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Salix Homes is an organisation set up to manage Salford City Council's housing portfolio in central Salford. We are an ambitious and progressive organisation and are an employer who is making great strides in the world of social housing. Please click Here to view our Awards and Accolades.

Whatever your skills, background or qualifications Salix Homes has a diverse range of full and part time jobs with career development opportunities to suit you.

To find out more about our current vacancies and what we can offer you please click on our current vacancies link.

We welcome applications from all sections of the community irrespective of race, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, religion or belief.

If you require information in different formats please let us know.

Please click here to view our current vacancies.

Apprenticeship Scheme
Salix Homes currently recruit 2 Modern Apprentices per year, on an 18 month contract. During this time they will gain an accredited qualification such as an NVQ level 2 in Customer Care. To date we have recruited 8 apprentices, 4 of which have been successful in gaining permanent employment with Salix Homes, 1 has left the organisation and the remaining 3 are still on their apprenticeship scheme. The recruitment takes place annually in June and will be advertised on here and other locations.

For more information contact Judy Gleave on 0161 779 8880 or email judy.gleave@salixhomes.org.

Learning and development opportunity
We have teamed up with the council and Skills & Work (provided by Work Solutions) to deliver services aimed at improving skills and securing employment for people who are unemployed. We have now set up a database and referral system for people living in Central Salford. By working closely with employers, providers and many other partner organisations we aim develop opportunities to assist our customers into employment or appropriate training.

For more information on how to register on the Salix Homes database please contact Annmarie Royle on 0161 779 8992 or email ann-marie.royle@salixhomes.org.

Here two other examples of the schemes we have been involved in supporting to create employment opportunities:

B4 Box- We have formed a partnership with a community enterprise organisation - B4 Box Ltd. B4 Box is now providing training and employment in construction to 14 previously unemployed people living in Central Salford, by sub-letting part of a contract within Salix Homes planned construction works.
The Salford Youthbuild - Youthbuild is a project set-up by NCH (National Children's Home now known as The Children's Charity) to help young people aged 16-21 years from disadvantaged communities to gain employment in the construction industry.

Free Customer Courses
Why not improve your skills with our range of free courses on offer on Salix Homes' customer learning and development programme? For more information just click here.