Work life balance
CCS has smarter working (hybrid working) principles that gives you the flexibility to adjust your working day. This includes:
- a minimum of 25 days annual leave increasing to a maximum service-related 30 days, excluding bank holidays (pro-rata for part-time staff)
- one privilege day to be taken at any point in the year
- flexitime scheme (available for bands 1 to 6)
- working remotely in addition to working in an office location
- enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption or shared parental leave
- generous special leave provision
- three paid volunteering days per year
- paid time off for public service duties, for example, armed forces reservists or special constables
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Career development
We want you to love what you do. We can help you get the most out of your career by offering you:
- a wide range of apprenticeships from level 1 to 6 which are designed to help you develop skills and knowledge across a range of professional areas
- five days paid learning and development leave per year
- professional education and training specific to your role for example:
- Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply (CIPS)
- Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT)
- Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD)
- internal development opportunities to help equip you with new skills and experience in different areas of the business
- opportunities to develop yourself through shadowing, coaching or mentoring
- access to over 6,000 online learning courses
Financial rewards
We have an enhanced benefits offering, which includes:
- a salary that is reviewed annually to remain competitive
- generous pension scheme: our employer contributions range typically from 27.1% to 30.3% depending on your salary
- opportunity to receive a discretionary non-consolidated one off payment based on performance
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Inclusion and wellbeing
Being part of a company that believes in workplace wellness can mean the difference between a job you love and a job you don’t. To achieve this we offer all our employees:
- the opportunity to join our staff networks:
- Race Equality
- Faith and Belief
- Pride
- Able
- Social Mobility
- Gender Equality
- Carers
- Uniformed Services
- access to a great programme of events that cover all aspects of wellbeing along with access to supportive information on our intranet and our Employee Assistance Programme
- access to mental health first aiders
Little extras, savings and discounts
Access several health, wellbeing and discount scheme initiatives including:
- recognition schemes that offer a monetary voucher for going above and beyond
- CCS Perks gives colleagues access to a range of high street discounts as well as offers on holidays and days out
- Unum Dental which provides affordable dental treatment for you and your family
- Gymflex which offers up to 40% off memberships
- employee counselling and support programmes
- Cycle2work allows employees to buy bikes, including electric bikes and accessories (up to a value of £3,500) and spread that cost across 18 months through a salary sacrifice arrangement
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