Work for Applicants
Our Application Process
As a start we ask you to complete our Preliminary Work Enquiry on line so that we can assess your eligibility to proceed with an application for live-in care work. We will then make contact to let you know the outcome and if you are eligible send you our application form and information pack either by email or post. However, if you are already in the UK then you might prefer to telephone us first to make enquiries.
Our information pack sets out the process in detail and also tells you what to do before you come and what happens when you get to the UK. However, we must emphasise here the importance of bringing an up-to-date police check with you from home and the fact that you will also have to complete an enhanced UK police check when you arrive. See Police Checks for more information.
We will acknowledge receipt of your application form and then proceed to take up your references and arrange an interview as appropriate. Please contact us again BEFORE you book your flight over so that we can fit you in for interview and/or induction training. Please note that attendance at induction training is subject to satisfactory interview and references.
If you are applying from overseas then the best time to make initial contact is at least three months before you leave home to allow adequate time for the application process. If you need to apply for an ancestry visa and want a letter of support, please begin the process as soon as possible as we need to receive and consider your completed application form before we can write such a letter.
If you are applying from New Zealand then the whole recruitment process will be dealt with by our agents based in Christchurch. Our agents hold interview days at various times and locations in New Zealand. Please still complete the preliminary work enquiry as we will forward this by email to our agents on the same day. They will then make further contact with you.
It is very helpful to obtain an email address if you are considering applying for work. Email allows us to send you relevant forms instantly rather than making you wait for them to arrive in the post. It is also a useful way of communicating both with ourselves and friends and family whilst you are on the move. Three major providers of free e-mail accounts enable you to access your messages anywhere in the world from a computer connected to the internet - these are MSN Hotmail, Yahoo! Mail or Google Mail.
Following successful interview and receipt of satisfactory references, we will ask you to attend our Induction Training.
Please ensure that you have sufficient finances to keep you going for a few weeks when you arrive in the UK to guard against any delays which might prevent you from obtaining work quickly.
