Welcome to life at Places for People!
As the UK’s leading Social Enterprise, we have a responsibility to ensure our products and services make a positive impact on Communities, Customers, and the Climate.
Across our work, we deliver a wide range of social value through our core mission to create thriving Communities as well as through Places Impact Group function and Places Foundation Group charity.
Our Because Community Matters strategy sets out how our social impact activities will enable us to help Customers and Communities overcome barriers to reach their potential through our People, assets, supply chain, financial resources and third-party funding.
Sound like something you’d like to be a part of?
Why work at Places for People?
75% Engagement score in our 2023 Big Colleague Survey
637 managers on career development programmes
53% of Manager (or above) roles filled internally
437 Colleagues on Graduate or Apprentice programmes
Rewards & Benefits
We recognise that we benefit from your hard work and expertise. In return we have created a comprehensive benefits package that includes a wide range of deals, discounts and special offers to make life just that little bit easier.
Our benefits package includes all of the things – such as a pension, generous annual leave allowance, sick pay and family friendly working options.
However it doesn’t stop there, we also offer learning and development opportunities and run reward and recognition initiatives, such as our Star Awards.
We’ve discounts on everything from kitchens, bathrooms, home appliances or new boilers. On our Rewards portal you can make savings everyday on discounted e-vouchers on everything from fashion and airport parking to groceries.
We also have a range of benefits linked to health and Wellbeing. From flu jabs, to eye tests, free counselling and a nurse led absence service.
Developing Your Career
We want to see you flourish, that’s why you’ll be given all that you need to develop professionally.
Learning provides you with the opportunity to develop in your current role. It can prepare you for taking on positions of greater responsibility and scope, and allow you to progress to a new sector within our organisation that’s why we also offer a range of professional and vocational qualifications across the organisation.
Investing in our People helps us to increase collaboration and career opportunities within Places for People and develop a pool of talented individuals just like you, who are capable of taking on broader roles and responsibilities.
Treating Everybody Well
We are committed to putting our People first by prioritising inclusion and creating truly inclusive workspaces. We support not only our People but also our Customers to be more inclusive and diverse. We want our employees to feel valued so that they are representatives of their Communities. We support them in feeling comfortable to bring forward their fresh ideas, contribute their skills and develop together.
We are creating a diverse and inclusive organisation that is reflective of the Customers and Communities we serve.
We recently launched our Inclusion and Belonging group, which offers a collective voice for our People and is split into six employee led Community Sub Groups. It gives a platform to the unique perspectives of those with lived experiences and those committed to addressing inequalities. It is a safe space and welcoming environment for discussion on issues affecting colleagues related to Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion.
In my own words
Mental health and a healthy work environment go hand in hand; discover how we supported Amy to bring her whole shelf to work:
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