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Queens Cross Housing Association

Profile

At Queens Cross we invest in our people to make sure it continues to be a place people choose to live and work. Neighbourhoods aren't just built of bricks and concrete. They're made up of all the people who live and work there. At Queens Cross, this includes a dedicated board, a network of neighbourhood groups and a team of dedicated staff. We are an award winning Housing Association in the North West of Glasgow managing around 4,350 properties. We’ve been providing quality homes and services to tenants for over 40 years. We work closely with our tenants to create vibrant neighbourhoods. Places people choose to live, where they want to raise their families. Our communities offer activities for young people, support for older generations and people with poor health, and a welcome to the new citizens of Glasgow. We want Queens Cross to be a place everyone can feel at home. Our values of Respect, Integrity and Aspiration are at the heart of everything we do. We expect all our staff to reflect these values when working with us to help us achieve our Vision of ‘Excellent Housing in Vibrant Communities’.

Founded:

1976

Number of Staff:

198

Average age of staff:

Male/Female ratio:

48% Male / 52% Female

FAQs

What benefits do you offer?

We offer a wide range of fantastic benefits to our staff members. These include a competitive salary package, enhanced annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities, generous pension scheme options (suitable for all circumstances), an employee assistance programme and a range of health and wellbeing opportunities.

Are you a family friendly employer?

We have a variety of policies in place to support all our carers. We recognise the importance of a good work-life balance and support staff to take advantage of the policies available to them.

How does the Association support equality and diversity?

Equality and Diversity is at the heart of what we do and we are proud to have won the CIH 'Outstanding approach to Equality and Diversity' award 2018 UK for our Sharing Lives Sharing Spaces project working with the Chinese community in Woodside. We have an Equality and Diversity strategy and action plan, which can be found on our website. We understand that people perform better when they can be themselves. Therefore, we are committed to making the Association an environment where lesbian, gay, bi, trans and intersex people (LGBTi) can be themselves. To support colleagues and to create an inclusive environment, we are a Stonewall Diversity Champion. Working with Stonewall Scotland, we ensure our policies, procedures and staff benefits align with best practice for sexual orientation, gender identity, equality, diversity and inclusion.

What development opportunities do you provide?

We are committed to developing our staff and encourage continuous professional development. We have an active learning and development plan, which encourages all staff to take advantage of the support available. We also offer time, money and support to those wishing to undertake further education.

What are the Association's competencies?

All staff members are expected to meet the 4 core competency levels expected of all Queens Cross staff particularly with emphasis on attitude, behaviours' and a customer first approach. Our 4 core competencies are: team work, being solutions focussed, taking ownership and making a difference. Our competency framework can be found on our website.