Careers
People Matters is developing all the time and we are regularly recruiting staff to help us grow. If you want to know what it is like to work here, please hear from our staff themselves in the videos below.
Our Induction Process
We welcome applications from people with disabilities. As part of induction, all new employees complete an occupational health questionnaire so we are best able to offer appropriate support, including reasonable adjustments or support from Access to Work.
People Matters is a disability organisation, holding Disability Confident Leader status, is a Mindful Employer and an equal opportunity employer. We aim to ensure that no job applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment because of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation. We encourage applications from a diverse range of people to better reflect the members we support. To ensure this that policy is fully and fairly implemented and monitored, we ask successful applicants to complete an equal opportunities monitoring form and criminal conviction statement prior to induction.
Under the terms of the Rehabilitation of Offenders legislation, this post is subject to a Criminal Records Disclosure (DBS check). Any offer of employment is subject to a satisfactory enhanced disclosure. People Matters will not automatically regard a criminal record as a bar to employment within its organisation. Any conviction which an applicant holds will be assessed and considered in relation to the post applied for.
Staff Wellbeing
Employee Assistance Programme
This is an anonymous service which includes a free 24/7 information and advice phone line/ live chat answered by qualified counsellors or legal/ financial specialists. It also offers access to up to 6 counselling sessions (either in person, online or over the phone), as well as self-led online CBT, and a number of wellbeing resources such as health checks, webinars, and worksheets.
Wisdom App
This includes breathing exercises, meditations, and sleep stories. There’s also work out videos, healthy recipes, and informative wellbeing videos, articles and podcasts. You can also use the app to access the live chat, video call, and phone call to get confidential emotional, legal, and financial support.
Mental Health Champions
We have two mental health first aid trained staff who are available to all staff for a 1-1 chat or signposting. All management are also mental health first aid trained.
Benefits
Charity Workers Discount
You can register for this and access exclusive discounts on shopping, food, and insurance, just to name a few.
Money Buddies Scheme
You are eligible to access the money buddies scheme for free who can provide support with budgeting, debt advice, and saving money.
Tickets for Good
You can access discounted or sometimes free tickets for various events including music festivals, theatre, and sports
Blue Light Discount
People Matters will the cover the cost of the Blue Light Card which gives you access to a number of different discounts and offers, and an app that you can download to keep track of these.
Staff Representative
We have a staff representative who manages an online suggestion box where staff can offer any feedback or suggestions to improve the organisation, and a teams channel where staff can discuss issues. There is also a WhatsApp group run by one of our support workers where staff share information and ask for advice.
Training opportunities
We regularly offer training opportunities and opportunities to work towards qualifications. Some qualifications people have completed while with us include IAG, education and training, and health and social care. We also source training if it will be beneficial to you in your role, for example staff have completed intensive interaction training, self-harm training, and person-centred support training, just to name a few.
Away days and staff socials
We organise opportunities for staff to get together outside of work at least quarterly with staff socials. These have previously included a quiz night, meals out, drinks, bowling, crafts, and a band night. We also have an annual staff away day each year.
Regular supervisions, flexible working, travel expenses, annual leave and pension
