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Benefits

With pride. With purpose. With you.
 

When you work for us you’ll be doing life changing work that has a positive impact on thousands of people. But that’s not all. In addition to incredible support, tailored learning opportunities and flexible working options, we’ll offer you some amazing benefits. Take a look at what you could look forward to:  

  • Pay - a competitive salary based on your skills, experience and talent.
  • Essential car user allowance – for eligible roles
  • Pension – an excellent defined local authority benefit pension scheme.
  • Annual leave – generous holiday entitlements depending upon your role and length of service. Plus eight bank and public holidays and two extra statutory days with the flexibility of using these two days when you like.
  • Annual leave purchase scheme
  • Pension AVC’s via salary sacrifice 
  • Maternity / Paternity / Family leave – everyone is supported.
  • Professional development – access to relevant professional tools and platforms, regular training and supervision.

Family, Wellbeing and lifestyle savings via our Viv Up platform 

Through our benefits platform we also have access to lifestyle benefits which offer a wide range of discounts in some of the following areas:

  • Online and high street shopping
  • Food shopping and eating out
  • Family days out
  • Local offers/discounts
  • Cinema tickets
  • Weekends away
  • Holidays
  • Gifts
  • Microsoft Home User Programme
  • Annual leave purchase schemePension AVC’s via salary sacrifice 

Travel and transport

  • Optional car lease scheme
  • Staff parking discount scheme
  • Cycle to work schemes – you can save up to 42% (via salary sacrifice) on the cost of a brand new bike, up to the value of £3,000
  • Bus and train discounts, season ticket loans and discounts on a range of transport options
  • Car sharing schemes 

Health and Wellbeing

  • Employee counselling service
  • Wellbeing support for physical and mental health
  • Eye care discounts
  • Discounted gym/health club memberships
  • Physiotherapy service

Salary Finance – Financial wellbeing support

  • Money insights – a range of tools, videos, calculators and resources to support you with budgeting and planning
  • Downloadable life guides on topics like buying a home or managing your money with kids
  • Loans repaid through salary at affordable rates with higher acceptance than banks
  • Simple Savings– accounts with Yorkshire Building Society  with contributions transferred directly from your salary
  • Help to Save – You can save up to £50 a month from your salary and receive up to 50p for every £1 you save over 4 years in bonuses. Anyone receiving Working Tax Credit, Universal Credit or Child Tax Credit may be eligible
 
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