Mission: To provide high quality homes, deliver excellent customer led services, improve existing homes and places strengthen local communities. Vision: To be the provider of choice of high quality homes and housing services.
This organisation tries to publicise all achievements in company briefings, newsletters and on the company intranet. Staff feedback is vital for organisational progression and they encourage everyone to play their part. The Above and Beyond the Call of Duty scheme provides individuals the opportunity to receive a £100 voucher for exceptional performance. The flexible benefits scheme allows staff to choose a remuneration package to suit their needs.
There are a range of management development courses available to support managers and external qualifications are also supported if there is a demonstrable business case for this. External coaching through the Housing Diversity Network mentoring scheme is aimed at supporting those from under-represented groups to develop their careers who may want to get into more senior positions.
A2D has a Developing Others scheme whereby certain individuals throughout the business work, primarily on a one to one basis, to help others develop their skills or knowledge. These skills may be technical and job specific or more general and career enhancing. Employees receive dedicated training and guidance from the moment they join. A wide range of training is available which is communicated within a set of directories covering core, optional, departmental, on-line and IT training.