Our workforce feels valued, whatever their background and experience, and wherever they work. Whatever the job role, whether it’s working in direct care, supporter services, central functions, or retail, we are united to deliver our vision and mission and each person is just as important as the next.
Find out more about the benefits of working at Acorns and the different ways we support each and every individual.
Everything we do is led by our values. As we live and breathe these values, we are all contributing to the achievement of our vision and mission. They form a key part of our identity and are even used as part of our performance and development reviews.
Our Acorns Academy is set to enhance your skills and capabilities for existing and future roles. We also have a talent development programme offering leadership, coaching, recruitment, and wellbeing programmes.
We have set learning journeys for role-specific development such as fundraising, clinical skills, and a range of professional qualifications for each area of the organisation.
Our leaders are committed to keeping your development alive and driving our progressive culture. It is our ambition for everybody to know how they contribute to delivering the organisational strategy and we do this through something called “My Career” where we agree objectives, support you to achieve them and measure/celebrate success.
You will join us and other new colleagues on your first day, or shortly after, at our Welcome Event. It’s an immersive day, where you’ll get to meet a diverse range of people from across the organisation including Acorns leaders across different departments who you will collaborate with throughout your career. You’ll then be given access to online learning to continue this exploration of Acorns afterwards. This is your first step in getting to know Acorns and what it is that we do.
Acorns works hard to ensure that equality, diversity, and inclusion are part of our everyday practice. We are welcoming and inclusive to everyone and this is demonstrated through our Gold UNICEF Award for Diversity.
As part of Acorns commitment to employee wellbeing, we are an accredited Thrive at Work organisation. This is an initiative led by the West Midlands Combined Authority and managed by us for the continual wellbeing of our people.
We support our people through our Employee Assistance Programme which offers confidential telephone counselling support, legal and financial advice. Additionally, we have a team of qualified counsellors to provide 1:1 short term support when needed, Mental Health First Aiders to provide support through challenging times and a dedicated plan that incorporates emotional and mental wellbeing initiatives across the year.
Our benefits include:
We provide care from our three hospices, as well as in the family home and the community. They are open 24/7, 365 days per year, ensuring we’re here when children and families need us most.
Each hospice has been purpose built with ten specially decorated bedrooms and is designed to be a homely environment to help children enjoy their stay. Why not have a look inside one of our hospices to discover more.
Our Birmingham hospice, based in Selly Oak, supports families from across Birmingham, North Warwickshire and Coventry.
Our Black Country hospice, based in Walsall, supports families from Walsall, Sandwell, Dudley, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire and Shropshire.
Our Three Counties hospice, based in Worcester, supports families from Worcestershire, Herefordshire, Gloucestershire and South Warwickshire.
We have a network of charity shops across the West Midlands and Gloucestershire, directly raising funds to support the essential work provided through our hospice network. Find your nearest shop here.
Our central teams are based their local hospice. Although most of our teams often work remotely, our hospices and shops remain a place for team meetings and in-office days.
If you have any questions or you can’t see a suitable vacancy and would like to register with us, please contact us: recruitment@acorns.org.uk.