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Working at Kairos
It’s an exciting time to work at Kairos, as we grow and develop to meet the needs of the women we support. We’re embedding best practices into our work, putting lived experience at the heart of all we do, and are looking for new premises to call our home. We’ve got a clear vision for our future and a 3 year strategy to guide our way.
The work we do can be tough. It’s important that all staff working at Kairos build their resilience, have strong boundaries, and take good care of themselves. As an employer, we genuinely prioritise staff wellbeing. From lunches together to spending time outside in the garden to trying out new self-care practices, we’re always thinking of ways to look after each other and ourselves. All frontline practitioners receive external clinical supervision, have regular support and supervision sessions with the Team Manager, and take part in group reflective practice sessions. Everyone has access to an Employee Assistance Programme, which provides telephone advice on a wide range of issues and access to confidential personal counselling. All staff benefit from a paid wellbeing hour every week and every year we all take a well deserved paid wellbeing break between Christmas and New Year. Everyone encourages each other within the team; as the saying goes “Empowered women empower women”.
We offer a flexible working environment. As a women’s organisation with an all female team, we understand that our staff may have caring responsibilities or are studying outside of work. For frontline practitioners, the roles are very much about being out and about in the community or at our women’s hub, which means there is a fair bit of flexibility in terms of how individuals manage their hours and it’s generally possible to fit these around other commitments. Administrative tasks can often be completed at home.
We value professional and personal development and encourage all staff to take advantage of the many training opportunities available.
We recently reviewed our annual leave allowance and have improved this; staff are now entitled to 25 days annual leave, rising by a day with each year of service, up to 30 days. This is pro rated for part-time staff. We also have Bank Holidays off .