Working here

We are committed to creating an organisation that inspires making, empowers learning and nurtures craft businesses

Thomas Appleton at work. Photo: Sophie Mutevelian

We aim to live by three core values throughout all our activity:

Pioneering
We have the courage to challenge ourselves and find new routes forward; to question assumptions and standard practices; and to make unexpected partnerships both within and from outside the sector.

Open
We listen to each other; we value all feedback, opinions and contributions; we encourage different ideas and voices; and we use language that is clear and easy to understand and imagery that supports our messages.

Playful
This means we don’t take ourselves too seriously :) and apply a lightness of touch at work. We experiment with different approaches and celebrate our successes and learnings. We enjoy trying things out and finding creative solutions to our daily challenges.

Vacancies

We don't currently have any vacancies. Please note that, due to the size of our team, we are unable to accept speculative applications.

Option for Guaranteed Interview Scheme

We are committed to recruiting, developing and retaining a team fully representative of the diverse community we work with. We particularly encourage applications from currently under-represented groups in the sector, including disabled applicants and applicants from Black, Asian and ethnically diverse backgrounds.

We guarantee to interview any disabled applicant, and/or any applicant who identifies as Black, Asian and ethnically diverse, whose application meets the essential criteria for the role. These are detailed in the person specification in the job pack. If you wish to be considered under this scheme, please indicate this on the Guaranteed Interview Scheme section of the application form.

Taking care of our staff

We offer a number of benefits including:

Pay:
We are committed to paying above the London Living Wage, therefore we offer competitive salaries with annual reviews.

Pension
Our pension scheme includes generous employer contributions. If you contribute 3%, we’ll contribute 7%.

Holiday
We appreciate that regular holiday is essential for you to be at your best. Our staff enjoy 25 days of annual leave plus bank holidays. This increases by one day a year (after five years of service).

Sick pay
We don’t want you to worry about money while unwell, so we offer a generous sick pay scheme – giving up to 65 days basic pay in any rolling 12-month period.

Flexible working
We understand that our staff don’t leave their home life at the door! As such, we offer flexible working hours, give team members a paid day off if they move home and offer everyone an additional five days of paid leave a year for home care emergencies.

Season ticket loan
After your first six months, you can apply for an interest-free season ticket loan to cover the cost of a travel season ticket.

Cycle to work scheme
We help you save money on purchasing your bike and accessories.

Employee assistance programme
We are committed to our team's wellbeing and provide them with an online source of self-help and wellbeing information on a wide range of topics, focused on helping them lead and maintain a healthy lifestyle.

If you are interested in working with us, our current vacancies are listed below. Please note that, due to the size of our team, we are unable to accept speculative applications.

We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer and we seek to recruit, develop and retain a team that is fully representative of the diverse community we work with.

We fully support Access to Work applications. If you have difficulties submitting your application in writing, please contact us on +44 (0)20 7806 2500 and we can discuss alternative ways to do this. If you would like more information about interview accessibility before applying for a role, please see the guide we have here.

We also understand that everyone has individual work and home life responsibilities. We are therefore happy to discuss flexible working arrangements for all our roles.