Shelter UK Careers and Employment

Work wellbeing

Results based on 53 responses to Indeed's work wellbeing survey.

Work wellbeing score is High, 74 out of 100

Happiness

How enjoyable people find their day-to-day life at work

Above average

Purpose

How meaningful people find their work

High

Satisfaction

How content people feel with the way things are at work

High

Stress-free

How manageable people find their work stress

Above average

About the company

CEO
Polly Neate
84%
approve of Polly Neate's performance

Founded
1966
Industry
Non-profit & NGO
Headquarters
88 Old Street, London, EC...
Link
Shelter UK website

Shelter helps millions of people every year struggling with bad housing or homelessness through our advice, support and legal services. And we campaign to make sure that, one day, no one will have to turn to us for help.

We help people in need with our expert advice and support:

Face-to-face services

Our advice and support services across the UK give people one-to-one, personalised help with all of their housing issues.

National helpline

Our free emergency helpline is open 365 days a year and...

We help people in need with our expert advice and support:

Face-to-face services

Our advice and support services across the UK give people one-to-one, personalised help with all of their housing issues.

National helpline

Our free emergency helpline is open 365 days a year and is often the first port of call for people facing a housing crisis.

Online advice

You can find expert information about everything from reclaiming your deposit to applying as homeless, and you can talk to an adviser over webchat.

Legal support

Our solicitors provide free legal advice and attend court to help people who’ve lost their homes or are facing eviction.

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Birmingham

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Salaries

Salary estimated from 1.1K employees, users, and past and present job advertisements on Indeed.

Rating overview

Rating is calculated based on 129 reviews and is evolving.

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Reviews

Legal Support Volunteer in Norwich

on 27 August 2023

Great

I volunteered in legal support for them and it was the best experience of my life. I felt very valued and appreciated, they trusted me with tasks and didnt micromanage but also provided so much help and feedback where i asked for it that really helped me advance my skills

Street Fundraiser in London, Greater London

on 9 August 2023

Loved It

This role isn't for everyone, but I found it to suit my personality. Everyday was different and brought different challanges and this kept me motivated. I loved interacting with people and found my groove in this role, and started really enjoying it. I started to love rejection and started to master interacting with people, and hitting KPIs. Overall a great role if you want to develop confidence a...

Housing Advisor in London, Greater London

on 6 August 2023

Shift in Working Structure & Ethos

Job has changed and priority given to organisation over client needs. Senior management no longer listens to its staff to affect better outcomes for its staff.

Resettlement Worker in Liverpool, Merseyside

on 30 July 2023

Fantastic local team, organisation is all about the beans

Worked for 8 years,had a fantastic team dynamic, however this was down to individuals and not the company as a whole. There's a huge disconnect between senior leadership who I believe continue to uphold the principles advertised but the middle and upper middle management is poor in the extreme, preferring to brush things under the carpet rather than deal with ongoing problems for fear of transpare...

Resettlement Co-ordinator in HMP Hindley

on 13 July 2023

Good organisation to work for

I worked for Shelter for 6 years, the work was interesting but difficult and at times you felt like you were hitting a brick wall. Senior members of staff were always on hand t5o help in any way they could, I had mixed feeling about the management team but the majority of them were very supportive. I was really disappointed when we lost the contract for our line of work as I could see myself at Sh...

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