Benefits
We offer a number of formal and informal benefits to all our staff.
Benefits
Wellbeing support: Our internal wellbeing strategy launched in 2021, and colleagues have access to a range of resources to support their wellbeing including:
- Unmind: a workplace mental health platform
- The Employee Assistance Programme: a confidential 24/7 telephone counselling service which offers impartial external advice and support on personal, legal, financial and line management issues, plus up to six counselling sessions per year
- A fully trained team of internal Mental Health First Aiders
Flexible and hybrid working: Where possible, we accommodate working from home, compressed or part-time hours, job shares and other arrangements to help you balance work and home life. We encourage individuals and teams to work flexibly and smartly, providing portable devices and technology so they can work and stay in touch while at home, travelling or otherwise out of the office.
Annual leave: 25 days, plus bank holidays and an additional three days leave at Christmas. All staff also earn one additional leave day per full year of service (up to five days) and we offer a scheme to buy and sell annual leave. There is also a winter closure of three days between Christmas and New Year for all colleagues. We offer generous sick pay, paid maternity, paternity and adoptive parental leave, as well as up to five days a year for personal and religious reasons.
Pension scheme and life assurance: The Arts Council retirement plan is a final salary scheme with contributions on a sliding scale. All staff members are automatically provided with life assurance cover.
Learning & development: We invest in the growth and development of all our staff, including professional qualifications, in-house and external training courses, conferences, e-learning, apprenticeships and more. We encourage individuals and teams to keep learning and developing - as a gold standard Investor in People, we provide flexible and adaptable learning and development opportunities for staff at all levels.
Shopping discounts: Exclusive savings on high street and online shops, holidays, cinema tickets, gym membership, dining out and more.
Relocation support: Newly appointed staff who need to move residence are eligible to apply for up to £5,000 support.
Travel loans: Interest-free loans for travel season tickets, as well as bicycle, car and motorbike loans for those who regularly use them for commuting.