not able to apply for a work permit on your behalf.
Simply click on the ‘apply now’ button on these web pages. If you are unable to do this please call 01565 640096 and we will send you a hard copy application form. Please note, we will not accept CV applications for any of our vacancies.
We do not offer part-time Care Officer contracts as standard but will, on occasion, have part-time opportunities available to meet the specific needs of our service users. Our Bank contracts offer anyone looking for flexible or part-time working patterns the perfect opportunity to balance work with other commitments.
Yes – David Lewis offers an attractive Group Personal Pension Plan for all employees. Teaching staff are eligible for membership of the Teachers Pension Scheme.
Please familiarise yourself with our location. David Lewis is not accessible via public transport therefore, ideally you should have your own transport.
We operate in line with Safer Recruitment guidelines. In the interests of the vulnerable adults and young people we support, we need to ensure that we have a full record of employees’ work and education history to date, including any periods of unemployment.
It’s not essential to have relevant experience to be considered, but to be successful in the role you’ll need to demonstrate the skills outlined in the job description.
