Working with Us

Founded in 1956, Friendship Care and Housing is a well established housing association and a Registered Social Landlord working across the East and West Midlands.

Employing around 500 staff, we are a recognised Investor in People with a commitment to equality, diversity and customer awareness.  At Friendship we seek to tackle inequalities, unfair discrimination and work hard as a team to improve opportunities for disadvantaged people.

Career Opportunities:  Friendship is particularly passionate about excellent customer Service.  We believe that in valuing and supporting our staff to pursue their interests, ambitions and talents and investing in developing people at all levels will empower our staff to understand their customer, involve them in what they do and to really listen.

Whether you are leaving school, college or university, returning to work or just looking for a new challenge, we are always interested in hearing from caring, enthusiastic and reliable people.

We have opportunities in:

• Housing
• Care and support
• Central services

Housing

Providing 4,000 homes across the West and East Midlands, we proud that our homes comply with the high standards set for social landlords.  We offer career opportunities in:

• Property services
• Housing management
• Neighbourhood Warden schemes
• Sure Start programme (services and support for families under the age of 4)
• Customer services
• Administration

Care and Support

Employing around 400 people, we provide a range of care and support schemes mainly in Birmingham and Warwickshire areas.  The majority of our staff work directly with service users and each service is tailored to meet the individual needs of:

• People with physical or learning difficulties
• People experiencing mental health problems
• African Caribbean elders
• Vulnerable young people
• Teenage mothers
• Asian women experiencing domestic violence
• Carer’s support services
• Advocacy services

Our wide and varied range of care and support services are provided in registered care homes, day centres, on a one-to-one basis, in the community or within other care settings, including hospitals.

If you have a special interest in this type of work and the qualities and commitment to work in a care and supportive environment, we would like to hear from you.

Central Services

Friendship’s central services integrates with all areas of operation, with opportunities in:

• Communications
• Quality
• Finance
• Performance review

Benefits of working with Friendship:

• Career average related earning contributory pension scheme
• Generous annual leave (starts at 32 days including bank holiday – pro rata for part-time employees)
• Flexible working
• Training opportunities (National Vocational Qualifications and Learning            Disabilities Qualification)
• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay
• Busy Bees childcare vouchers
• Credit Union savings scheme
• Interest free loans for travel pass (West Midlands)
• Birmingham Hospital Saturday Fund (BHSF) contributory membership
• Recognition awards for excellent customer services
• Bright Ideas staff suggestion scheme

For information on our current vacancies click here or contact us via:

     email - jobs@fch.org.uk

     Recruitment hotline - 0121 212 8695