Does Place2Be pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Place2Be employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.2 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Place2Be. This rating has improved by 3% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Place2Be?

79% of Place2Be employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Place2Be 3.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.1 for culture and values and 3.4 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Place2Be?

School Project Manager (26) , Mental Health Practitioner (12) , SPM (9) , Area Manager (7) , Counsellor (5) , Officer (3) , Project Manager (3) , School Counsellor (3) , Volunteer (3) , Anonymous (2) , Cluster Manager (2) , Project Coordinator (2)

What are the pros of working at Place2Be according to real employee reviews?

"Excellent training included" ((in 13 reviews)); "Some of the people are friendly" ((in 10 reviews)); "Fantastic team" ((in 8 reviews)); "Good training opportunities for CPD" ((in 4 reviews)); "Clinical supervision included in the counselling roles as part of thorough safeguarding of clients." ((in 3 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Place2Be according to real employee reviews?

"Pay could be better there is limited.progressio ." ((in 6 reviews)); "To try to solve problems, new roles are often created, generally with high salaries." ((in 6 reviews)); "needs to enhance uniform standards across the UK as it seems dodgy managers have been doing their own thing at times." ((in 4 reviews)); "Company structure issues meant it was easy for staff on front lines to feel excluded, and for managers to get away with bullying or deny support." ((in 4 reviews)); "Project managers are often expected to cram 5 days work into 2 or 3 days." ((in 3 reviews))

What are the top reviewed Place2Be locations?

London , Manchester , Glasgow , Edinburgh , Leeds , Salford , Dundee , Maidstone , Somerby , Ardrossan , Cardiff , Kilmarnock , Aberdeen , Oldham , Birmingham , Warrington , Harrow Weald , Nottingham , Farringdon , Manchester City Centre , North Yorkshire

Place2Be Reviews

3.8

79% would recommend to a friend

(137 total reviews)

Catherine Roche

91% approve of CEO

74% positive business outlook

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Place2Be has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 137 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Place2Be employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Non-profit and NGO industry (3.7 stars).

Reviews by job title

137 reviews

5.0

3 Dec 2025

Claim con compassionate and resetting work life balance

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Having formally been a teacher, joining this organisation is really give me back my work life balance. The people, cliche as it sounds, are all very friendly open and nothing is too much trouble. Great place to work.

Cons

Salary will always be an issue in the charity sector.

5.0

27 Aug 2025

Fantastic Employer

Spm

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Supportive, great training, staff all lovely, good perks, great holidays

Cons

No bad points at all

5.0

23 Mar 2025

Excellent charity to work for

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Supportive management; good work-life balance, clear business plans

Cons

No cons to note at the moment

Place2Be Response

1y

Thank you for your review. We continue to work on our policies, systems and processes to ensure all employees have a great experience when they work for Place2Be.

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