YMCA Heart of England

Our commitment to the Armed Forces Community

YMCA Heart of England has made a commitment to the Armed Forces Covenant, recognising the value that members of the Armed Forces family can bring to our organisation and to the diverse communities that we support.  Through the Forces Families Jobs platform, we will promote employment and volunteering opportunities to the Armed Forces community.  

As an employer, YMCA Heart of England is committed to providing all employees with the opportunities and the support to reach their full potential.  Our values drive everything that we do:

• Inspire - We are a welcoming, open organisation which inspires people to belong to it and work with us 
• Believe - We believe in people's potential and have faith in the future 
• Exceed expectations - We set high standards and commit to exceed expectations 
• Do the right thing - We strive to do the right thing, in line with our ethos, even in difficult situations 
• Compassion - We show compassion and kindness, listening to and caring for the whole person 

We are committed to ensuring equality of opportunity for all employees in respect of recruitment, training and development, as well as offering flexible working opportunities and supporting our employees with all aspects of their health and well-being.

YMCA Heart of England is an independent Christian charity, employing and working with people of all faiths and none, affiliated to the national and international YMCA movement.  With a turnover approaching £5m, we are a registered provider of social housing, offering accommodation to around 300 young people across Birmingham and Coventry, many of whom have experienced homelessness, and supporting them to get their lives back on track.  We also delivery youth work in Coventry, we operate two children's nurseries, manage two community centres with conferencing facilities and deliver a range of business to business training, all of which create employment opportunities and deliver income for our charitable work. 

At YMCA Heart of England, we employee 125 members of staff in the above areas and also in Human Resources, Finance, ICT, Maintenance, Health and Safety, Development and Chaplaincy services.