Becoming
Connect Housing...
The Ridings and West Yorkshire Housing Associations both
had enviable reputations for raising housing standards,
building successful communities and promoting social and
economic inclusion. This reputation was matched only by
the positive and progressive approach we took to our people,
between us achieving Investors in People status and being
voted as one of the Top 10 small businesses to work for
in the UK. In an exciting new development, we have brought
together these two organisations to provide even better
homes and services for people right across West Yorkshire
as CONNECT HOUSING. We’re proud of the work we do
and just as importantly, the people who do it. Presumably
you're looking for a great job and we're always looking
for great talent. So this site aims to give you all the
information you need to decide if we have the right opportunity
for you and if being part of CONNECT HOUSING is something
you'd like to do!
Best
in Class
Don’t just take our word for it – ask The Sunday
Times! The Ridings was rightly proud to achieve 9th in The
Sunday Times 50 Best Small Companies to Work in the UK in
2004; West Yorkshire were also proud to have been awarded
status as an Investor in People.
Jenny
Brierley, Connect's Chief Executive said:
“Making
sure that Connect Housing is a great place to work is not
an optional extra – it’s the key to success
of the business. Encouraging and rewarding the amazing skills,
commitment and teamwork of our employees brings benefits
for our customers, which brings greater job satisfaction
for individual staff – everyone wins!”
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Getting
On...
Our commitment to the training and development of all our
employees is up there with the best. Every employee benefits
from separate Performance Management and Personal and Career
Development reviews each year that identify both short and
long term training and development needs. Training is provided
through external courses, in-house externally facilitated
workshops, distance learning, professional qualifications
based courses, on the job training, secondments etc. We
also have our own dedicated IT training suite. Additionally,
we provide £50 “Blue Sky” learning allowances
to every employee, every year. These can be spent on any
kind of learning activity, such as language classes, driving
lessons, photography courses, flying a helicopter etc.
We
also believe in encouraging career development for those
that want to and provide opportunities for secondments,
acting up roles etc., to allow people to try out new roles
and gain new experiences, knowledge and skills.
While
we believe it is important for our employees to understand
and gain experience in all areas of the business, it is
just as important, particularly in the early days, to make
an impact in your own team, so make sure when you are applying
for a job with us you're truly motivated about undertaking
the role you’re interested in.
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