Housing Trust wins two Workability Plus Awards
Chester & District Housing Trust (CDHT) won two awards in this week’s Cheshire West & Chester Council Workability Plus Awards 2009 for Overall Employer of the Year and Proactive Training & Support Award. CDHT was nominated in two other categories including Project Support (Company wide) and Project Support with two Specific individuals.
The awards were held on Thursday at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Trinity Street Chester infront of an audience of around 150 attendees from organisations, employers and training providers.
Dave Shaw, Assistant Director Customer & Housing Access at Chester & District Housing Trust, said:
“This is a massive achievement and is fantastic news for us all. It reflects our vision, attitude and sheer determination to do more. It also shows what partner agencies really think of us through their nominations in these categories and what works well when CDHT works alongside partners like Workability Plus.
The awards are a great opportunity to highlight the work of the many individuals involved, in particular Dean McGovern, Steve Tetley, Fiona Paterson, Rob Snell, Dave Wrigley and Sue Cadwaladr.”
John Denny, Chief Executive of Chester & District Housing Trust said as he accepted the Employer of the Year award;
“If all housing organisations set a target that over 50% of their employees came from the communities they are committed to, we would all be in a better place.”
Speaking afterwards he added:
“These awards demonstrate everything the Trust is about and our commitment to making things happen. They underpin everything that we have started with initiatives like Spark, the Pathways Team, Enhanced Housing Options and the Future Jobs Fund.”
Paul Barber, Senior Officer Future Jobs at Cheshire West and Chester Council, said;
“CDHT excels in partnership working. It is an organisation that engages at a truly exceptional level.”
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Captions: The CDHT team receiving two awards at Cheshire West & Chester Council’s Workability Plus Awards 2009
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Notes to editors
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’ for the last 2 years.
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