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.
An awardwinning employer We hold a number of awards including: • Positive about Disabled People (Disability Confident) • RoSPA Gold Achievement Award for Health and Safety Performance • Athena Swan Bronze Award 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. Staff development We recognise how important staff 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. 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. 15
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