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The Mental Health Foundation is the UK’s leading charity for everyone’s mental health. We are home to Mental Health Awareness Week, with prevention at the heart of what we do. We aim to find and address the sources of mental health problems so that people and communities can thrive.

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Why should you join the Mental Health Foundation?

  • 32-hour full-time week with core hours across Tuesday to Thursday, and flexible and
    hybrid working options available from day one
  • 5 weeks’ annual leave plus bank holidays, rising by 2 days after 5 years’ service
  • 3 closure days between Christmas and New year, in addition to annual leave
  • 3 wellbeing days per year
  • Employee Assistance Programme including a 24/7 helpline
  • Bupa health cashback scheme for medical expenses including dental and optical.
  • Non-contributory pension scheme at 8% employer contribution invested with Cushon
  • Life assurance scheme with Zurich
  • Enhanced family leave benefits including 3 months’ full-pay maternity leave followed
    by 20 weeks at half pay, and 6 weeks’ full-pay paternity leave, both available after
    just 6 months’ service, with statutory leave available from day one
  • Cycle to work scheme, season ticket loans and personal hardship loans available
    after probation.
  • Modern office footprint set up to help facilitate hybrid working
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A diverse and inclusive workplace

We are committed to making sure people in the UK live mentally healthier lives. We know that to achieve this, we need diversity of thought, background and experience reflected in every part of our organisation and our work.
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We show the salary

Showing salary information is recognised as a key part of levelling the playing field on pay gaps so as we're setting out to be a diverse, inclusive and equitable employer, we've taken the We Show the Salary pledge and will always show salary information on 100% of our ads.
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Living Wage Employer

We are an accredited Living Wage Employer and have committed to paying all staff at or above the London Living Wage.
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32 hour week

In April 2024 we started a year long trial working 32 hours per week (and reduced hours for part time staff as well) on full time pay and we're pleased to say we've made this a permanent benefit of working at MHF, supporting our productivity at work and our mental wellbeing.
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Fair Work First

Mental Health Foundation is committed to the Scottish Government’s Fair Work First policy. We are striving to be an organisation which sees employees engaged in what we do, supported through training and development opportunities, and we promote positive approaches to make the Foundation a flexible and dynamic place to work. We believe in empowering employees' voices and establish this through several avenues of engagement including surveys, a staff engagement group and regular all staff briefings with the CEO. We are a member of the Living Wage Foundation and all our salaries are either at or above the London Living Wage.

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