Lets grow together
At Shaw Trust we put people at the heart of our organisation. We are dedicated to achieving our purpose through the way we behave, the values we uphold, and through our commitment to delivering high quality performance. We do it because we know our work makes a difference to people’s lives.
We take pride in our ‘charitable heart with a commercial brain’ approach to what we do. Our focus is on delivering quality services that also maximise social value and social investment to communities.
Our values
We care about people
We make a difference
We are inclusive
We are collaborative
We are honest
A diverse and inclusive organisation
At Shaw Trust, we are committed to creating an inclusive culture where the talents, skills and life experience of all colleagues are valued and recognised.
We are proud to be certified as an employer who meets the National Equality Standard, the accepted standard for inclusiveness in business across the UK.
We are Disability Confident Leaders, support the guaranteed interview scheme and use of the government’s Access to Work scheme. Living our values, we are keen to reflect the diversity of UK society at every level within our organisation.
We welcome applications from all sections of the community including from people with lived experience and/or knowledge of disability or social exclusion.
Colleague networks
Our colleague networks foster inclusivity and provide a space for colleagues to connect, share experiences, network, and to provide feedback and inform company decisions.
Our networks include:
LGBTQ+ Network
Womens Network
Race Equality Network
Disability Equality Network
Neurodiversity Network
MANaging Network
Young Professionals Network
Back to Work Network
Menopause Peer Support Network
We care about Wellbeing
We aim to provide health and wellbeing support that cares for our colleagues throughout their employment journey. Colleagues can access health and wellbeing resources, including an in -house health and wellbeing team who can support with the management of health conditions, and provide support on health and wellbeing matters. Colleagues also have access to an externally provided Employee Assistance Programme, and to a health care cash plan.
We listen
We encourage open conversations throughout the organisation. Our Employee Voice Network host regular all colleague calls and influence and inform business decisions.
We run regular colleague surveys to collect views and feedback from across the business to help inform and shape our colleague experience.
Our CEO Chris hosts regular one to one coffee and chat sessions with colleagues.
Colleagues can take part in CEO shadow boards gaining insights into, and informing on, strategic matters.
Working at Shaw Trust, colleagues are encouraged to share their feedback and updates via our internal communication channels.
