Working at WeST: Rewards, Benefits and Wellbeing Support

Working at WeST (our offer)

Grow your career without moving house – “stronger together”

WeST is a values-led family of schools in the South-West, where colleagues do work that matters and can grow their careers — supported by Trust-wide development, wellbeing support, flexible ways of working and practical benefits.

What WeST stands for (our culture)

Our culture is shaped by the WeST values: Collaboration, Aspiration, Integrity, Compassion and Respect, with behaviours made explicit through the WeST Values & Leadership Framework.

Our employer offer:

1. Purpose & impact: Mission-led work improving life chances for children and young people, aligned to WeST’s mission and vision.

2. Growth & development: Access to Trust-wide professional development and structured routes through the WeST training offer.

3. Wellbeing & workload: WeST commits to staff wellbeing support and provides routes to practical support.

4. Fairness & consistency: Clear, consistent employment frameworks (e.g., policies and toolkits signposted for staff).

5. Belonging & mobility: A connected Trust community, with shared services and collaboration across a family of schools, supporting career mobility and peer support.

Benefits Headlines

WeST colleagues can expect access to:

1. 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme (Care First), plus routes to Able Futures, Connect to Work support and Occupational Health.

2. Salary sacrifice schemes: Cycle to Work and Home & Tech (formerly Techscheme).

3. Staff savings schemes: Employee Benefits Choice and Discounts for Teachers.

4. Health offers: eye care vouchers and a Trust flu vaccination programme.

5. Flexible ways of working.

6. Enhanced family friendly and leave provisions.

7. Sabbatical / career break options.

8. Pension schemes, including TPS and LGPS with flexible retirement options.