I should first start out by saying I never wanted to work in housing. I wanted to work in fashion. But you soon realise that a Geography degree isn’t going to make you the next Anna Wintour. The only other thing that I was interested in was regeneration. Liverpool had been selected as the European

By Michael Gill, Care and Support Service Manager and Co-chair of our LGBT staff network At Riverside we truly champion diversity and inclusion. As Co-chair of Spectrum, the LGBT staff group I believe I have particular focus – to create the fairest and most welcoming environment for our LGBT colleagues from start to finish. That,

Riverside are delighted to announce that ahead of the Homes for Cathy conference, we have signed up to the Homes for Cathy commitments. Homes for Cathy is a national group of housing associations working together to end homelessness. There are nine commitments around preventing and ending homelessness which members sign up to and these have

A £14m Extra Care housing development that was put on hold, because of the Government’s proposal to cap benefits, has been resurrected. Riverside and Rochdale Borough Council had been working on plans for the 88 unit Extra Care scheme for over-55s and 10 Shared Ownership bungalows in Langley, when Ministers announced plans to cap the

  Carlisle tenants who have signed up to a unique training programme with free driving lessons have deemed it a lifeline and a passport to gaining employment. The Driving Back to Work course is thanks to housing association Riverside who have put together a month-long course and 14 driving lessons to help their tenants get

Here’s Danny who works as a Housing Services Processing Officer at Riverside, and his role involves looking after customers’ accounts across the country. The 28-year-old is studying Housing Management level 2 with the Chartered Institute of Housing, and thanks to the Apprenticeship Levy it has given him the chance to gain a professional qualification and

Here’s Rachael who is currently Universal Credit Manager at Riverside, her role is to make sure we’re ready to support customers who are making a claim. Rachael is 38-years-old and studying Operational and Departmental Management level 5 working in her full-time role while also looking after her two young children. What does your job entail?

Last year we shared Tom’s story when he began studying the AAT (Association of Accounting Technicians) level 4 under the Apprenticeship Levy scheme. Since then the 24-year-old has been promoted from accounts payable assistant to financial accounts assistant, now looking after the fiscal records for building developments at Riverside. Today we hear more about his

On National Apprenticeship Week 23-year-old Megan Duggan, our Customer Involvement Officer for South and Central regions of England, explains how studying a Digital Marketing course is helping her to engage with tenants more effectively. As Customer Involvement Officer, part of my role is to give customers the tools and knowledge to have their say about