Work at Back Up

Back Up is a national charity that inspires people affected by spinal cord injury to get the most out of life.

Our passionate staff team of over 60 people are based in all around the country. We’re a disability inclusive employer, and we recruit many people who either have, or have been personally affected by, spinal cord injury. We also won the 2024 The Times and The Sunday Times Spotlight Award for Best Place to Work for Disabled Employees.

Back Up has a great work culture. We run anonymous staff morale surveys and consistently score well above the sector average. Watch an interview with our team to find out more about why people love to work here.

Support during the recruitment process

If you need any support or adjustment during the recruitment process at any step, do please ask and we’d be pleased to work with you to put these in place so that you can perform to the best of your abilities throughout the process and demonstrate your suitability for the role. Please email recruitment@backuptrust.org.uk

Guaranteed interview scheme

As a ‘Disability Confident’ employer we are committed to the inclusion of disabled candidates and employees. We are proud that we get high numbers of disabled people applying for roles at Back Up.   We are committed to the Guaranteed Interview scheme. We will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for any position will be offered an interview. If you have a disability and meet the minimum criteria of the role, set out as essential criteria in the job description, we will consider you for interview. Please let us know if you would qualify and want to take advantage of this scheme by emailing: recruitment@backuptrust.org.uk.

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