Benefits

At Runshaw we want to make work fun and much more than just a job! There are plenty of activities to get involved in that make Runshaw a great place to work. Even better than that, the majority are FREE to staff.

Find out more by clicking on the blue arrows or headers below to see what a great place Runshaw is to work.

Social Events

Various events are organised throughout the year including a Christmas Dinner Dance, Quiz nights, Bowling evenings and our famous Morecambe Bay Walk, led by the Queens Official guide to the sands, Cedric Robinson.

Long Service Awards

We celebrate long service to recognise and reward loyalty and dedication. David Jakubovic, teacher in Modern Foreign Languages receiving his award from the Principal, Kathy Passant after 20 years of service.

Car Wash and Valet Service

Once a week we offer these services at our centres. You just drop your keys into reception and come back to a gleaming car! A car wash is £5 and a full valet is only £15.00.

Runshaw Run or Ramble

Our annual Run or Ramble takes place in July and colleagues can choose to either Run or Ramble around Worden Park. This is added to the charitable donations collected throughout the year as well as allowing staff to have a bit of fun and fitness at the end of term.

Health and Wellbeing

We also offer staff a confidential counselling service, annual health checks and osteoporosis checks. In partnership with our local NHS Trust we offer smoking cessation advice and support and vaccinations against the flu. Fed up of winter colds and flu? If you do not qualify to have a flu vaccination at your GP's surgery then you can join our annual queue of staff waiting for theirs - some even seem to enjoy it!

Trying to 'give it up'? We are positively promoting smoking cessation and run Stop Smoking sessions.

Runshaw is proud to be accredited as a Healthy College for both staff and students.

Get Fit And Keep Healthy

We have a superb, modern, well equipped gym facility open to staff on Monday and Wednesday evenings. Alternatively, you could try Football, Table Tennis, Badminton, Arabic Dancing or even try out Ice Skating or jumping on a Trampoline!

Fundraising

Each year a variety of fundraising events take place to support some very worthwhile causes both locally and abroad. During 2009/2011 we have supported The Damat Storey, which is a project at the Sir Adamjee Peerbhoy School in Damat, India, to build a school extension.The school receives no help from the government and relies totally on support from sponsors, therefore our donation has been essential to the schools improvements. The village school is vital to the people of Damat, where 85% of the population are still illiterate, schools like the Sir Adamjee Peerbhoy School is the only hope of a brighter future.  The college has raised over £23,000 to enable the school to build a new extension. In 2011 we commenced fund raising for a new charity named as Runshaw Gives a Dam helping millions of people to have fresh clean water near to their homes by the building of Sand Dams.

Childcare Vouchers

We have specially selected Sodexo to co-ordinate and administer our child care voucher scheme. Sodexo vouchers are flexible, you can use them to pay for a wide range of childcare. Childcare vouchers are non-taxable and exempt from National Insurance Contributions up to a limit of £243 per month which makes them an excellent tax efficient way to save money on your child care costs.