Work For Us

There are currently no vacancies being advertised with Govan Home Team.

We currently have vacancies on our Management Committee and would like to invite share-holders of the Association to get involved and join our Management Committee for the benefit of the local community. As a share-holder, you will have completed an application form, paid £1 and received a share certificate. Govan Housing Association is committed to supporting the continual development of the Govan community and supporting local people to thrive. We aim to do this through the provision of high-quality social rented housing, continual investment in our homes, as well as supporting local people through the community and financial inclusion work that we offer. By getting involved and becoming a Committee Member of the Association, you will be helping us to achieve these objectives.

Property Services Officer

Temporary initially for 1 month with the option to extend on a month by month basis

£33,642 – £36,941

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.

We have an ambitious vision for the future and have structured our business to allow us to focus on our future plans.  We are now looking for the right person to help us achieve this.

We are seeking someone to temporary assist the Property Services Team in delivering our residents with a first class customer service experience.

The Property Services Officer will provide an effective and efficient cyclical and responsive maintenance service to tenants and owners, by ensuring all property is maintained to the highest standard possible, within the parameter of budgets and monitor all contracts to ensure they are carried out in compliance with their terms and are completed timeously, to high standards, within budgets.

How to Apply

Please email recruitment@govanha.org.uk to request the job description and person specification or alternatively contact Corporate Services Department, on 0141 440 0308

To apply, please submit a CV that highlights supporting evidence of how your previous experience and skills relate to the criteria outlined in the job description and person specification

Closing date for applications is Wednesday 14 April 2021 and interviews will be held on Friday 16 April 2021.  If you are being called for interview we will contact you by telephone or email on or before Thursday 15 April 2021.

Finance Assistant

£28,766 – £31,448 (from 1 April 2021)

 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.

We have an ambitious vision for the future and have structured our business to allow us to focus on our future plans.  We are now looking for the right person to help us achieve this.

We are seeking a Finance Assistant to play and integral role in the efficient administration of the Association’s bookkeeping service and be able to contribute to the provision of a well organised Finance Department, which delivers a high standard of service to the Management Committee, and both internal and external users of the service.

A positive, flexible attitude with  evidence of several years of relevant experience working in a Finance Department along with vertification of Continuous Personal Development (CPD) appropriate to the post is required.

How to Apply

To apply, please email recruitment@govanha.org.uk to request an application pack or alternatively contact Corporate Services Department, on 0141 440 0308.

Closing date for applications is 12 noon on Friday 16 April 2021 and interviews will be held on Monday 26 April  2021.  If you are being called for interview we will contact you by telephone or email on or before Wednesday 21 April 2021.

Our Community Inclusion Team deliver a comprehensive range of activities from our Community Hub on Govan Road. The programme of activities is constantly growing, and with this comes a number of volunteer opportunities. This provides participants the chance to learn and develop new skills or refresh skills whilst gaining confidence and self-esteem through helping others. This is also a vital opportunity to gain skills that could assist a transition into employment.

We work in partnership with a number of schools, colleges, universities and training providers to offer work placements to pupils and students.

We also ask the contractors we employ to provide work placement opportunities to young people, to help them gain experience in the construction industry. We advertise any work placement opportunities on our ‘Current opportunities’ page and also accept approaches from partnership agencies where they have candidates looking for opportunities.

We aim to offer a number of Modern Apprenticeships in business administration and housing. With the growth of our Govan Home Team subsidiary, we will be looking to offer a range of Apprenticeships, so watch this space. Again, these will be advertised within our ‘Current Opportunities’ page along with full details of what the posts entail.

The apprenticeships give young people the opportunity to begin their careers within Govan and the chance to progress within the organisation. Some of our contractors also offer apprenticeships as part of community benefits in procurement – we will advertise these opportunities on our ‘Current opportunities’ page.

We also work with a range of partner organisations to deliver training programmes and focused work placements for target groups.

One of our most recent projects was our Operation Modulus and Mini-Modulus project. Here we worked with a number of local partner agencies to deliver a holistic employability programme targeted at local young people who are currently disengaged, involved in the criminal justice system and who are marginalised from society due to varying factors.

The programme focuses on taking young people from these two main age groups and providing them with the skills and aspirations to better their life prospects, and to try and lead them on to a positive pathway in life, away from the criminal justice system they were all too familiar with.

This is the second time that the Association has completed a programme like this, following a previous successful pilot in 2015-16. This project has now seen some 12 young people employed through our Govan Home Team. The young people have now built their own resilience, confidence and skills to retain employment. Now they take pride in keeping the community, which they once disrespected, clean, tidy and vibrant through estate management and landscaping services.

The project takes a holistic approach with various partners involved in what we believe is a truly community led, employability-focused programme of activity. The project encourages young people to engage with the job market and take pride in their community, whilst providing them access to a range of professional support agencies to help build social skills, manage family pressures and make the programme engaging and interesting for participants.