We have an exciting and unique role for the right person to join our Community Initiatives Team at Southside Housing Association. We are a friendly, welcoming, forward-thinking organisation where innovation, flexibility and positive communication is embraced. Our focus is on quality of service and helping others.

This role offers an excellent opportunity for innovative and creative working, built around community strengths and partnership working. Our community work focuses on supporting our tenants and communities with health, well-being, and social needs, through the organisation, development, and delivery of a range of community programmes and initiatives. The team is built on working with and developing volunteers to enable groups and projects to be shaped and facilitated by local people.

The successful applicant will be motivated, solution focussed and have strong organisational, team working and interpersonal skills.

This position offers a fantastic opportunity for the right person to join an innovative team, be creative and use and develop community work skills and experience.

In today’s environment, the ability to work in a changing environment with competing pressures is necessary, and the successful candidate will be a team player with a problem solving attitude and the desire to learn new things while ensuring that our customers receive the best possible service.

Please note that the days and times of work are open to discussion. If you would like to discuss this further before applying, please contact Shahnaz Shakoor (Housing Manager) on 0141 422 4802 (Ext 240).

We are looking for an experienced individual to fill an exciting role within our Property Services Team.

We require a Property Investment Assistant (Compliance) to co-ordinate Tenant Health and Safety compliance tasks for all Cairn stock in “The Big 6” areas of compliance (gas, electrical, asbestos, lifts, fire safety and water hygiene). To provide an efficient and effective customer care and administration support to the Compliance Team within the Property Services Team. Liaise with customers in a helpful and friendly manner ensuring a high level of customer satisfaction and provide support for the Customer Services and Cairn Connect teams where required.

The successful applicant should hold recognised Administration/Repairs qualifications or 2 years’ experience working in an admin role within repairs and maintenance and also be competent in the use of Microsoft Office 365 applications Excel, Word and Power Point.

A Basic Disclosure Scotland Scheme check is required for this post.

The Tannahill Centre is a community-run hub in the centre of Ferguslie Park. Accessible to the whole community, it has a Doctors Surgery, NHS Clinic, Pharmacy, Library, Nursery and Post Office. The Centre also directly manages a number of community spaces and by using a community development approach, works with volunteers and agencies to meet the needs of the community.

We have recently been awarded funding from The National Lottery Community Fund to continue to build the knowledge and confidence of local people so they can deliver and sustain new and existing services in Ferguslie Park., To achieve these targets the Tannahill Centre is recruiting a Volunteer Co-ordinator.

As the Volunteer Co-ordinator you will be responsible for building the skills, knowledge and confidence of volunteers so that they can give back to their community whilst also meeting their own personal goals and ambitions.

You will be responsible for implementing policies, procedures and practices within the Tannahill Centre so that those who volunteer with us are doing so in a safe and nurturing environment and you will work with groups and individuals so they can develop and share their skills with their community.

This role is fixed term for 36 months however it is our intention to secure funding to sustain the role beyond this date.