This story is sponsored by LCF Law.
Here at LCF Law, we are lawyers you’ll like to work with. With offices located in Leeds, Bradford, Harrogate and Ilkley, we are an established member of the Yorkshire legal community.
We support all our colleagues in their career development to maximise their potential. Whether it’s members of legal teams or support staff, we aim to meet colleagues’ aspirations for personal and career development and place great emphasis on training.
We have developed a series of pathways – guides to behaviours and conduct that direct colleagues to what is expected of them to reach the next level of their career progression with LCF Law. We recognise that supporting development gives strength to the firm while helping colleagues to meet their ambitions and aspirations.
At LCF Law we look after the wellbeing of all our colleagues whether physical or mental. We have 12 trained and accredited Mental Health First Aiders throughout the firm as part of that support network. We recognise the vital role that the team plays in the development of the practice and its importance in supporting colleagues careers.
Staff benefits and a prestigious award
To further support staff wellbeing, we provide a number of benefits including the Westfield Health cash plan, Westfield rewards, a 24-hour advice and health line, seven hours of paid wellbeing hours, Perkbox membership, a wellbeing hub and a full day off for your birthday. Happy lawyers are better lawyers. Colleagues who feel respected and appreciated better support their colleagues and our customers.
LCF Law celebrating being listed as a Sunday Times Best Places to Work.
In May 2023, LCF Law was recognised as one of the top employers in the UK after being named in the new Sunday Times Best Places to Work Awards. The prestigious award ranking index anonymously surveyed the opinions of employees from hundreds of businesses operating in every industry sector across the UK.
The Sunday Times 26-question survey was completed by 87% of LCF Law’s team. It measured employee experience using six key drivers – reward and recognition, information sharing, empowerment, instilling pride, job satisfaction and wellbeing. An excellent rating of between 84% and 89% was received in all six drivers
This is what makes us lawyers you’ll like to work with. Our colleagues are the core of LCF.
We are currently recruiting dynamic, high performing professionals at every level across our four Yorkshire offices. For further information, please visit www.lcf.co.uk/about-lcf/careers or contact HR Manager, Rebecca Gosling at rgosling@lcf.co.uk.
Find your new career at Wolseley, and get more than just a pay check
This article is sponsored by Wolseley.
The UK’s largest plumbing and heating merchant, Wolseley, is recruiting to fill a number of roles in its Ripon support centre and store branches.
The firm specialises in bathrooms and heating as well as infrastructure solutions and cooling products.
Wolseley offers great benefits to all of its staff, with life insurance, an employee assistance programme (including counselling) and flexible working options, on top of the competitive salary, great holiday entitlement, and fantastic pension contribution scheme you’d expect.
Michelle Henstock has worked at the Ripon support centre for more than forty years, and is now payroll and benefits manager. She recalls starting work there in 1981:
“Wolseley, or Yorkshire Heating as it was, was the employer of choice in the Ripon area at the time – everyone wanted to get a foot in the door. Whenever a vacancy cropped up, you wanted to grab it!”
She added that those in her team have always felt like family:
“I think I’ve been really blessed in that respect. I’ve always worked in good teams and with good colleagues that have worked well together and got on. I’ve remained friends with many former colleagues, and I’ve gained new ones too.”
Supporting your wellbeing
The company places a family ethos at the heart of its culture, and wellbeing is a priority. With trained mental health first aiders across the business, there’s always someone there to support you.
Colleagues can also sign up to the special ‘Wolseley Wellbeing programme’, a comprehensive 12-week course that covers exercise, nutrition, sleep, positive psychology, and stress management.
Wolseley recognises how important staff engagement is to wellbeing, so you’ll be able to have your say on how the company is doing and where it’s going.
Pay matters
When you’re looking for work, pay is important. Wolseley wants to attract the very best talent, and pays people a wage that means they want to stick around.
Wolseley always pays above the National Living Wage; what they call the Wolseley Wage is well over £500 more per year than the Living Wage for those aged 23 years and over. The gap is even wider if you’re under 23 years old (where the recommended pay is lower), as they don’t believe someone’s wage should be determined by their age.
To see the roles currently on offer at Wolseley, visit www.wolseleycareers.co.uk
Are you a people-person who wants to change lives? This job is for you
This article is sponsored by Elizabeth Finn Homes.
The award-winning Hampden House care home in Harrogate, part of Elizabeth Finn Homes, is owned by the charity Turn2us and offers a home from home for its residents.
The dedicated staff team provide both nursing and personal care on a permanent or short-term basis, allowing residents to live the best life they can. There’s an emphasis on providing exceptional care for the individuals at the centre of their ethos.
There are openings for a variety of roles, within clinical teams, for nurses and carers, catering and housekeeping. If you’re looking for a new challenge that genuinely makes a difference to the lives of others, this is your opportunity – even if you’ve never worked in care, full training will be provided.
If you’re a people-person, a good team player, and want a job that’s more than just a job, read on to find out how you’ll be supported in your new career.
A typical day
At Hampden House, the dignity and independence of the residents is at the fore, so you’ll put them first in everything you do.
You’ll assist personal care residents with getting up and dressed, choosing from the lunch menu, and getting to know them as an individual.
For residents requiring nursing care, you may be helping with their daily nutrition and hydration requirements. There’s also a team of qualified nurses on hand to offer dedicated medical care to the residents 24 hours a day.
Training and support
If you’re new to care, you’ll be given full training and support to work towards your NVQ level 2 in care.
You’ll be provided with online training to prepare you for your new career as a carer, including infection control, manual handling, and dignity in care.
Once you get onto the floor of the care home, you’ll be given a buddy. You’ll shadow them for at least two weeks whilst they explain all the processes and procedures, to make sure you’re fully confident on everything.
You’ll be partnered with your buddy for three to six months, to make sure you have a single point of contact if any questions arise, and to help you feel more confident in your new role.
‘A company I like to work for’
Marlon Agero has worked in the care industry for 20 years, and is now the clinical care manager at Hampden House.
“I’ve worked for big companies, small companies, in care homes and elsewhere. I can tell you honestly, Elizabeth Finn is a company I like to work for. We’ve had care workers that have been here a long time, and Hampden House really is like a family.
“The management is approachable; they make things easy for you. In other companies I’ve worked for, it’s not so easy to approach someone with a problem or find the support you need.
“We get paid breaks, sick pay and a great pension scheme – which hasn’t always been the case in other care settings I’ve worked in.”