Does Southdown pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Southdown employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Southdown. This rating has decreased by 3% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Southdown?

67% of Southdown employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Southdown 4.3 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.0 for culture and values and 3.5 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Southdown?

Support Worker (12) , Employment Specialist (6) , Team Manager (3) , Floating Support Worker (2) , Manager (2) , Recovery Worker (2) , Service Manager (2)

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

"staff are great" ((in 6 reviews)); "Fantastic team members who genuinely care about the clients." ((in 6 reviews)); "Great company good managers and have a lot of time for employees" ((in 4 reviews)); "Decent work/life balance." ((in 4 reviews)); "Always supportive, offering flexible working and are proud of the fact that they are a Disability Confident employer." ((in 4 reviews))

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

"Pay is low for entry level roles" ((in 7 reviews))

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Southdown Reviews

4.1

67% would recommend to a friend

(55 total reviews)

Neil Blanchard

84% approve of CEO

73% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.5

Diversity and inclusion

4.3

Work/Life balance

4.0

Culture and values

3.7

Senior management

3.5

Compensation and benefits

3.5

Career opportunities

Southdown has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 55 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Southdown 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

55 reviews

2.0

12 Dec 2025

great frontline staff and services, terrible higher management due to lack of accountability and transparency.

Social prescriber

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Great team members and frontline workers who will support and advocate for other teams and staff within the company. Super supportive and collaborative. flexible working and hybrid working.

Cons

A poorly managed company, with a significant rift between management and the C-suite, as well as frontline workers. disregard for frontline workers' worries and concerns. I was TUPE transferred last month, and we were only given 2 weeks' notice. The transfer might as well not have happened, as we now face the risk of redundancy at the new company due to the lack of an equivalent role.

2.0

29 Dec 2025

If your face fits

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Automony Excellent front line staff

Cons

Culture of face fits for promotional roles. Like to promote a voice piece to tow the line despite whether they are able to do the job or not. Personally saw people promoted who have a bad track record. But very good at speaking with the right people. All the honest, hardworking people leave and Southdown is left with clones of senior management. Where no one feels heard or communicated with, no accountability, blaming others, generally the poor hardworking schmucks that are holding teams and services together.

4.0

23 Dec 2025

Interesting job

Team manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Good training, good line management

Cons

Lots of change and trying to do too much in a short space of time

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Jobs at Southdown

Non-Executive Board Member

Peer Worker (Recovery)

People Practice Development Trainer

Saint Leonards-on-Sea, England

£35K - £35K /yr

(Employer provided)

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