Onward people are inspired by what they do and the positive impact they can have every single day. We work hard and are committed to our customers. Working at Onward gives you the opportunity to deliver in a role that has a real social purpose. We understand the importance of achieving great things whilst ensuring the greatest value for money.
We are committed to our customers, and we want our colleagues to be inspired by the positive impact they can make in people’s lives every single day. Working with Onward you get the opportunity to work for an organisation with a real social purpose.
Our values support our clear vision of enabling people to be their best, in homes they love, and places they are proud of. We call this the #TheOnwardDifference. You can read more about our Vision & values – Onward here
Recognising your hard work.
We think it is important to acknowledge great work and all colleagues are able to recognise the success of their colleagues through our benefit platform FRED! On the spot awards are available, as well as our Annual OnAwards where we celebrate the great things colleagues have done throughout the year.
Enabling you to be your best.
In the same way we want to enable our customers we also want to enable all of our colleagues to reach their full potential and are committed to your development and career progression. We do this in a number of ways, through professional qualifications, apprenticeships, aspiring and existing leadership development, career opportunities, job shadowing and volunteering opportunities. We want your Onward experience to be rewarding and fulfilling.
So, what’s it really like to work here?
Working at Onward is more than repairing and building houses so here are some of our colleagues explaining their role and what they do for our customers:
A day in the life of an Onward Repairs Gas Operative
A day in life a Customer Service Advisor
A day in the life of a Neighbourhood Specialist
We believe Onward is a great place to work and we check this regularly through our annual colleague survey. We work hard with our Colleague Forum listening to what we are doing well and creating action plans on where we can improve. Our colleagues speak for themselves and in the 2022 colleague survey 81% of them told us they would recommend Onward as a great place to work.
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