Our benefits We’re committed to providing equal opportunities for all. Our goal is to maximise the potential of our staff and students, to be responsive to new ideas, and celebrate individuality and diversity, striving hard to anticipate needs and aspirations. Our commitment to our staff is just as strong, and we offer an extensive range of benefits . We aim to be regarded as an employer of choice locally, nationally and internationally. Benefits include family-friendly policies, sports facilities, a competitive rewards package and a genuine commitment to all our employees’ professional development.
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Mission Botswana. We also support The Music Therapy Appeal as well as staff taking part in raising money for a wide variety of charities such as: Breast Cancer Awareness, Children in Need, Jeans for Genes. Many of our staff also take part in sporting events such as; The Cambridge Half Marathon, The Chelmsford Marathon and Race for Life. We’re committed to our local communities and we encourage staff to take part in our Staff Volunteering Scheme. Sport, leisure and arts There are many opportunities for our staff to take part in sport and physical activity at Anglia Ruskin, whether you’re a highly motivated gym member, somebody who is looking to take part in some social activities or even if you’re new to exercise. We provide subsidised fitness classes at both Cambridge and Chelmsford and each campus also has a gym which you can access. Staff can also access subsidised packages at neighbouring facilities who we’re partners with – Riverside Ice and Leisure in Chelmsford and Kelsey Kerridge in Cambridge. For those looking for something less gym- based we have beginners’ running groups, a staff football team and health walks. Our strategy for Sport & Active Anglia, aims to increase the number of opportunities available to staff and so new activities are being organised all of the time. Our Cambridge campus houses the Mumford Theatre – a fully operational 270 seat professional theatre that hosts a year round programme of events. Choirs and music concerts are held regularly at both campuses. Our staff can also purchase discounted tickets to some shows; saving up to 40% on the ticket price. Our Cambridge and Chelmsford campuses have their own art galleries: the Ruskin Gallery at Cambridge and the Rivermead Gallery at Chelmsford. The galleries exhibit work by students, staff and professional artists in the region. All staff are entitled to free membership of our extensive libraries at the main campuses, whether for learning, or just for interest. Working in partnership We take pride in our good record of maintaining harmonious employee relations. Two trade unions are recognised: The University and College Union (UCU) for academic staff and UNISON for professional staff.
In addition to all this, we help staff travel to and from work sustainably by offering interest free travel loans, discounted bikes through the national Cycle Scheme and discounts with local transport providers. We also hold regular Dr Bike sessions where you can get your bike checked by a mechanic for free. We continue to score highly in the People and Planet University Green League and in 2013 we received an ‘Excellence in Integration’ Award from the International Sustainable Campus Network: only the second UK University to win such an award. Our other achievements include: • Essex County Council Travel Plan Gold Award 2016 • Travel for Cambridge Sustainable Travel Initiative Bronze Award 2016 • Green Essex Awards Greenest Community Project Finalist 2015 Certified to ISO 14001 since 2009 (maintained annually) Fairtrade status since 2007 (maintained annually) For more information on how you can get involved with the work we do please visit anglia.ac.uk/environment Family-friendly We recognise that in today’s workplace, people’s needs and circumstances often change over time. To reflect this, we have a flexible working scheme which includes part-time working and alterations to working hours. We offer a range of family friendly policies including maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental leave. We operate a Child Care Voucher Scheme which offers tax and National Insurance savings to support staff with child care costs. Employee support helpline We operate a 24-hour Employee Support Helpline, offering practical advice in a variety of areas. Professional counsellors are also on hand to provide personal support on a range of issues. This service is also available to family members who live with our employees. Supporting our wider community We believe very strongly that education is far more wide-ranging than simply being classroom-based. In fact, we want to offer all manner of extra-curricular activities that give our students and staff the opportunity to grow and develop as whole people. Our charitable overseas work is done through the International Community Experience (ICE) programme in which we have the projects Mission Ukraine and • •
Positive about Disabled People (Disability Confident) RoSPA Gold Achievement Award for Health and Safety Performance
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We’re members of Stonewall’s Diversity Champions programme; and the Mindful Employer scheme. In 2016, we became the first university in the East of England to sign up to the Armed Forces Corporate Covenant, which aims to prevent any disadvantage toward the Armed Forces Community compared with any other citizen in the provision of public and commercial services. Occupational pension schemes Our pension provision is an important part of your benefits package. All our employees will join one of our contributory occupational pension schemes either; Teachers’ Pensions or the Local Government Pension Scheme . Your contract of employment will specify which scheme you’re eligible for. Both schemes provide similar benefits which are competitive and generous. development is to our continuing success, and we’re committed to fostering a culture that values learning and growth. We offer an impressive range of staff development sessions and events, all designed to enhance personal and professional effectiveness at work including: management skills; learning and teaching skills; and research skills. Fee Waiver opportunities may also be available for our programmes of study. Our staff surveys consistently tell us that our staff particularly value the range and quality of the development and support we offer. Sustainability at Anglia Ruskin University One of our core values at Anglia Ruskin is to make sure that our concern for the environment informs every aspect of what we do. We have an environmental management system externally verified to the international standard ISO 14001. This helps us to reduce our negative impacts on the environment and to continually make improvements. We ask all staff and students to help us reduce our carbon footprint and we run competitions throughout the year to give you the tools to do this. Staff development We recognise how important staff
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