Are you an inspiring leader with a passion for making a difference? Riverside Scotland is seeking a Chairperson to guide our Board through an exciting new chapter.

With a new five-year Corporate Strategy launching in April 2026, we’re focusing on four key priorities: Homes, Customers, People and Care & Support. Going forward we want to deliver significant improvements to our assets, improving the homes we own and manage, supporting and delivering for our tenants and striving for net zero.

As Chair, you’ll play a pivotal role in shaping our future — combining strong governance with a commitment to social impact.

Why Join Us?

• Strong Performance:. As a direct subsidiary of the Riverside Group - one of the UK’s largest housin associations with over 75,000 homes across 159 local authorities - we operate with a high degree of autonomy while benefiting from shared services and significant capital funding driving efficiency through the business and improving customer outcomes. Last year we reported a strong financial performance despite economic challenges.
• Customer Satisfaction: 87% tenant satisfaction with services and 98% satisfaction with engagement
• Innovation: Award-winning Housing First for Families service and pioneering energy efficiency projects supporting Scotland’s net-zero goals.

Your Role

• Lead the Board in a collaborative, strategic way, optimising the talent we have.
• Champion tenant voice and community empowerment.
• Be a strong advocate of Riverside Scotland, promoting the organisation externally and engaging effectively with The Riverside Group as part of the Group’s wider governance community.
• Support innovation in housing, sustainability, and customer service working alongside the Association’s leadership team.

What We’re Looking For

• Proven leadership experience at Board level.
• Strong advocacy and communication skills.A commitment to our social purpose and values.

Ready to Make an Impact?

If you share our passion for creating lasting change and have the skills, energy, and enthusiasm for this role, we’d love to hear from you.

Cloch’s vision is to deliver homes and services that exceed customer expectations, and our Finance team plays a vital role in helping us achieve this. As a Finance Assistant, you’ll be part of a small, professional and friendly team responsible for ensuring accurate, timely and meaningful financial information that supports effective decision‑making across the organisation.

You will work closely with the Director of Finance, Finance Manager, Finance Officer and colleagues across the organisation, contributing to a wide variety of core financial activities, including:

• Purchase Ledger & Supplier Administration: processing, coding and registering invoices and credit notes, monitoring unauthorised invoices and preparing supplier payment runs, uploading and managing online banking payment files, reconciling supplier statements and conducting financial checks.
• Banking & Treasury: posting all daily bank transactions, preparing monthly bank, cash and loan reconciliations, assisting with treasury management reporting and cashflow monitoring, supporting updates to bank mandates and signatory lists.
• Rent & Income: posting rent and income received via Allpay, standing orders, benefits and other sources, processing adjustments, refunds and authorised changes, assisting with period‑end rent processes.
• Management Accounts & Sales Ledger: supporting quarterly management accounts preparation, conducting expenditure analysis and ledger reconciliations, raising and allocating sales invoices and credit notes.
• General Financial Administration: supporting the annual external audit and year‑end processes, handling customer payments and financial queries, assisting with factoring and rechargeable repairs administration, monitoring shared mailboxes and undertaking general administrative duties, providing cover across the finance team during leave periods.

This is a temporary two‑year fixed‑term, part‑time role (30 hours per week) with a pro rata salary of £31,792–£35,332 (Grade 5). We offer hybrid working, 8 weeks’ annual leave (pro rata), family-friendly policies, SHAPS pension scheme, wellbeing initiatives and a range of employee‑focused benefits.

The full job description and person specification for the post can be found within our recruitment pack below.

Working at Cloch

It’s an exciting time to join Cloch Housing Association as we continue to strengthen our organisation and support communities across Inverclyde. Guided by our values — Be Better, Be Kind, Be Responsible, Be Positive — we foster a collaborative and supportive culture where colleagues feel valued, empowered and encouraged to develop.

Our Finance team is central to strong corporate governance, effective planning, and the continued delivery of high‑quality homes and services. You will be joining a team that values accuracy, learning, teamwork and continuous improvement.

How to Fit at Cloch

• Fit matters to us — not just what you do, but how you work. You’ll thrive at Cloch if you:
• Work with accuracy, responsibility and attention to detail
• Communicate clearly, professionally and with kindness
• Take pride in delivering high‑quality work
• Bring curiosity, flexibility and a willingness to learn
• Use insight, analysis and feedback to guide decision‑making
• Live our values in your day‑to‑day approach
• Are motivated, organised and able to manage multiple tasks effectively

Cloch’s vision is to deliver homes and services that exceed customer expectations, and the role of Assistant Housing Officer is central to achieving this. As part of our Housing and Communities team, you’ll play a key frontline role in delivering high quality, compassionate and responsive housing services across Inverclyde.

You will work closely with Housing Officers, the Housing & Customer Support Manager and colleagues across Customer Support and Property Services, supporting a broad range of activities, including:

• Allocations & Voids: administering housing applications, nominations and mutual exchanges; minimising void rent loss through effective pre allocation work.
• Tenancy & Income Management: supporting rent account monitoring, early arrears intervention and helping tenants maximise income through partnership working.
• Estate Management: carrying out estate inspections, addressing neighbourhood concerns and contributing to safe, well maintained communities.
• Customer Engagement: delivering excellent customer service, supporting Cloch’s complaints process, encouraging tenant participation and contributing to community initiatives.
• Casework & Tenancy Sustainment: working with partner agencies to support tenants with specific needs and strengthen long term tenancy outcomes.

This is a permanent, part time (14 hours per week) job share post with a salary of £36,517–£39,921 (Grade 6), hybrid working arrangements, 8 weeks’ annual leave (pro rata), family friendly policies, SHAPS pension scheme and a strong focus on wellbeing.

The full job description and person specification for the post can be found within our recruitment pack here

Working at Cloch

It’s an exciting time to join Cloch Housing Association as we continue to strengthen our services and support communities across Inverclyde. Guided by our values - Be Better, Be Kind, Be Responsible, Be Positive - we foster a collaborative, supportive culture where colleagues thrive, ideas are welcomed and improvement is part of everyday working life.

We are proud of our customer service and remain committed to delivering services that make a meaningful difference to tenants.

How to Fit at Cloch

Fit matters to us - not just what you do, but how you work. You’ll thrive at Cloch if you:

• Communicate openly, honestly and with empathy
• Build positive relationships with tenants and partners
• Take pride in providing high‑quality customer service
• Bring curiosity, flexibility and a willingness to learn
• Use feedback and insight to guide thoughtful decisions
• Live our values through your day‑to‑day approach

Harbour Homes is Leith and north Edinburgh’s biggest social landlord, providing thousands of affordable homes from Portobello to Granton and everywhere in between. We’ve been contributing to the regeneration of local areas since 1975, and it’s our mission to: ‘To make a positive impact on people’s lives from our home in Leith by providing affordable homes, services and helping to support resilient communities’.

About the role:

This is a brilliant opportunity to join our Tenant Advice Team.

In this role you will provide high quality, specialist welfare benefits advice and advocacy to our tenants to ensure that income is maximised and tenancies sustained.

You will be promoting the service and working in partnership to resolve customers’ issues.

About you:

You must:

• Have at least 2 years’ experience of working in a welfare rights and benefits advice role
• Have thorough knowledge of welfare benefits; welfare reform and best practice in welfare benefits advice
• Be educated to Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework level 6

A level 1 disclosure check is required. This role is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.