Our Home is Everyone's Home
We’re an award winning, flexible and family-friendly employer #SeeYourselfAtGCH
Our customers are many and varied and that’s why we’re looking for people who care as much as we do about delivering customer focused services to #BeTheDifference
We celebrate diversity and inclusion, and welcome applications from all community members, especially those with lived experience of our work. We believe when people feel respected, they can perform better and more creatively, making our differences our greatest strength.
At GCH, we Adapt, we Inspire, we Own it and we Care. We live by our values and are dedicated to delivering on our commitment to customers. If that sounds like you, why not join us?
Guy Stenson
Chief Executive
Our Current Job Vacancies
Specialist Housing Manager (Independent Living)
Closing Date: 28/02/2025Read more
Organisation: GCHHybrid / Gloucester – daily travel to the Independent Living sites
Permanent, Part Time (19 hours per week)
Looking for a fresh challenge and to find that spring in your step at Gloucestershire’s best place to work?
Are you passionate about improving people’s lives?
At Gloucester City Homes (GCH), we support 12,500 customers in around 5,000 homes in Gloucestershire and providing more than just a home is what we’re about.
That’s where you come in!
We’re now seeking a Specialist Housing Manager – someone to be responsible for multiple Independent Living sites within GCH. You’ll be a key point of contact for escalation from Customer Experience colleagues with responsibility for managing the health and safety of communal spaces and for responding to the welfare technology escalations.
You’ll be a ‘customer advocate’ and build effective and positive relationships with Independent Living customers and be approachable and accessible, communicating openly, ensuring they are kept updated as appropriate. Responsible for conducting site inspections, welfare checks, and regular home visits, you’ll ensure adequate condition of properties, identifying support needs and signposting to appropriate services to ensure tenancies are sustained and independence is maintained as far as possible.
We’d like you to…
- Ideally hold a relevant technical housing qualification, such as a level 3 diploma in Housing Management.
- Proven understanding and experience of delivery statutory housing services.
- Experience of collating and analysing customer intelligence, as well as sharing and presenting information to the patch team.
- Experience of using a housing management system (or similar CRM) to gather, store and process information together.
- Experience in communicating with Older People or people from diverse backgrounds
- Resilient, assertive, dynamic and flexible.
- Knowledge and understanding of Health and Safety and Compliance Standards within Housing.
The ability to drive and have access to transport is essential, as daily visits to schemes is a necessity.
Closing Date: 28th February 2025.
GCH reserve the right to bring the closing date forward should enough quality applications be received prior to the current closing date.
GCH is committed to equal opportunities. We actively encourage applications from all sections of our community, particularly those with lived experience of our work.
We celebrate the diverse nature of our customers and colleagues, striving to develop diverse teams where everyone can be their authentic self through an inclusive, family friendly, flexible and fun culture.
At GCH, we Adapt, we Inspire, we Own it and we Care. We live by our values and are dedicated to delivering on our commitment to customers #BeTheDifference. If that sounds like you, we’d be delighted to hear from you!
Customer Relationship Advisor
Closing Date: 21/03/2025Read more
Organisation: GCHSearching for a job where you can make a real difference? Then look no further. At Gloucester City Homes (GCH), we support 12,500 customers in around 5,000 homes in Gloucestershire and providing more than just a home is what we’re about. We’re one team with a shared focus to provide safe and secure homes and communities where people can thrive.
We are now seeking a Customer Relationship Advisor to take ownership of customer issues at the first point of contact, be it via telephone, social media, email or the GCH website.
You’ll provide a great customer experience to all customers, that is focused on listening and exercising autonomy to find suitable solutions. You’ll resolve, wherever possible, customer enquiries relating to all common aspects of the customer lifecycle (lettings, tenancy enquiries, rents, and low level anti-social behaviour) and provide advice and signposting to information as appropriate.
This role is based at our Head Office in Gloucester. The working hours are generally 08:30 – 17:00, however flexibility between 08:00 – 17:30 is essential.
We’d like you to…
- Have experience of working in a customer facing call centre environment, ideally within the Social Housing sector.
- Have experience of diagnosing issues and facilitating solutions.
- Have experience of problem solving and complaints resolution together with making informed decisions when assisting and supporting staff in dealing with complex or challenging cases.
- Have good understanding of housing and property management, especially relating to tenancy, repairs, and Neighbourhood management.
- Be computer literate, comfortable using Microsoft Office packages, housing, and CRM systems as well as call handling software.
A relevant technical housing qualification, such as a level 3 diploma in Housing Management is advantageous but not essential.
Closing Date: 21st March 2025.
GCH reserve the right to bring the closing date forward should enough quality applications be received prior to the current closing date.
GCH is committed to equal opportunities. We actively encourage applications from all sections of our community, particularly those with lived experience of our work.
We celebrate the diverse nature of our customers and colleagues, striving to develop diverse teams where everyone can be their authentic self through an inclusive, family friendly, flexible and fun culture.
