Tuesday
23
April
Young people urged to consider career in social housing
29/09/2019 @ 11:28
Young people in Newtown are being encouraged to consider a career in social housing by one of the area's housing associations.
The call comes as part of 'This is Housing', a campaign launched to celebrate the work of people who work for housing associations in Wales.
Jean O’Neill from Newtown-based Mid Wales Housing is encouraging people to consider a career in social housing after working in the sector for 29 years.
Jean began her housing career after leaving school and joining Liverpool City Council Housing Department where she worked for 14 years and studied for a professional qualification.
She then moved to Mid Wales where she ran a Post Office for 8 years before returning to a career in housing at Mid-Wales Housing Association.
During her 12 years working for the Association, Jean has worked as Supported Housing Co-ordinator, Community Housing Team Leader, Assistant Director of Customer Services and current Interim Director of Customer Services.
She has also been a finalist in the CIH Cymru Welsh Housing Awards (Housing Hero) and awarded a Fellowship of the Chartered Institute of Housing.
Jean is today supporting the launch of This is Housing, a campaign launched to celebrate the work of people who work for housing associations in Wales.
This is Housing aims to drive the skills Wales needs to build 75,000 new homes. Housing associations in Wales aim to create 150,000 new jobs by 2036 to ensure they have the right skills and jobs in place to help meet those targets.
Almost 11,000 people are employed across 200 different roles in the organisations, which build and manage affordable homes for 10% of the Welsh population.
They also offer support to people who are in a variety of circumstances, including families on low incomes, the elderly, those fleeing domestic abuse, and people sleeping rough.
In 2018, housing associations in Wales spent over £445m million working with health providers, social services and other organisations on community based projects.
Jean said: “I am a passionate believer in the need for a decent home for everyone. How can we hope for every person to reach their potential if we are unable to provide the very basics for life? I am proud to have been able to change people’s lives for the better during my career and plan to continue to do so! No two days are the same, which makes a career in housing very interesting, rewarding and sometimes even exciting.“
The call comes as part of 'This is Housing', a campaign launched to celebrate the work of people who work for housing associations in Wales.
Jean O’Neill from Newtown-based Mid Wales Housing is encouraging people to consider a career in social housing after working in the sector for 29 years. Jean began her housing career after leaving school and joining Liverpool City Council Housing Department where she worked for 14 years and studied for a professional qualification.
She then moved to Mid Wales where she ran a Post Office for 8 years before returning to a career in housing at Mid-Wales Housing Association.
During her 12 years working for the Association, Jean has worked as Supported Housing Co-ordinator, Community Housing Team Leader, Assistant Director of Customer Services and current Interim Director of Customer Services.
She has also been a finalist in the CIH Cymru Welsh Housing Awards (Housing Hero) and awarded a Fellowship of the Chartered Institute of Housing.
Jean is today supporting the launch of This is Housing, a campaign launched to celebrate the work of people who work for housing associations in Wales.
This is Housing aims to drive the skills Wales needs to build 75,000 new homes. Housing associations in Wales aim to create 150,000 new jobs by 2036 to ensure they have the right skills and jobs in place to help meet those targets.
Almost 11,000 people are employed across 200 different roles in the organisations, which build and manage affordable homes for 10% of the Welsh population.
They also offer support to people who are in a variety of circumstances, including families on low incomes, the elderly, those fleeing domestic abuse, and people sleeping rough.
In 2018, housing associations in Wales spent over £445m million working with health providers, social services and other organisations on community based projects.
Jean said: “I am a passionate believer in the need for a decent home for everyone. How can we hope for every person to reach their potential if we are unable to provide the very basics for life? I am proud to have been able to change people’s lives for the better during my career and plan to continue to do so! No two days are the same, which makes a career in housing very interesting, rewarding and sometimes even exciting.“
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