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Engagement score

Latest BCI Score

627.6

Quick facts

What we do:
Social housing management company
Year established:
2005
Website:
http://www.wolverhamptonhomes.org.uk
Contact
- Chiilington Fields Industrial Estate, Hickman Avenue, Wolverhampton, WV1 2BY

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About Wolverhampton Homes

Wolverhampton Homes are a social housing management company that manages and looks after around 23,000 homes on behalf of the City of Wolverhampton Council.

They’re an Arms Length Management Organisation (ALMO), which was setup in 2005, and they are currently led by Chief Executive Shaun Aldis following the retirement of Lesley Roberts in 2017.

The company hosts a ‘Talktimes’ event twice a year, which gives staff members the chance to hear about what’s going on at Wolverhampton Homes directly from the chief executive and directors. It also gives employees an opportunity to meet other colleagues, ask questions and make suggestions for improvements to services and employment issues.

Wolverhampton Homes also runs their ‘Proud to be Me Network’ that is made up of LGBT and straight colleagues. They work together to make Wolverhampton Homes a gay-friendly place to work. It has become the most successful staff network the company has had.

What is it like to work for Wolverhampton Homes

Personal Growth

66% of staff disagreed:

I am bored with the work I do

They deliver an ASPIRE programme for upcoming and aspiring managers. More than 120 members of staff have completed the two-year course so far. They have apprentices who left school with no qualifications who are now gaining recognised qualifications thanks to their training programmes.

66% of staff disagreed:

I am bored with the work I do

Wellbeing

61% of staff disagreed:

My work interferes with my responsibilities at home

They offer reduced working hours for 13 weeks when mums return to work, and managers are encouraged to work with their staff to see what arrangements work best for them. They also offer five days maternity support in the lead up to the birth.

61% of staff disagreed:

My work interferes with my responsibilities at home

Giving Something Back

76% of staff agreed:

My organisation encourages charitable activities

One of their biggest successes in 2017 was their annual staff volunteering project. More than 100 members of staff – from the senior directors to bricklayers - took part, helping to transform a derelict piece of land into a community allotment.

76% of staff agreed:

My organisation encourages charitable activities

Learn more about the 8 factors of workplace engagement here

Benefits:

Charity Activities

At least 20% of staff are known to undertake charitable activities during business hours without incurring financial loss
Women

At least 40% of senior managers are women
Gym

Companies offering either free gym/ sports facilities or offering subsidised gym membership for all employees
Pensions

Companies offering a final salary, non-contributory pension scheme or one in which the employer puts in at least three times
Long Service

50% of employees with more than 5 years' service
Family Friendly

School hours contracts offered to staff