At GCH, we Adapt, we Inspire, we Own it and we Care. We live by our values and are dedicated to delivering on our commitment to customers #BeTheDifference. If that sounds like you, we’d be delighted to hear from you!
Register your interest
If a suitable vacancy is not currently available please register your interest and upload your CV by using the form below. You will then be the first to know when we have any vacancies that match your skills and experience.
Take a look at our latest job opportunities above. Got questions about a specific role or fancy a friendly chat about life at GCH? Reach out to us and we’ll happily help.
If you need support applying online, let us know and we’ll talk it through.
Interested in working for us? Upload your CV above and and we’ll add it to our talent pool for six months.
Once we received applications, we’ll review and shortlist for interviews. We’ll let everyone know the outcome of their application.
Our selection process might throw in practical, written assessments, presentations, psychometric tests or even a second interview. You may also be asked to provide copies of professional certificates.
If successful, you’ll hear from us with a verbal offer, terms chat and start date discussion. Then, get ready for the formal offer, contract and a handy ‘new starter pack’. We’ll also check those references.
Take a look at our #BeTheDifference framework, which aims to summarise the key behaviours and professional standards that we work towards every day at GCH.
As well as being a tool for our colleagues, we have closely aligned our recruitment processes alongside the framework, to provide a greater understanding of what’s important to us.
Our key behavioural indicators and interview question set is available to support all candidates by removing potential barriers to performing their best and doing themselves justice during the recruitment process.
We recommend that candidates take a look at this information when considering if they can see themselves at GCH and to prepare if they are selected for an interview with us.
We’re based in Gloucester City Centre, right next to the train station. We’re all about making your work-life balance a top priority. Here’s a peek at the perks we offer:
Great Work-Life Balance
- Flexible working – full time, part time and job share opportunities
- Trust Based Working – many of our roles offer trust based working arrangements, so you can tailor your working patterns around need and flexibility. A lot of roles are home-based and our modern office is a great space for face-to-face meet ups
- Holidays – enjoy 30 days of annual leave, plus all the bank holidays (pro-rata, of course)
Our Pension Scheme
Secure your future with our defined contribution pension scheme, offering a generous 10% employer contribution.
A Health and Wellbeing Programme
Your wellbeing is non-negotiable. We offer a variety of ways to retain the balance throughout the year:
- Employee Assistance Programme – a confidential helpline for all your advice, information and counselling needs
- Health Cashback Plan – get reimbursed for appointments and enjoy a range of benefits, including a 24/7 GP service
- The FinanciallyWell Loan Scheme – an interest-free lifeline for those short-term financial bumps
… and lots more, including:
- Buying and selling of holiday – buy and sell up to a week’s holiday per year
- Annual colleague events and celebrations – celebrating your hard work and achievements throughout the year
- Volunteering days – two volunteering days to contribute to the communities you love
- Life Event Leave – take days off for significant life moments – moving, getting married, acing that driving test or becoming a grandparent
- Access to a Benefits Portal – offering exclusive savings and deals on a wide range of purchases and memberships
- Cycle to Work Scheme – get a tax-free bike and cut down on carbon by cycling to work. This salary sacrifice scheme gives colleagues access to bikes and accessories of up to the value of £750.
*Some benefits depend on your role and kick in after a successful probation period.
At GCH we’re passionate about unlocking the full potential of every colleague. That’s why we’ve crafted a training and development offer designed around individual needs and aspirations.
From day one, you’ll take part in a comprehensive induction programme, tailored to your role. It’s not just about tasks, it’s about understanding the GCH vision and how each one of us plays a vital role in delivering exceptional service to our customers.
We’re all about empowering you to reach new heights. Whether it’s higher level apprenticeships, degrees or Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) qualifications, we’ll support you. We take immense pride in our Housing Professional Passport programme, a brainchild in collaboration with Kingdom Academy. Recognised by the CIH, the Passport is a commitment to embedding competencies and behaviours that set the bar for high professional standards across our team.
We celebrate the diverse nature of our customers and colleagues, striving to create a workplace that reflects the communities we serve, and where everyone feels empowered to be their authentic selves. We believe when people feel respected, they can perform better and more creatively, making our differences our greatest strength.
We actively encourage applications from all sections of our community, particularly those with lived experience of our work. We’re proud to foster an inclusive, family friendly, flexible and fun culture, and our values of pride, quality, integrity and innovation are at the heart of what we do.
We’re recognised as an inclusive employer by Inclusivity Works and are an active member of Inclusive Employers. We’re are also pleased to have signed up to the HouseProud Pledge Scheme, showing our commitment to LGBTQ+ resident equality and support.
We’re committed to becoming a menopause friendly employer.
We’re proud to be recognised as a great employer, locally and nationally, and have won awards including ‘Best Place to Work – 2023‘ by Gloucestershire Live and ‘Employer of the Year – 2023‘ at the Housing Heroes awards!
At GCH, our managers aren’t just leaders, they’re advocates for social housing and dedicated to making a difference to the Gloucester Community.
Curious about the faces behind our leadership team? Find out more from our ‘How we are run’ page.