Supporting Trans Awareness Week

As one of the UK’s largest social care charities, Community Integrated Care is committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels safe, respected and able to be their true selves.

To mark Trans Awareness Week, we’re proud to highlight our Gender Identities Policy and Transition Support Action Plan Template, which set out how we support transgender, non-binary and gender-diverse colleagues across our charity. These resources were developed in collaboration with members of our LGBTQIA+ Network to ensure they are meaningful, practical and shaped by lived experience.

Jonathon Abbott, Wellbeing, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Manager, said: “For me, inclusion means knowing you can be yourself and feel valued for who you are. Trans Awareness Week is an opportunity to listen to trans colleagues and people we support, celebrate their contributions and reflect on how we can be better allies.

At Community Integrated Care, we’re committed to creating a charity where trans colleagues feel safe, respected and able to thrive. That means putting inclusion into practice every day by treating people with dignity, challenging discrimination and making sure everyone feels they belong.”

Why our Gender Identities Policy matters

Creating an environment where every colleague feels valued and respected is essential to delivering great care. Our Gender Identities Policy is designed to:

Promote inclusion by ensuring colleagues of all gender identities feel welcomed, respected and free from discrimination
Provide clear guidance for colleagues who are transitioning or identify as non-binary
Build understanding and awareness across our charity through education, dialogue and best practice

Supporting colleagues through transition

Alongside our policy, we provide a Transition Support Action Plan Template, a confidential and flexible framework designed to support colleagues throughout their transition journey. This includes support around:

Confidentiality and the sensitive handling of personal information
Changes to names, pronouns and workplace systems
Medical appointments, wellbeing support and workplace adjustments
Personalised planning based on each colleague’s individual needs and circumstances

Additional wellbeing support

Supporting inclusion is about more than policies alone. Colleagues can also access our Wellbeing Hub, which contains a range of LGBTQIA+ wellbeing resources, information and signposting to specialist support organisations. These resources sit alongside our policies, Employee Assistance Programme and colleague networks, helping to ensure support is available whenever it is needed.

Whether you’re looking for information, support, or ways to become a better ally, we encourage all colleagues to explore the resources available and continue helping us create a workplace where everyone feels valued, respected and able to thrive.

A key part of developing our policies and support resources has been the insight and contributions of our LGBTQIA+ Network. We would like to thank everyone involved for helping us strengthen our commitment to inclusion and belonging.

If you’d like to learn more about our LGBTQIA+ Network, please contact ColleagueInclusionNetworks@c-i-c.co.uk