Simon Community NI

Who we are

Our Mission

• Our vision is of a society where everyone has a home.
• Our mission is to end homelessness for people who need our help.
• Simon Community NI is Northern Ireland’s leading homeless charity and we work without judgement to support people who are, or are at risk, of becoming homeless.
• We offer specialist support services throughout Northern Ireland including homelessness prevention, accommodation services, health and wellbeing, drug and alcohol outreach and young people’s support services.

Our Values

• We are non-judgemental
• We exist to support our clients and meet their needs
• We are trustworthy and focused on ending homelessness
• We are dedicated to the people we support 

Why work for Simon Community NI?

• 88% of our employees are proud to work for us.
• 76% of our employees would recommend Simon Community NI to friends and family as a place to work.
• Compassionate Culture – we believe in promoting a culture in which our staff are shown compassion, which can be extended to those clients who use our services.
• Competitive Salary – we strive to maintain salaries at a competitive rate.
• Health and Wellbeing Initiatives – the health and wellbeing of our staff is of the highest importance and to support our staff we have Health & Wellbeing Champions who promote all the initiatives we have to offer such as green therapy, free health checks such as access to the Action Cancer Big Bus and alternative therapy services. We also offer Training sessions around resilience and mental health, along with a Menopause Support Group and a Trauma Pathway.
• Financial Wellbeing – We offer a staff savings scheme with associated low interest loans, along with debt webinars and various discount schemes including the Blue Light Card.
• Employer Funded Healthcare – permanent staff members are automatically enrolled in Benenden Health and Health Shield, with the option to add family members on to each policy. The Health and Wellbeing of our staff is an important focus, and these healthcare packages offer a 24-hour GP helpline, counselling services, health cash plans providing cash back for dental, optical and chiropody, plus more.
• Contract Benefits – these include generous Annual Leave Entitlement, with an extra day added with each year of service (up to 30 days), Occupational Sick Pay and a Death in Service Benefit. We also pay all NISCC fees for our permanent staff members.
• Pension Plan – automatic enrolment to Standard Life Pension Scheme, with the employer contributing 3% of the gross salary, along with 4% contributed by the employee. You can choose to opt of out this scheme. We also provide pension webinars.
• Extensive Training Opportunities – at Simon Community NI we believe in personal and professional improvement and offer a wide of range of training, both mandatory and individually tailored. There is also the opportunity to attend a Management Development Programme to assist with career progression.
• Extra Discounts – Benenden Health and Health Shield also offer perks, which include discounted gym memberships and discounts on many retail outlets. This can be accessed by downloading the corresponding apps once added the healthcare schemes.