Board Director Sought by Housing Trust
Chester & District Housing Trust is one of the Top 100 Best Companies to Work For and this is ’someone’s’ chance. The Trust has a vacancy on the board for an Independent Director and is seeking “someone who has the interest and desire to make a real difference and create opportunity.”
Anyone with financial skills, financial management or experience of managing the financing of large and complex commercial projects will be particularly welcome.
Su Bramley, Deputy Chief Executive at Chester & District Housing Trust (CDHT):
“CDHT has been commended for its excellent performance, recognised by the Audit Commission and is one of the Top 100 Best Companies to Work For but we’re not complacent and we have exciting plans to continue improving services for customers. We have an excellent Board and we are looking for someone with a passion for improvement.
As a Board Director the new director will join a highly motivated, friendly and supportive group of people all working to further improve services for our customers.”
Knowledge about the Trust and the role of a social landlords isn’t essential and training will be provided, as well as a very warm welcome and any support needed.
Reimbursement for expenses such as travel, childcare, approved training etc., is offered and in terms of personal development candidates will be assisted to get the most from their term as a Board Director.
Anyone interested in more information or an application pack needs to contact Su Bramley, Deputy Chief Executive or Jessica Moore, Governance Officer, on 0808 1007701 or Minicom 01244 305500, or by writing to Centurion House, 77 Northgate Street, Chester, CH1 2HQ, or via the website at www.cdht.org Closing date for applications: Monday 12 April 2010.
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Chester & District Housing Trust (CDHT) is a dynamic and enterprising organisation at the forefront of delivering positive impacts in the communities with which it works. The Trust’s homes span six communities – Blacon North; Blacon South; Chester City Area; The Rurals; Lache and Handbridge; Upton, Hoole, Newton and Plas Newton.
Committed to the best principles of social enterprise with over 14,000 local customers in 6,200 properties and 53% of its 275 colleagues living within its communities, the Trust adheres to key commitments and principles relating to people, places, partnerships and performance which underpin the Vision to ‘create opportunity’, through its mission, ‘by doing the right thing’.
The Trust is about being transparent and accountable in everything that is done and to this end is one of the first organisations nationally to have established a Residents’ Board, with full delegated powers from the Trust Board, to direct services which impact upon their lives.
The Trust has a comprehensive development programme delivering over 330 new homes including the £12million regeneration of the Treborth Road area of Chester providing new homes for rent, sale and shared ownership, as well as a village green and wildlife habitats.
CDHT also provides services on a partnership basis, to a number of other customers e.g. Telecare services, TrustWorks Maintenance Services, Housing Options advice, waiting list management and choice based lettings to neighbouring local authorities and registered social landlords.
The Trust is rated as two Star excellent by the Audit Commission, has the highest possible rating from Telecare Services Association and is also credited Investors in People and is the overall Employer of the Year For Cheshire West. It has been in the ‘Top 100 Sunday Times best companies to work for’ in 2008 and 2009 and reached its highest position of 47th in 2010.
For more details please visit www.cdht.org or request a copy of CDHT’s Corporate Plan 2009-2014.
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Jane Harrad-Roberts
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