Benefits of working for VAL

If you have the skills and experience to match any of our current vacancies and want to join a dynamic team of people working to serve the community of Leicester then we want to hear from you! The benefits you will receive from Voluntary Action LeicesterShire are listed below.

Improving Working Lives

We offer:

  • Modern employment practices
  • Recognition that staff need to strike a healthy balance between work and home life
  • Involvement in developing working arrangements
  • Personal and professional development and training opportunities

Voluntary Action LeicesterShire aims to create a workforce that reflects the diversity of the community we serve, and we have:

  • Flexible working arrangements
  • Recognises union representation
  • Fantastic City Centre based offices, easy access to buses, train station and public car park.
  • Bike shed facility
  • Staff shower available
  • Prayer room
  • Various tenants primarily from voluntary and community sector
  • Regular social events

Pay and Conditions

Voluntary Action LeicesterShire offers a wide range of opportunities for career development, and pay and conditions. We offer:

  • Annual salary increment within your salary scale
  • A minimum 25 days annual leave increasing with length of service
  • Paid sick leave increasing with length of service
  • A range of other employment benefits

Voluntary Action LeicesterShire Pension Scheme

All Voluntary Action LeicesterShire employees are entitled to join local government pension scheme. Whereby the employee would contribute 6% and Voluntary Action Leicester 13% of your gross salary.

Personal and Professional Development

All Voluntary Action LeicesterShire employees have access to training and development opportunities and are encouraged to build Personal Development Plans.

  • Recognised Investors in People employee, last reviewed May 2006.
  • 2 Team building days a year
  • 2 VAL staff away days a year

For more information see About Vacancies at VAL.