Join our team at Partick Housing Association Are you passionate about making a difference in people's lives? Do you thrive in a dynamic environment where every day brings new opportunities? If so, we have an exciting and rewarding opportunity for you.

Located in Glasgow’s vibrant West End, Partick Housing Association (PHA) is a financially sound business with a strong reputation. As one of Scotland’s top-performing housing associations, we are dedicated to providing homes, creating vibrant communities and supporting our customers.

We are seeking a motivated and compassionate Housing Assistant, you will play a critical role in ensuring the seamless operation and delivery of housing services to over 1,800 customers. Your responsibilities will be diverse, including estate and tenancy management, housing allocations, maximising rental income, arrears recovery, and handling customer inquiries.

What We’re Looking For:

• Team Player: Experience working collaboratively within a customer service environment
• Excellent Communication Skills: Your ability to connect with others will contribute to our continued growth
• ICT Skills: Excellent technology skills to excel in this role.
• Education and Experience: SVQ level 3 or relevant experience in the housing sector.

Why Join Us? We believe that great people drive our success. As part of our team, you’ll benefit from:

• Great Employee benefits: we offer fair terms and conditions including 40 days holiday.
• Service Excellence: At PHA, we are committed to delivering exceptional service and continuously improving our practices.
• Innovation: We actively seek new ways to meet local housing needs and create value for our community.

Join us at Partick Housing Association and be part of a dynamic organisation that makes a real difference. Together, we’ll shape the future of housing and positively impact lives.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Community Energy Advisor to join us on a fixed-term basis as part of the Govan Community Energy Team who provide education and information on all aspects of energy advice to local residents.

The key aims of the post will be to support our Govan residents to live in a warm and comfortable home at the lowest possible cost by maximising opportunities to reduce energy consumption and minimise heat loss. It will be essential that the candidates have a strong community presence and are able to build working relationships with local partners.

Duties and Responsibilities include:

• Educating people about their household energy consumption, heating controls and their energy bills
• Providing advice on fuel debt, benefit claims, income maximisation, advice on fuel tariffs, payment options and energy efficiency measures
• Carrying out home visits to gather information on energy use and provide advice on reducing energy consumption
• Collecting data on changes in energy consumption from home visits
• Work with the local community to deliver workshops, focus groups and events which provide advice on energy consumption

The GEL Partnership consisting of Govan, Elderpark and Linthouse Housing Associations, are seeking someone who has excellent communication skills, who can demonstrate empathy and use their problem solving skills to deliver a dynamic customer focussed service. Full training will be provided and the successful candidates will be assisted in attaining a recognised City and Guilds qualification.

Please note that the successful candidates will be employed by Elderpark Housing and will work collaboratively across the three Housing Association localities and Community Partner venues.

Govan Housing Association is a community focused Registered Social Landlord based in Govan, Glasgow. The Association itself possesses a rich history and one of development and innovation. Founded in 1971, the Association was the first community based housing provider, leading the way for social housing provision in Scotland. After over 40 years of operating in the housing sector, the Association now manages approximately 1,600 socially rented properties and over 600 factored properties as well as taking an active role in the regeneration of the area and continuing to improve the quality of life of residents.

Govan HELP is a well- established charity who support families with children in the Govan area of Glasgow.

Govan Help are a charity which exists to build the resilience, confidence and self-worth of children and their families through provision of a range of early intervention services. These equip families with the skills and resources needed to make positive changes to their lives, and resolve issues in the home before they reach crisis-point. Moreover, Govan Help work closely with local schools to help children excel in work and play. Services consist of:

• Family Support
• Play Therapy
• Training & Volunteering
• Adult Counselling
• The Govan Pantry

Each year, Govan Help support over 600 families from Govan and the surrounding communities, assisting service users with a wide range of needs. Their network of schools, nurseries and other local partners allow Govan Help to create the best package of support for individual families.

Following a successful joint funding bid, Govan Housing Association and Govan Help are delighted to have received grant funding from Advice UK in order to strengthen their partnership by delivering advice in accessible settings to the local community.

The funding allows both organisations to recruit for two experienced Money Advisers to assist in the delivery of advice in relation to Welfare Benefits, Money & Debt and Energy Advice across the community.

The Govan Housing Group’s Money Advice Service has achieved successful accreditation of the Scottish National Standards for Information & Advice Providers (SNSIAP) at the highest levels of Type III in Welfare Benefits and Type II in Money & Debt. The successful candidate will play a pivotal role in maintaining, adhering and developing the standards and processes currently in place in order to continue to deliver a high-quality advice service to our customers.

As Money Adviser, you will assist in delivering a first-class service to customers in relation to all welfare benefit and debt related issues. The successful candidate will be experienced in welfare benefits including Social Security for Scotland and have experience of providing Money and Debt advice, including formal debt relief options as well as being able to provide basic energy advice.

In return, we offer an excellent and competitive salary and benefits package including a defined contribution pension incorporating a death in service payment; 40 days combined annual leave/ public holidays; flexible working; health cash plan as well as generous training and development opportunities. We also offer a supportive and working environment where hard work is recognised.

Do you want to work with a values-driven organisation that makes a difference to people’s lives? Come and join Wheatley Homes East as Project Worker.

About the role

Wheatley Homes East, part of Wheatley Group, provides affordable housing and outstanding services for people in its communities across Edinburgh, the Lothians and Fife.

Dunedin Harbour provides temporary accommodation to individuals who are homeless. Staff provide 24-hour support with a range of needs and to develop independent living skills to enable service users to sustain future accommodation. The service is managed by Wheatley Homes East in partnership with the City of Edinburgh Council.

We now have a great opportunity for a Project Worker to join our team at Dunedin Harbour.

Who are we looking for?

As a Project Worker you will work as part of a team to provide high quality support to ensure there is a supportive and safe living environment for all service users.

Excellent verbal and written communication skills, customer service skills, IT literacy. A professional qualification in housing / care support or allied discipline is desirable, experience of paid or voluntary work at a similar level is essential.

The position is subject to a PVG check.

The benefits we offer

As part of Wheatley Group, we offer a sector-leading benefits package.

The successful candidate will receive:

• a rewarding career with a competitive salary;
• access to a contributory pension scheme;
• excellent leave entitlements;
• enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental leave;
• contributions towards dental, optical, driving lessons and more;
• access to staff inclusion networks promoting an inclusive workplace; and
• 24/7 access to our employee assistance programme.

Committed to inclusion

At Wheatley, are always looking to improve diversity within our teams. We want to create an inclusive environment where everyone can contribute their best work and achieve their full potential.

We actively celebrate our individual differences and recognise the collective strength this brings our organisation. It’s important our teams represent the communities we serve, and we welcome applications from any under-represented groups.