Why work for Porchlight?
Because like you, we’re dedicated to changing attitudes and changing lives.
- You’ll be empowering single homeless people, society’s most excluded and vulnerable, to get their lives back together. Jobs don’t get much more varied or meaningful than this.
- We are highly innovative and always looking to continuously learn and improve so we’ll be keen to hear your ideas.
- You’ll find that your manager is less of a ‘boss’ and more of a coach – supporting and encouraging you to achieve your best and recognising the contribution you make.
- All our people really value diversity. We respond to the needs of the individual.
- We invest in the professional development of our staff and our teams are respected for their professionalism.
- We only recruit the very best so you’ll find your colleagues are just as enthusiastic and effective as you are.
Our people are motivated and committed to providing our clients with the very best possible service and we know they enjoy their work because they tell us they do.
“In our most recent Staff Survey (Sept 2009), 95% told us that Porchlight is ‘a great organisation to be part of’.”
We were highly commended in the Employer category of the 2009 £1 Million Business Challenge Awards. A KOS media spokesperson said, “The judges agreed that Porchlight applied its ethics and principles to its staff in the same way as it does for the homeless and vulnerable people that it serves. the judges were particularly impressed with its Skills Pledge, which helps to ensure that staff skill levels are constantly being improved throughout the organisation.”
Our employees also receive a very generous pay and benefits package that includes:
- Holiday
25 days (pro rata) rising to 27 days after 1 yr, 29 days after 3 yrs and 6 weeks after 5 years. - Countdown Card
Access to significant discounts on goods and services from a wide variety of major retailers. - Pension
We contribute 7% of salary when you contribute 3%. If you contribute 5% we’ll contribute 10%. - Life Assurance
Death in service benefit paying 3 x annual salary. - Private Medical Insurance
Discounted by 15%. - Employee Assistance Programme
A confidential support and advice line. - Childcare vouchers
- And more…!
Now you know why, view our current vacancies…
