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My work is necessary and will have a wider impact on the charity’s ability to be impactful with their work and income streams.Employee quote
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We offer exceptional enhanced benefits, setting us apart from other charitable organisations and positioning us as an employer of choice. We understand the holistic support our people need to work with passion and agility and that candidates are increasingly considering benefits packages when evaluating job offers. We acknowledge that due to the sector we work in, our staff are more susceptible to wellbeing pressures related to the climate and nature crises we face as a society.
We strive to set the bar for a flexible and supportive working environment that provides the tools and vehicles by which diverse individuals can maintain their health and wellbeing, going above and beyond our legal responsibilities. By investing in this support and well-being, we have created a positive and inclusive workplace culture.
You may be a skilled conservationist with your pick of opportunities, taking your first steps into the field, looking for a change, or anywhere in between. Whatever stage of your career, at Kent Wildlife Trust our robust and competitive benefits can be the deciding factor when clinching your decision to come and work with us.
In today's dynamic world, flexibility is key. We understand that life isn't just about being tied to a desk from 9 to 5 and that’s certainly not the culture or expectation at Kent Wildlife Trust. That's why we embrace and encourage agile working from day 1.
Our commitment to flexibility means you have the freedom to manage your work schedule in a way that suits your lifestyle, whether it's working remotely, adjusting your hours, or collaborating in our work hubs. The application of various elements of agile working will always be subject to business need first and the agreement of any requests to work from home will depend on whether or not the role can be done effectively from a home base in addition to other considerations such as health and safety.
We value the contributions of every team member and believe in fair compensation for hard work. Our competitive salary packages are complemented by a range of financial benefits, including performance-related pay schemes, regular salary reviews, competitive pension contributions, Group Life Assurance, and access to financial wellbeing advisory services.
It’s an inevitability – from time to time, you may feel unable to work due to illness. We offer enhanced sick pay and some time off for elective surgery and gender reassignment from day one of employment.
The most eco-friendly means of travelling to work is to walk or cycle – and the Cycle scheme makes this a reality. Through our easy-to-use salary sacrifice initiative, you can get bikes and accessories through the trust. Plus, you can conveniently spread the cost over your 12-month salary and make savings via tax.
Employees can get the latest tech and Ikea products through our scheme. It enables you to spread the cost with up to 12 payments from your salary across 12 months, while also making a National Insurance saving of up to 12%. You get the peace of mind of knowing you own the products from the beginning – and there’s also no end-of-hire fee.
KWT can, if requested by a user (as defined by HSE), offer a Specsavers eye and eyesight test to be carried out. We may be able to offer either a fixed sum or eyecare voucher towards the test and any glasses prescribed subsequently.
Conservation takes passion and dedication – and to do a great job, we all need a break once in a while! At Kent Wildlife Trust, we offer 23 days of annual leave for all new starters, which increases by one day for every two full years of service, up to a maximum of three extra days (pro rata). Bank Holiday entitlement for full-time staff is 8 days per year (pro-rata for part-time staff). This is all complemented by additional days off over Christmas when the main offices are closed.
You also have the option to purchase up to one week of additional annual leave, whereby the value of the additional leave is paid for through a reduction in salary over 12 months of the same annual leave year (or the remaining months of the annual leave year where the holiday is purchased part-year).
Enjoy two additional days off each year to support the cause of your choice by volunteering your time – be it internally, with Kent Wildlife Trust, or for another charity.
We are incredibly proud of our inclusive family offer. You will benefit from 12 weeks’ full maternity pay, 6 weeks’ full paternity pay, 12 weeks’ full adoption and Shared Parental leave pay, 1 week of full pay carers leave, and paid time off for fertility treatment for qualifying employees from day one of employment.
There might also be times when you need some extra flexibility to accommodate your parenting responsibilities, so we offer qualifying employees parental leave.
Your health and wellbeing are very important to us. At Kent Wildlife Trust, you have a dedicated online resource designed to support you. As well as providing counselling and CBT training, the online portal provides confidential access to wellbeing fact sheets, videos, self-help programmes, interactive tools, and educational resources to help with life’s challenges.
We invest in an extensive and considered wellbeing programme throughout the year to support you on your KWT journey. Workshops and webinars on areas such as mindfulness, healthy eating, stress, overwhelm, and change are just some of the issues we address. Dynamic topics are given a deep dive when particular issues may rear up. You can also enjoy a weekly wellbeing hour on us with no questions asked as to what ‘wellbeing’ looks like for you, it’s your time to enjoy.
We actively support your personal learning and development through regular Wildlife Trust training courses. We support your development by funding professional memberships and encouraging you to take external learning opportunities which we will finance.
The Trust recognises that a break can be a good thing for our long-term employees. Therefore, there is an unpaid period of up to three months available for sabbatical leave at the end of each continuous five years worked for the Trust.
We give the opportunity to recognise the achievements and milestones people have reached and acknowledge and appreciate the hard work, dedication, and accomplishments of our exceptional colleagues via long service awards, quarterly SMT award, annual employee Appreciation Awards ceremony, ‘shout outs’, and Thank You gift cards.
Kent Wildlife Trust Group has an EDIB Group full of voluntary members who work, alongside their day job, to make KWTG a more inclusive organisation. The EDIB Group supports all departments to improve the working conditions for underrepresented groups, including but not exclusively: disability, ethnicity, sexuality, gender, neurodiversity, and religion or belief.
Learn more about the EDIB Group here!
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