Working in HR is about helping Eildon Housing Association (EHA) to create value through its people – its Human Resources! HR play a vital role in both business performance and people’s careers. HR is about making sure the right people are in the right jobs. Attracting people is an important first step and in the… Continue Reading
Public encouraged to have their say on Borders-wide Community Plan The members of the Scottish Borders Community Planning Partnership are calling on local people to have their say on a new draft Community Plan. Community planning is the process by which councils and other public bodies work with local communities, businesses and community groups to… Continue Reading
If you are a tenant or prospective tenant, then chances are you will have met or spoken to at least one member of our Housing Services team. We’re a varied bunch, providing a range of services to our customers, including letting homes, helping tenants with welfare / benefits advice, taking repairs over the phone, dealing… Continue Reading
We have been working in collaboration with Borders College to introduce a new on-line Learning Management System (LMS) for our staff this month. The new system will enable our staff to access a range of on-line learning resources in a flexible manner which will augment other forms of learning and development as part of a… Continue Reading
We caught up with Oakwood Park tenants Betty Brown, Enid & Bill Johnston, Bob Brown, Jenny Pearson and Ian Heatlie (whose mum Marion lives at Oakwood Park) to hear all about their latest gardening project. Catriona Liddy, Assistant Co-ordinator at Oakwood Park, explained, “The tenants got together as early as January this year to start making… Continue Reading
Together we have collectively been working for EHA for 33 years and our jobs have changed significantly in that time. From taking shorthand, drafting letters, writing up notes of meetings and organising the Executive Team’s diaries. These days we are more likely to be creating reports or press releases, carrying out research and PR duties such… Continue Reading
On the afternoon of Wednesday 26 July, five staff from Eildon Housing Association dropped in to Dovecot Court to give a half day’s voluntary work as part of the company’s ‘Eildon Makes a Difference’ volunteering programme. The successful voluntary scheme, which has been in existence for two years, allows staff to spend a half day… Continue Reading
This week we are introducing our Finance team as part of #MeetOurTeamMonday. The Finance team are responsible for recording all of our income and expenditure transactions which is in the region of £34m per year. They work collaboratively across all departments, in a variety of ways. In a typical year they will process in the region of: 1,955 salary… Continue Reading
