{"id":477,"date":"2025-02-24T08:30:00","date_gmt":"2025-02-24T08:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.familyfund.org.uk\/?page_id=477"},"modified":"2025-11-27T18:13:11","modified_gmt":"2025-11-27T18:13:11","slug":"careers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.familyfund.org.uk\/about\/careers\/","title":{"rendered":"Working at Family Fund"},"content":{"rendered":"<html><body><p>We couldn&rsquo;t do the work that we do without our dedicated team, who are passionate about making a difference every day for families raising a disabled or seriously ill child or young person.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At Family Fund, we believe in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.familyfund.org.uk\/about\/careers\/inclusion-at-family-fund\/\">equity and inclusion<\/a>. We are a Disability Confident Leader and proudly support our armed forces community. Family Fund is also a voluntary living wage employer. However, where we can, we offer rates of pay above this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Above all, we provide a fun environment, working with committed colleagues, and encourage a positive work-life balance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Our benefits include:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>25 days holiday (rising annually to 30 days) plus bank holidays<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A salary sacrifice pension scheme with employer contributions up to 8%<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Flexi time working, allowing you to flex your start and finish times<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Flexible working arrangements and reasonable adjustments if you need them to perform at your best<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A focus on your wellbeing including access to an employee assistance programme<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Excellent family leave provision, including enhanced pay<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Shopping discount platform<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A friendly and capable team who want to make a real difference every day<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>An open and welcoming workplace where you can be you<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>As a values-led organisation, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.familyfund.org.uk\/about\/careers\/values-in-action\/\">our values<\/a>: supportive, connected, passionate and determined, influence everything we do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n    \n\n\n\n\n    \n<a class=\"button button--secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.familyfund.org.uk\/about\/careers\/vacancies\/\">\n    See our current job vacancies\n    <\/a>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n    \n<a class=\"button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.familyfund.org.uk\/news-stories\/?cat=staff-stories\">\n    Read our staff stories\n    <\/a>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"our-accreditations\">Our accreditations<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/familyfund.mixd.co.uk\/about\/careers\/#\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"expander expander--minimised \">\n            \n\n    \n\n<div class=\"inner-blocks-wrapper\">\n    \n<button class=\"expander__button\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"expander-content\">\n            \n    \n    \n    \n<div class=\"inner-blocks-wrapper\">\n    \n\n<p>Disability Confident Leader<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n    <\/button>\n\n\n<div id=\"expander-content\" class=\"expander__content\">\n            \n    \n    \n\n<div class=\"inner-blocks-wrapper\">\n    \n\n<p>Family Fund is Disability Confident Leader &ndash; the highest level of recognition in the Government&rsquo;s Disability Confident scheme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We encourage and welcome applications from disabled candidates. We will invite to interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential requirements of the role. If you are disabled and need help with the application process, please let us know. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We also encourage anyone coming to meet us for an interview to let us know if reasonable adjustments would help them perform at their best. As part of our work on diversity and inclusion, and to provide candidates with the best opportunity to demonstrate the skills and behaviours required for any role, we share the interview questions in advance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We provide a range of workplace adjustments to support our staff, depending on their needs, including Access to Work support, flexible working, and we will provide special equipment where it is needed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a Disability Confident Leader, we go even further. We share our knowledge, influence others and lead by example within our local and business community. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Find out how we can help your organisation become Disability Confident.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n    <a class=\"action-link\" href=\"mailto:humanresources@familyfund.org.uk\">\n            <span class=\"action-link__text\">Get in touch<\/span>\n    <\/a>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"803\" height=\"369\" src=\"https:\/\/www.familyfund.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Disability-Confident-Leader-logo-non-standard.png\" alt=\"Disability Confident Leader logo\" class=\"wp-image-16423\" style=\"width:285px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.familyfund.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Disability-Confident-Leader-logo-non-standard.png 803w, https:\/\/www.familyfund.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Disability-Confident-Leader-logo-non-standard-300x138.png 300w, https:\/\/www.familyfund.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Disability-Confident-Leader-logo-non-standard-768x353.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 803px) 100vw, 803px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"expander expander--minimised \">\n            \n\n    \n\n<div class=\"inner-blocks-wrapper\">\n    \n<button class=\"expander__button\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"expander-content\">\n            \n    \n    \n    \n<div class=\"inner-blocks-wrapper\">\n    \n\n<p>Support for armed forces<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n    <\/button>\n\n\n<div id=\"expander-content\" class=\"expander__content\">\n            \n    \n    \n\n<div class=\"inner-blocks-wrapper\">\n    \n\n<p>Family Fund Group has signed the Armed Forces Covenant. It is a promise from the nation to those who serve or who have served, and their families. It says we will do all we can to ensure that they are treated fairly and not disadvantaged in their day-to day lives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For us at Family Fund, it means we pledge to provide employment support to members of the Armed Forces Community. This includes service leavers and veterans, and currently serving reserve members in the UK Armed Forces. It also includes family members of someone serving (or formerly serving) and bereaved family members of someone who died on service, in the UK Armed Forces. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Therefore, we will invite to interview all members of the Armed Forces Community who apply to us and meet the essential requirements of the role.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As part of our commitment, we received the Employer Recognition Scheme Bronze Award.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.familyfund.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Armed-Forces-Covenant-bronze-banner.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7611\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.familyfund.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Armed-Forces-Covenant-bronze-banner.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.familyfund.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Armed-Forces-Covenant-bronze-banner-300x90.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"expander expander--minimised \">\n            \n\n    \n\n<div class=\"inner-blocks-wrapper\">\n    \n<button class=\"expander__button\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"expander-content\">\n            \n    \n    \n    \n<div class=\"inner-blocks-wrapper\">\n    \n\n<p>Living wage employer<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n    <\/button>\n\n\n<div id=\"expander-content\" class=\"expander__content\">\n            \n    \n    \n\n<div class=\"inner-blocks-wrapper\">\n    \n\n<p>We are proud to be one of over 12,000 employers in the UK who have committed to being a living wage employer. 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