Work with us
Choose a career with the Together Trust
Every day is different at Together Trust. You’ll be working to empower the people we support live happy, independent lives. All while being supported by an understanding team and a charity that values and cares for you.
Volunteer with us
Give the gift of your time and be part of an inspiring community of local volunteers making change together - not to mention picking up new skills, experience, and friends along the way!
Employee benefits
We offer colleagues a whole range of employee benefits, from the way we work to extra perks.
Holiday & time off
Starts at 27 days annual leave (plus bank holidays), rising to 30 days after 5 years, and 33 days after 10 years. We offer occupational sick pay and family friendly policies including enhanced maternity, paternity and adoptive leave.
Pay & pension
We offer incremental progression with pay increases every 2 years. We offer a company pension plan with 7% employer contribution and death in service benefit, up to 6x basic salary.
Professional development
Our tailored digital learning platform, in-house workshops, one-on-one coaching and online courses will help you to build your skills capabilities at every level.
Work and life balance
Wherever possible, we offer flexible and hybrid working. On top of that, we consider part-time and job share when we can.
Wellbeing
Access to Mental Health First Aiders offering wellbeing support, free weekly yoga session in person or online, and access to TELUS Health. Long service awards including cash gifts and extra holiday.
Discounts
We have a reward and discount platform offering discounts at high street shops, travel, insurances etc. You can also apply for a Blue Light card.
Who are we looking for?
We’re looking for people who share our vision: build a society where people thrive because they are valued within their communities. If you feel passionately about equality, fairness, and everyone having the right to a happy, fulfilled life, you’re already one of us.
At Together Trust, we place a huge emphasis on care, so whatever your role you’ll be compassionate, empathetic and dedicated to helping. In return, you can expect to be valued and looked after as an important member of our team.
We also love to hear from people from all walks of life, and who can bring their own personality and individuality to a role.
A guide to our recruitment process
Your application
To view our vacancies firstly select the area you wish to work in. Then search by role and location, or simply browse the full list of vacancies. Click on the role you’re interested in to see the full advert, then click ‘apply’ to complete our online application.
Shortlisting
We shortlist as we receive applications and we’ll contact you as soon as we are able to. Once the application window has closed, we’ll review all applications and shortlist potential candidates. For some roles, the hiring manager will give you a call to chat through your application before inviting you to interview.
Selection process
We use a wide range of selection tools which are dependent on the role you apply for. This could involve an interview, presentation or some other relevant activity. We will let you know with plenty of time so you are able to prepare.
Making an offer
If we’re a good fit for each other, we’ll give you a call to make you an offer. All offers are conditional subject to references and DBS checks, so we won’t be able to give you a start date right away. But we can kick off the onboarding process to start bringing you into the team.
Onboarding
During onboarding, we’ll put you in touch with a member of the HR team and run through all the necessary checks like DBS and referencing. You’ll have someone to call if you have any questions along the way. You can help speed up the onboarding process by making sure your references are in place.
Top tips to help your application go smoothly
- Get your references in place, speak to them in advance so they know our request will be coming.
- Let us know of any issues that might pop up on your DBS certificate, however minor they may seem. Even simple things may show up, but if we know to expect that it shouldn’t slow things down.
- Have you lived or worked abroad for 3+ months in the last 5 years? If so, you’ll need to provide a Good Code of Conduct. You can apply for one of these from the embassy of the country you were resident in.