Recruitment FAQs

Yes. We conduct enhanced DBS checks on all of our staff regardless of which service you work in.

This is paid for by the Society. If you leave you will need to cover this cost.

Yes if you are applying for a position in our education services.

We will not contact before interview for any other position.

Interviews will be conducted face to face.

Absolutely!

We pride ourselves on retaining and nurturing the talents of our employees. Many of our current employees have worked their way up the ranks – be it from teaching assistant to school principal, or support worker to managing one of our residential homes. In fact, our Director of Education Chris Dempster joined the Society as a classroom assistant in 1990.

This is dependant on the role you are applying for. Please check the person specification of the role you are applying for.

For many of our vacancies, past experience and qualifications aren’t essential. We care about employing the right people and pride ourselves on our comprehensive training programmes. Many of our employees come from very different backgrounds!

Your working hours will be dependant on your role.

If you work in our central or education services in a full time role, you will work 37 hours per week, Monday – Friday 8:30 – 4:30.

Our care services operate 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, so you will be expected to do shift work.

If you work part time you may work between 16 – 30 hours per week, with the option of working overtime.

Due to recent developments we are currently recruiting for a number of vacancies across our education and care services across the North East.

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