We want to make sure that our colleagues are treated well and know what hospitality, compassion and respect looks and feels like. We want all our colleagues to embody this in their everyday work with people we support.
Funded by The Do Good Charity and provided by Birmingham Hospital Saturday Fund (BHSF), you can benefit from reimbursements on healthcare costs - dental and optician costs for example, and there is access to a GP helpline 24/7.
Working within social care, you are eligible to register for a ‘Blue Light Card’ which gives you access to both on line and high street savings with retailers, restaurants and cinemas and on weekend getaways, insurance and phones to name a few.
Our generous 33 day’s annual leave includes public and bank holidays and is pro rata to your number of contracted hours.
We’ve recently introduced this to help you increase or decrease your leave at times when you need flexibility.
This offers a wealth of advice and support on: legal, family, relationships, money and health. Totally confidential and available 24/7.
The Do Good Charity has partnered with Darlington Credit Union to provide a saving and loan scheme where payments are deducted straight from your salary, and also a financial advice service.
We’ll invest in your professional and personal development which includes mandatory training and specialist areas of training to benefit you and the service you work in. We also offer specialised accredited training through our Ministry of Hospitality Academy.
Retirement may seem a long way off for some people but our pension plan helps people save for their future with an employer contributory scheme.
We recognise the importance of good mental health and are training colleagues to be first aiders in mental health in the same way we have physical first aiders.
Our ‘Talent Spotters’ scheme can earn you £400 if you refer someone to work for The Do Good Charity and they complete their probation.
At The Do Good Charity we offer an enhanced maternity and paternity package paying above statutory levels to support you when you may most need it.
We have signed up with two providers to offers cycle to work schemes enabling you to buy bikes with great savings.
A good work and home life balance is very important and to support this we offer flexibility of work patterns wherever possible.
Get paid in the same week if you undertake additional shifts rather than having to wait until the end of the month.
All colleagues will get a free meal whilst at work.
A little something for every colleague on their special day.
As part of the Arriva Bus Travel Scheme, colleagues can save up to 20%. The travel club is open to all The Do Good Charity colleagues and lets you pay less for your travel by monthly direct debit. Your ticket doesn’t just provide you with reduced bus travel cost to and from work, you’ll get unlimited travel on any Arriva bus in your selected travel zone so you can enjoy the benefits on your days off too.
