Aspire Oxford

Our commitment to the Armed Forces Covenant

Aspire Oxford is committed to supporting all members of the Armed Forces community and recognises the value that Military Veterans, Reservists and spouses/partners can to bring to our organisation.  We actively work towards the values of the Armed Forces Covenant including:-

• We have a dedicated Employment Specialist to work with ex-military, spouses and partners who want to work towards volunteering, training and employment.
• We will always offer an interview to spouses/partners who meet the selection criteria as set out in our job adverts.
•  We are happy for staff to work flexibly including home working where appropriate.
• We actively support our staff to train and do personal development to help them in their job role.
• We will grant special paid leave for employees who are bereaved.
• Staff Health and Wellbeing is of paramount importance and Aspire offers discount to the local college gym, free monthly back and shoulder massage and work buddy scheme.
• Aspire has recently set up a Social Recruitment Enterprise supporting open and inclusive recruitment.

About us

Aspire Oxford is an award-winning employment charity and social enterprise.  Founded in 2001, we transform the lives of over 1,000 highly disadvantaged local people each year, supporting them to overcome their barriers to move towards and into employment.  Aspire achieves this through providing real work experience, training and employment through its social enterprise, alongside intensive one-to-one coaching, holistic support and by introducing work-ready candidates to employers.

Aspire is a responsible recruiter with 53% of its current workforce having lived experience of the disadvantages we enable others to tackle every day.  Aspire enjoys high levels of staff motivation and retention.