Friendship Care and Housing
Welcome to Friendship Care and Housing.
“Friendship helps people live fuller lives. Our homes
and support meet individual needs and create better neighbourhoods
to live in”
Founded in 1956, Friendship Care and Housing is
a well established housing association and a Registered Social
Landlord working across the East and West Midlands.
Employing around 500 staff, we are a recognised Investor in
People with a commitment to equality, diversity, and customer
awareness. At Friendship we seek to tackle inequalities, unfair
discrimination and work hard as a team to improve opportunities for
the disadvantaged.
Career Opportunities: Friendship is
particularly passionate about excellent customer service. We
believe that in valuing and supporting staff to pursue their
interests, ambitions and talents and investing in developing people
at all levels will empower them to understand their customer,
involve them in what they do and to really 'listen'.
Whether you're leaving school, college or university, returning
to work or just looking for a new challenge, we're always
interested in hearing from flexible, reliable and enthusiastic
people.
We have opportunities in:
- Housing
- Care and Support
- Central Services
Housing - Providing 4,000 homes across the West
and East Midlands, we're proud that our homes comply with the high
standards set for social landlords. We offer career opportunities
in:
- Property Services
- Housing Management
- Neighbourhood Warden Schemes
- Sure Start programme (services and support for families under
the age of 4)
- Customer Services
- Administration.
Care and Support - Employing around 400 people,
we provide a range of care and support schemes mainly in Birmingham
and Warwickshire areas. The vast majority of our staff works
directly with service users and each service is tailored to meet
the individual needs of:
- People with physical or learning difficulties
- People experiencing mental health problems
- African Caribbean elders
- Vulnerable young people
- Teenage mothers
- Asian women experiencing domestic violence
- Carers Support Services
- Advocacy services.
Our wide and varied range of Care and Support Services are
provided in registered care homes, day centres, on a one-to-one
basis, in the community or within other care settings, including
hospitals.
If you've a special interest in this type of work and the
qualities and commitment to work in a caring and supportive
environment, we would like to hear from you.
Friendships Central Services integrates with
all areas of operation, with opportunities in:
- Communications
- Quality
- Finance
- Performance Review.
Benefits of working with Friendship:
- Career average related earnings contributory pension
scheme
- Generous annual leave (starts at 32 days incl. Bank Holidays -
pro rata for part-time employees)
- Flexible working
- Training opportunities (National Vocational Qualifications
& Learning Disabilities Qualification)
- Enhanced maternity & paternity pay
- Busy Bees childcare vouchers
- Credit Union savings scheme
- Interest free loans for travel passes (West Midlands)
- Birmingham Hospital Saturday Fund (BHSF) Contributory
membership
- Recognition awards for excellent customer service
- ‘Bright Ideas’ staff suggestion scheme.
Don't take our word for it. Scroll down to view
videos and listen to what some of our employees have to say about
working at Friendship.
Name: Diane Godsall
Role: Team Leader
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Read Diane's story
Name: Frank Stanley
Role: Support Worker
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Read Frank's story
Name: Michelle Walters
Role: Senior Housing Officer
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