Birchgrove Careers - Birchgrove

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At the heart of a Birchgrove retirement community is the desire for it to feel like a genuine extension of our residents’ homes, and to foster a community where residents are part of a neighbourhood that supports and creates opportunities for them to live their very best lives – fitter, healthier and with purpose.

About Us

By 2039, the UK’s population aged 75 and over will reach 9.9 million, with one in twelve people over 80. Despite this growth, supported housing options for older adults looking to downsize remain limited, significantly lower than in other developed countries. This shortage not only affects housing market fluidity but also places additional demands on primary and social care services.

Birchgrove is the UK’s leading provider of rental retirement homes, established in 2017. Our mission is to fill a crucial gap in the housing market by offering high-quality, purpose-built assisted living apartments for rent. Designed for people in later life (typically 80+), Birchgrove communities provide an ideal option for those who wish to downsize, enjoy a more manageable home, and live in a secure, social environment without the burdens of homeownership.

Birchgrove’s retirement communities feature on-site support, shared amenities, and a unique rental model that allows residents to rent modern, thoughtfully designed 1, 2, or 3-bedroom apartments without long-term contracts. We currently operate five vibrant communities across the South-East, housing over 200 residents and employing a dedicated team of 100+. With two new communities launching in 2025, we are expanding around the M25 to meet growing demand.

Backed by Bridges Fund Management, a sustainable and impact-focused fund, Birchgrove benefits from a partner with deep expertise in the care sector. Since 2002, Bridges has raised over £900m to support initiatives that address society’s most pressing challenges, including health, wellbeing, and sustainable living.

For more about Birchgrove or to explore our latest news, visit our website.

Why Join Us

At Birchgrove, we are committed to creating an inclusive and diverse workplace where everyone feels valued, respected, and empowered. Our recruitment process reflects our dedication to equity, ensuring that all candidates have equal opportunities to showcase their talents. Diversity of thought and perspective enables us to better serve our communities, fostering an environment where every individual can thrive. We proudly hold certifications as a Disability Confident Employer and a Living Wage Employer.

Benefits

Join Birchgrove and be part of a team dedicated to reimagining retirement living.

Free Breakfast and Lunch When Working in the Neighbourhoods.

Life Assurance

Salary Sacrifice Electric Car Scheme

Cash Back on Health Care Scheme

Employee Assistance and Mental Health Support

Long Service Awards

Employee Recognition Programme

Learning & Development Training Plans

Onsite Free Gym Usage Within the Neighbourhoods

Vacancies

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Mission, Culture, and Values

Mission

“There’s no place like home.” – As Dorothy said in The Wizard of Oz, there’s truly no place like home.

Our mission is to create a welcoming community where our residents, whom we call neighbours, feel genuinely at home. Our team makes this happen by showing kindness, embracing individual differences, and attending to the details that make a difference. We’re not just staff; we’re an extended family, greeting each neighbour with warmth and respect each day. This ethos extends to our colleagues as well, who we hope feel just as “at home” working at Birchgrove.

Values

We embrace a culture of saying yes. Saying yes means being open to new ideas, people, and ways of working. It’s about creativity, innovation, and problem-solving. We believe that our residents say yes to Birchgrove by choosing us as their home, and our colleagues say yes by joining us. Together, we’re building a place that welcomes new ideas, supports one another, and values being the best versions of ourselves.

Culture

Our value is Purpose. Purpose drives people to achieve remarkable things, whether monumental or seemingly small. A sense of purpose helps us love our work, live with intention, and overcome challenges. We look for individuals who share this dedication – those who commit fully, see tasks through, and inspire purpose in others. This is what we value most at Birchgrove.

Working At Birchgrove Has Many Benefits...

Not only do you get to work with some amazing people who live in our retirement communities, you also work alongside a broad range of people, all having varied skills, knowledge and expertise, and come together to provide exceptional service to all who live, visit and work for Birchgrove.

We're also proud to announce that Birchgrove is accredited by Living Wage UK as a company that pays every employee the Living Wage.

Birchgrove gave me the opportunity to work with the elderly community, from the start I have felt fulfilled. Birchgrove has grown so much in the past 6 years into an incredible company.

Having that feeling of really being able to change someone's life by having an amazing product that provides a future that they thought wasn't even possible... you can literally see someone through loneliness and desperation to glowing and happy.

Birchgrove represents a strong commitment to provide support for their neighbours/elderly which I'm proud of

Building a sense of belonging with a team of colleagues

I love my role and what we have achieved in our neighbourhood. I love that we make a difference to so many on a daily basis. to see so many happy people enjoying life with us.

Beautiful place and beautiful people here. I'm glad to work with them.

Putting residents at the heart of everything we do. Creating a strong team culture. People look out for each other and want to do a good job, not just because it's expected, but because they care. Despite expanding, birchgrove hasn't lost sight of quality. We're committed to doing things properly. There's a willingness to adapt, listen, and try new things.

One of the things we do really well at Birchgrove is the energy and atmosphere people feel the moment they walk into our buildings. There's a genuine warmth, with smiles and a happy team and it's clear to visitors that this is a really special place to be.

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