We are looking for a motivated and experienced Housing Assistant who will assist us in delivering a wide range of housing services to our 1,700 tenants.

Your role will be varied, being involved in estate and tenancy management, dealing with housing allocations, supporting the maximising of rental income and arrears recovery as well as customer engagement and other customer enquiries.

You will have excellent numeracy and ICT skills and experience of working as part of a team within a customer services environment. You will be educated to SVQ level 3 or equivalent, and/or have relevant experience of working in a housing organisation.

We believe that great people make a difference to our business. You will have excellent communication, interpersonal and professional skills and be a team player with a positive attitude.

At Partick Housing Association, we are committed to service excellence and continuous improvement. We work hard with our partners and stakeholders to be a dynamic and innovative organisation, always looking for new ways to meet local housing needs, deliver value and respond proactively to future challenges and opportunities. Successful candidates will be subject to a Disclosure Check.

Based in Glasgow’s vibrant West End, Partick Housing Association is financially sound and one of the best performing housing associations in Scotland.

We have an exciting opportunity to play a key role in our commitment to challenging poverty and creating vibrant communities.

This fixed term Community Opportunities Coordinator role is funded by the Scottish Government’s Investing in Communities Fund for 9 months.

The successful candidate will be tasked with leading on the final year of our Community Opportunities Project with a focus on delivering a programme of activity that includes a programme of ESOL, community activities and a small number of local flexible employment opportunities in the Wester Common, Hamiltonhill and Woodside areas. This will include recruiting and supporting a small number of new sessional staff members.

We are looking for a dedicated community development, employability or social housing professional to join our Social Regeneration Team to focus on the delivery of our project outputs and outcomes within a defined geographical area. Working with our Social Regeneration Team, this role will require a local presence in the community however, there will also be the opportunity for some hybrid working. You must be comfortable working in partnership with external organisations including schools, community organisations and members of the community.

The work of the Community Opportunities Coordinator must be responsive to the needs of the local community and will lead to an increase in people taking advantage of community learning and employment opportunities; new opportunities must be created; and footfall at our community facilities should increase during the year.

What we will offer to you:

- 40 days leave per year (split between fixed and bookable days)

- 7.7% or 4% employer pension contribution

- life assurance (x1 yearly salary)

- employer paid qualifications, training and professional memberships

- enhanced family leave, sickness and special leave

- reward and recognition incentives

- 24/7 employee support (Health and Wellbeing initiatives)

- Green initiatives (cycle to work, season ticket loans, pool cars)

Govanhill Housing Association provides a comprehensive range of services focused on the needs of tenants and owner occupiers in the Govanhill and Merrylee communities. We carry out acquisition and improvement of tenemental stock as well as delivering a new build programme. We work closely with our subsidiary company, Govanhill Community Development Trust, whose community development and regeneration services complement our own role as a social landlord.

We are seeking to appoint an experienced individual to join our Tenancy Services Team and lead a team that specialises on welfare rights matters. As Financial Wellbeing Co-ordinator you will manage a team of staff and lead, motivate, and inspire them to deliver outstanding performance and value for money services. You will be focused on providing assistance and information to ensure tenants and residents understand entitlement to welfare benefits and get the assistance they need to maximise their income.

You will develop and deliver our wider financial inclusion objectives; working alongside other teams to support income maximisation including to reduce/prevent rent arrears, supporting the sustainment of tenancies and challenging poverty.

It is expected that the post holder will be experienced in all aspects of welfare/benefits and appeal tribunals.

You will be an excellent communicator and have an ability to deal with people from a variety of backgrounds explaining complex benefit related matters to customers in an easy to understand manner.

About Aberlour…

Aberlour is one of the largest Scottish children’s charities, helping to improve the lives of Scotland’s children and young people. At Aberlour we know that not all children are born with an equal chance. Together, we will be brave for children, young people and families and will overcome poverty, disadvantage and discrimination.

What we are looking for…

We are looking for an individual keen to grow their experience and passion for the world of volunteering.

You will provide a first-class administration service to our volunteers, whilst supporting and enabling the Volunteering Teams across the organisation to recruit and support their volunteers. You will be an experienced administrator able to organise, plan and prioritise workloads with demonstrable knowledge of working with databases, processing data accurately and consistently.

This is a busy role, collaborating internally with different parts of the organisation and externally with our volunteers, so it is vital you possess excellent communication skills both verbally and in writing. You will also need the ability to provide strong and empathetic customer service skills.

Find out more information on what we are looking for in candidates here.

At Aberlour we want to make sure every child and young person has the love, support and opportunity they need to reach their potential. If you share the same vision, we want you to join our team. Aberlour have strong values- Respect, Integrity, Innovation and Challenging - which influence our work. If you are applying for this role please tell us about your values in your supporting statement.

What we offer…

As well as a supportive team, we want all our employees to feel valued and rewarded for the vital work they do. When you work with us, we'll recognise your efforts with generous annual leave, an excellent employer pension scheme and a range of deals and discounts across various retailers. Find out more about our Employee Benefits and our commitment to Equality and Diversity here.