Staff Benefits - Cardiff Community Housing Association

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If we want to reignite innovation and passion, we have to re-humanise work.

Brené Brown

At CCHA, we’re #OneTeam. We know that the better our employees feel, the more effective we’re likely to be as a team. A happy, healthy workforce means we can continue to serve our tenants and communities more effectively!

Trustworthy. Respectful. Caring. Honest. Brave. Genuine.

Our values are interwoven throughout all the work that we do at CCHA, including the relationship that we have with each other as staff. We’re always thinking about new ways we can create a positive workplace within which people can develop their skills and thrive.

CCHA Staff Benefits

We’re a Living Wage employer, offering competitive salaries, and complete a cost of living review annually.

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We all need time off to recharge, hence why we offer a basic leave entitlement of 25 days per year, rising to a maximum of 30 days after so many years with us. This is in addition to bank holidays and pro-rata for part-time employees. We also offer employees the opportunity to buy an extra weeks leave at the beginning of each year.

The standard working week is 35 hours (excluding lunch hours.) We understand that a healthy work-life balance is crucial if you’re going to get the most out of life, both personally and professionally. Our options for flexibility are varied and we offer a range of working pattern options that can help you achieve this. These range from compressed hours, flexibility between 7am – 7pm, home-working options, team based self-rostering, job sharing, and part-time.

Our commitment to your health and wellbeing is also expressed through our Wellness at Work (W@W) team. As part of this programme, we provide staff with free refreshments and free fruit every week. We also have a range of activities throughout the year such as sponsored events, fitness tasters, alternative therapies, advice from health professionals, yoga, and much more!

We offer a permanent health insurance, paid for by us at no extra cost to you. This includes numerous benefits, including discounts at a variety of places, and renumeration for optical appointments, chiropractic services, physiotherapy, and many more. We also have corporate discounts available for two local gyms with further information about this provided upon request when appointed.

We’re a ‘grow your own’ company – we want to invest in you, helping you harness your strengths, develop your skills, and overcome challenges. We are committed to investing in all of our staff so they have the skills required to carry out their duties to a high standard and the organisation is able to achieve its objectives with maximum effectiveness. Moreover, we want you to feel confident, capable, and become the expert in your field, whatever that may be, so you can feel satisfied with all that you have accomplished at the end of the day.

We offer several pension schemes which we can provide further details of upon appointment with us. The schemes also include a Death in Service Benefit. We also offer mileage allowance.

People marching in a parade holding a banner depicting a rainbow and 'Celebrating Diversity' written

We are passionate about our tenants and communities, ensuring that we are not just providing houses for people but homes; places where people make happy memories, love their families, and grow as individuals. We want to make long-lasting impact to our communities, creating neighbourhoods that people take pride in.

We’re a team of just over 100 committed and passionate staff. We are committed to expanding our diverse workforce, as we want to represent the communities that we serve and work with. In our employment process, we use the Rooney Rule.

We value people. We recognise we’re more than just a job title. We each have talents, interests, and hobbies that extend far beyond the nine-to-five. Despite the different departments in CCHA, and the variety of individuals we work with, we’re proud to say we are #OneTeam.