The Forces Employment Charity exists to provide life-long, life-changing support, job opportunities, and training to service leavers, veterans, reservists and their families, irrespective of circumstances, rank, length of service, or reason for leaving.
Founded in 1885 and operating across the UK, we have the specialist knowledge and understanding to bridge the gap between military life and civilian employment. We work in partnership with other organisations and employers who, like us, respect and value the unique qualities and abilities of all those who have served.
Forces Families Jobs is the go-to place for training, employment and volunteer roles for family members of currently serving UK military personnel.
Apply for jobs and access employment and training opportunities with companies and organisations who are forces family friendly. You can use this website with confidence in knowing that employers have signed the Armed Forces Covenant or are able to demonstrate their commitment to the Armed Forces.
This is your gateway to accessing information about acquiring new skills, upgrading your existing skills or applying directly to employers who are understanding of the unique challenges that come with being a family member of a serving person.
The Career Transition Partnership (CTP) is the Ministry of Defence working with Right Management. We are proud to be the official provider of resettlement and have supported leavers of the Armed Forces for over 20 years, as they transition from the military into civilian life. There are huge benefits from registering and accessing the wealth of support we offer, from career transition guidance, skills workshops, vocational training and routes to employment.
Networking...
If you belong to a large network of businesses, friends and support organisations it is pointless keeping this to yourself. Our networks are credible and stretch across all industry sectors, we want to share this with our veterans to help them take the next stage in their recovery process. If we are unable to provide the direct solution or support then we will always know someone who can!
Let Phoenix Heroes share our network with you!
Veteran Friendly...
Over the years we have been building our networks to benefit the veteran community. We identify organisations that are veteran friendly and who are actively looking to employ veterans and their families across a spectrum of skill sets.
Please view the current vacancies below, if you do not find a role that matches your skill sets then please feel free to contact us and we will try and find a role that does.
Courses...
Working with our supporters we have identified a number of courses that may appeal to our veterans who want to take a change in direction with their career path.
Lotus Cars
We are really proud to be working with Lotus Cars who are 100% committed to supporting our veterans and Armed Forces. Being a veteran friendly organisation they invite you to browse over their current vacancies and encourage you to apply.
ELCAS Courses
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JobOppO was founded by Veterans, to serve Veterans
It doesn’t matter whether you left yesterday or 20 years ago, after serving 2 days or 22 years– JobOppO is here to help YOU!
We’ve been where you are now. We know first-hand that the transition from ‘Military life to Civilian life’ is often not an easy one. The thought of settling into a 9-5 after serving our country was daunting, to say the least. But, it didn’t have to be that way - and that’s why our founder set up JobOppO.
Partnering with global brands and SMEs, JobOppO grew from an idea into a thriving, online platform which exclusively supports the Veteran community in the UK.
Employability support for veterans with health conditions
The Poppy Factory’ mission is to support veterans with health conditions on their journey into employment and to continue supporting them whatever challenges they may face.
Four out of five of the veterans we work with report a mental health condition. Whatever their situation, and whatever they are going through, our employability team is on hand to offer one-to-one support.
Our service is veteran-centred and helps people of all ages, including many over 50. The men and women we support move into a diverse range of jobs across dozens of different sectors, from logistics and construction to the charity sector and health care.
The Poppy Factory has been supporting wounded, injured and sick veterans for nearly 100 years. We continue to stand by them on their journey into employment and beyond.
To register for support for information about our employability service, please click the link below:
Career & Transition
After the Military offers professional career and transition services for ex-Forces personnel, their spouses, partners and family members. Our programmes have been designed after wide consultation with ex-Forces personnel, using the latest research into what makes for successful transition from military life. And we tailor them to your particular situation.
ERS Silver Award
Proudly supporting those who serve
Phoenix Heroes are proud to be Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) Silver award holders under the Armed Forces Covenant
Support...
We offer additional support to those that may need a little extra help in getting back into society, going back to work or providing a solution to allow you to take part in our support projects. We believe that everyone needs a little extra help at some point in their life to get back on track and we aim to do just that.
Building Heroes is a charity dedicated to service leavers and veterans. We provide fully funded training and employment support into a new career in construction by equipping them with a broad range of trade skills and then connecting them with a network of employers.
The Building Heroes Property Maintenance Course operates out of seven locations around the country. Our aim is to have 9 centres by 2021 enabling us to train over 1,000 veterans a year.
1. Pulborough, West Sussex
2. Nantwich (Residential optional), Cheshire
3. Colchester , Essex
4. Trowbridge, Wiltshire
5. Salisbury, Wiltshire
6. Aldershot, Hampshire
7. Middlesbrough, TeesValley
ELCAS Courses
Approved as an Enhanced Learning Credits (ELC) provider with the MoD. Delivering training and offering employment opportunities to current and ex serving military personnel.
We pride ourselves on the nearly 20 years of industry knowledge we offer and our long-standing expertise in recruitment. Whether we are working with a temporary position in a UK warehouse, a permanent executive for the boardroom or a relocation consultant abroad, we strive to provide a quality service that ensures a smooth and efficient recruitment process for both the candidate and employer.