Your Benefits
Your benefits for helping our team achieve great outcomes
The wellbeing of our workforce is extremely important to us. We recognise and place significant emphasis on keeping staff healthy and safe in the workplace. New Directions offers the following employee benefits and wellbeing package.
- High quality training & induction programme
- Training and development opportunities: Access to fully funded apprenticeship programmes designed to develop skills in adult care and leadership and management
- Active Workforce: Offers employees a range of classes and activities, events, weight management courses, lifestyle referrals, online health seminars, and discounted gym memberships
- Pension with company contribution
- Annual leave: up to 28 days per year (after qualifying period) plus bank holidays
- Free DBS check
- Ongoing support from a dedicated manager
- Blue Light Discount: New Directions pay for a Blue Light Card for employees. A Blue Light Card provides discounts across a range of suppliers and outlets and can help greatly during these times with rising household bills
- Refer a friend scheme
- Medicash: We work with Medicash to offer all staff the opportunity of joining an exclusive corporate rated healthcare cash plan scheme
- Eye tests & Glasses Compensation: Employees who regularly use visual display equipment for work receive up to £87 to cover the costs of both eye tests and glasses
Our Place
New Directions new intranet page ‘Our Place’ provides a wealth of information and resources to encourage staff to look after their health and wellbeing. Our wellbeing zone provides information and tips relating to emotional, physical, financial, and cultural support.
My Healthy Advantage
Health Assured’s comprehensive health and wellbeing app
Access to a range of features aimed at improving health and well-being. These include live chat and support, personalised news feed, weekly mood tracker, and four-week plans. Health Assured also offers support for employees and their immediate family members, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Occupational Health
Access to pre-employment health assessments, physiotherapy, counselling, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), and general fitness for work advice, including reasonable adjustments and phased returns
Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
The EAP is a confidential employee benefits service designed to help with personal and professional problems. Offers expert advice and compassionate guidance 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Health and Wellbeing Menu
The health and wellbeing resources available include support for:
- Emotional/ Mental Wellbeing
- Financial Wellbeing & Support
- Social Wellbeing
- Spiritual Wellbeing
- Physical Wellbeing