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Early careers at Berneslai Homes

If you’re looking to start or change your career, no matter what stage you’re at or the experience you’ve had, we’re passionate about supporting people into their early or new careers.

Our early career schemes have no upper age limit, so if you’re passionate about improving people’s lives, supporting the community, and overcoming challenges – we’d love to hear from you. 

Please enjoy our short video featuring apprentices past and present to find out more about the key skills for life that you can gain - earning while learning!

Our culture

Our mantra is ‘roots in the past, eyes on the future’ which means as a company we learn from our experiences and look ahead, supporting the Barnsley 2030 vision. We're always evolving and adapting to continue delivering for Barnsley in an ever-changing environment.

All colleagues are committed to this aim and have signed up to our values which are all about providing a great service to tenants and supporting the people of Barnsley.

Our 3Cs values support this: customer first, can do attitude, curious.

Saqib – Assets Capital Projects Officer

"I do site visits and survey properties to help make sure homes are compliant, safe, and maintained to a high standard. I get to meet new people all the time and really enjoy the challenges that my role brings. It’s nice to work with others to solve problems and find better ways of working.

"Getting positive feedback from tenants keeps my motivation high to keep going and tells me I’m putting the customer first which is one of our values."

Meg – Information Governance Officer

"I like the broad knowledge that I've been able to gain with different training opportunities. It's allowed me to build my confidence in tackling a wide range of challenges. I’ve been able to develop my career from being an office apprentice into the role I now hold.

“I appreciate the support I get from my team and other colleagues as I continue to grow."

We're an inclusive employer

We pride ourselves on being a workplace where everyone can be themselves and feel a sense of belonging. We value and celebrate differences and unique contributions each person brings to our organisation. Equality, diversity, and inclusion are central to us and we’re thrilled to have been awarded a Housing Diversity Network accreditation to help showcase our dedication.

Inclusion Champions

We encourage colleagues who are passionate about equality and diversity to act as Inclusion Champions. They play a key role in scrutinising our work and challenging us to do better on our inclusion agenda. They’re actively involved in promoting and attending inclusion events across the borough, as well as contributing to various projects and initiatives.

Disability Confident

We're a Disability Confident Employer which means that we're working hard to support people with disabilities to apply for jobs and work with us.

We're a caring employer

The health and wellbeing of everyone who works here is incredibly important to us. We offer flexible working in many roles and a fantastic, modern, agile working space in the heart of Barnsley town centre. 

As well as a range of staff benefits and discounts including local gym membership offers and free health checks, you'll have access to our Wellbeing Hub with a range of resources and support. We also have dedicated Wellbeing Champions who are trained as mental health first aiders. 

We create opportunities for social events, fundraising for local charities, and activities to promote good mental health and wellbeing. 

We're a supportive employer

As a learning organisation, we're committed to continuous improvement and development.

Whatever your role is, you'll have access to a wide range of training opportunities, job shadowing, coaching, and learning experiences both in person and online.

Once a year we all get together for our annual Staff Conference - a great opportunity to meet other colleagues and learn together.