Nova Wakefield District Jobs

About us

Who we are

Nova Wakefield District Limited is the local infrastructure charity that supports Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) organisations working in Wakefield District. These are our members!

Our work focuses on providing a range of free services to support, grow and empower our members. In doing this, we work towards our vision of building and sustaining a vibrant VCSE sector in our district.

Our culture and values

“It's a very supportive workplace and everyone has a positive attitude, which makes for a friendly working environment. I feel grateful to be part of a wonderful team”.

100% of staff said they enjoy working at Nova in our latest staff survey!

“The investment in employees is shown from the first day you start.”

Equality, diversity and inclusion policy

We’re committed to encouraging equality, diversity and inclusion as an employer and we work to make sure that these principles underpin all areas of our work. It’s important to us to build an inclusive culture where members of staff feel valued and able to contribute to our vision. We’re working on this by:

Being a Mindful Employer
Being a Living Wage Employer
Being part of the Wakefield Wellbeing Charter
Being an accredited Menopause Friendly Employer
Making our job application process more accessible

You can read about aims and commitments in our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Statement on our website.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

We offer flexible working hours for every member of our team!

Remote/hybrid work

All of our team do hybrid working between our office in Wakefield District and their home.

Training opportunities

We have a great staff training programme and encourage our team to take the time to learn and develop.

Health insurance

We offer a plan where our team can claim money back for a range of everyday health costs including dental check-ups, glasses and more

Mental wellbeing support

We have regular team wellbeing sessions, supportive policies and access to counselling services through our health insurance

Employee discounts

Our team can access lots of brilliant discounts and offers from large retailers (food, holidays and more) through our staff rewards programme

Free tea and coffee

And we often have biscuits and cake around!