Job Description

Sanctuary is one of the UK’s leading providers of housing, care and community services. With around 13,000 employees, we maintain a culture where diversity is valued and talent is nurtured and rewarded.

Developer

Worcester based with a balance of home and office working

£46,549 - £48,999 per year

35 hours per week – Monday to Friday

We’re looking for a proactive and detail-oriented Developer to join our collaborative and forward-thinking Business Applications Team, which is part of the Technology Department at Sanctuary Group.

This is a great opportunity for you to work with a portfolio of critical business systems that underpin Sanctuary’s operations. You’ll play a key role in enhancing user experience, improving system efficiency and stability, and enabling smarter ways of working through intelligent configuration. You’ll be involved in strategic projects and programmes, lead on application upgrades and enhancements, and provide third-line support to ensure the reliability and continuous improvement of our systems.

The role of Developer will include:

• Participating in application-related projects and programmes, including upgrades, migrations, and new implementations.
• Identifying opportunities for system improvements and implement enhancements
• Configuring applications to meet business requirements
• Coordinating with vendors or internal teams for troubleshooting and updates
• Providing 3rd line technical support for business-critical applications
• Ensuring compliance with internal policies and external regulations
• Supporting audits and risk assessments related to application usage
• Working closely with IT teams, developers, and external partners
• Supporting change of management processes and ensure smooth transitions
• Ensuring applications are optimized for performance and usability

Skills and experiences:

• Experience with enterprise applications
• Intermediate SQL skills for querying and data manipulation
• Understanding of APIs, middleware, and integration platforms
• Experience with service management platforms (Jira & Helix)
• Experience in managing Windows servers
• Knowledge of role-based access, authentication protocols, and data protection principles
• Strong skills in technical writing and stakeholder communication

Why work for us?

We provide homes and care for more than 250,000 people in England and Scotland. Our customers are at the heart of all we do. With around 14,000 colleagues, we foster a diverse and inclusive culture, and nurture and reward talent.

Our Benefits

As part of our commitment to making Sanctuary a great place to work, where your wellbeing is of genuine importance, we have developed an attractive employment package. The package recognises your contribution, supports your physical, mental and financial health and gives you the flexibility to tailor your employee benefits by offering:

• 25 days annual leave (rising to a maximum of 30 days) plus public holidays
• A pension scheme with matching employer contributions from Sanctuary up to set limits
• Life Assurance
• Employee Volunteering scheme
• Employee Advice Service including counselling
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Voluntary health plans
• Employee discounts
• Wellbeing support and tools
• Employee recognition scheme
• Employee platform to access your reward and wellbeing package online, find exclusive discounts, wellbeing resources and recognition tools
• Staff Networks, with a shared interest in inclusion, and who provide invaluable support to colleagues
• Effective 1st April role salary is £38,729 with an additional policy allowance of £7,819 per annum (rising to £40,768 with an additional policy allowance of £8,231 per annum after 12 months, subject to satisfactory performance)

View the job profile (if the link is unavailable please visit the Sanctuary careers website)

Closing Date: 14 April 2026

If you're unsure about any details, have questions about the role or want to discuss a need for adjustments, our fantastic talent team will be happy to help you -corporate.recruitment@sanctuary.co.uk

We reserve the right depending on application numbers to close or extend the closing dates for positions; we would therefore recommend an early application.

View more detail about what it’s like to work for our organisation, and what we offer on our Sanctuary careers pages at - www.sanctuary.co.uk/join-our-team

Inclusion is one of our core values. Our goal is to be a diverse, inclusive organisation where our people thrive and meet our customers’ needs with fairness and empathy. We know having a range of ideas and opinions makes a difference. We encourage and welcome applications from people from diverse backgrounds to support this mission. We will make adjustments throughout your application process, in line with Sanctuary’s commitment to our Disability Confident employer status.

Building Equality and Diversity

Sanctuary Group encourages and welcomes applications from people from diverse backgrounds to support our commitment to offering an inclusive environment for our employees and customers.

We work closely with the Home Office in order to prevent unlawful working.

Sanctuary Group is a trading name of Sanctuary Housing Association, an exempt charity.