About Jigsaw Homes Group
What is Jigsaw Homes Group?
Jigsaw Homes Group is a not-for-profit housing association and, in its own words, "one of the largest housing groups in England with more than 37,500 homes across the North West and East Midlands". The Group was formed on 03 April 2018 "through a transfer of engagements of New Charter Housing Trust into Adactus Housing Group". It operates through four members — Jigsaw Homes North, Tameside, Midlands and Jigsaw Support — and employs "a diverse and vibrant workforce of over 1,500 employees in various areas across the North West and the Midlands". Alongside letting and maintaining social and affordable homes, the Group builds new ones and runs care and support services, so professional roles span housing and tenancy management, welfare benefits advice, asset management, development, finance, IT, communications and HR.
Where will I work?
Jigsaw's head office is in Tameside, with further offices across Greater Manchester and Nottinghamshire; recent vacancies have been based in Ashton-under-Lyne and Leigh. Most office-based roles are hybrid. The Group offers "a range of flexible working options throughout the business (role dependent) including flexible and compressed working and an option to work from home 50% of the time", and job adverts specify "50% of your time working from home upon completion of a satisfactory probation period". Not every role qualifies: some adverts state that "office-based working will be the default arrangement", with home working explored after probation.
What is the Jigsaw Homes Group team like?
"Our team is at the heart of everything we do," Jigsaw says. The Group is explicit about inclusion: "We want all employees to have a sense of belonging in an environment where everyone appreciates what diversity adds to our workplace." Development is structured: Jigsaw runs "a range of courses for colleagues" and publishes "a quarterly training calendar" covering management training and Mental Health First Aider training, holds a Learning at Work Week for peer-to-peer skill sharing, and advertises "a huge range of Apprenticeships".
Work-Life Balance
Jigsaw is a compressed-hours employer rather than a reduced-hours one. It advertises "compressed hours of work with the option to work a 4-day working week in a number of our roles" — the same contracted week worked across four days, not fewer hours, and role dependent. Leave is "24 days annual leave per annum plus bank holidays, rising with extended service to a maximum of 29 days after five years service", plus "three concessionary days between the Christmas and New Year period", and colleagues can buy or sell up to five days a year. Occupational sick pay begins after probation. Annual Wellbeing Weeks bring NHS nurse check-ups, yoga classes and specialist sessions; three main offices have on-site gyms. There is also an annual Christmas party, with colleagues "entitled to the day off" to attend.
Perks and Benefits
- Social Housing Pension Scheme with an 8% employer contribution
- BHSF membership and annual Wellbeing Weeks health checks
- Enhanced maternity, paternity and Shared Parental Leave packages
- Enhanced adoption leave package
- Quarterly training calendar, management training and apprenticeships
- Buy or sell up to 5 days extra annual leave each year
- Cycle to Work scheme via salary sacrifice