News & Events

 The Association currently has a job vacancy for a Corporate Services Admin Assistant. To apply you must meet the criteria detailed in the Job Specification, detailed in Section 8 of the Recruitment pack to be considered for an interview.

Application forms and Recruitment Pack can be downloaded by from the Document Library. Select Document Library from the bar at the top of the page, then choose Job Application Forms and you will find the necessary application form and recruitment pack.

Closing date for application forms in 12 noon on Friday, 25th May 2012 and forms after this will not be considered.

Dunbritton celebrates its 20th birthday in the summer and we are looking for ideas that would mark this special occasion.  We have had suggestions from Staff and Committee and would appreciate it if you would email us with any ideas you may have that would get the community you live in involved.

Following a successful recruitment process, the Maintenance Team now has a full complement of staff.  Leah MacKenzie joined the Association on 16th April 2012 as our new Maintenance Admin Assistant.

Leah previously completed a Modern Apprentice with West Dunbartonshire Council and gained valuable knowledge and experience before joining our Team at Dunbritton.

We all wish Leah the best of luck in her new post.
 

Our new build development at Leven Street was completed in phases, with some of the first tenants moving in with parts of the development still resembling a building site.  We would like to thank our very first tenants who have lived with the noise, dust and traffic for being patient and now that the development is complete we hope it was worth the wait!

The development has a mix of accommodation from 1 and 2 bedroom flats to 2, 3 and 4 bedroom houses which total 30 affordable rented homes in the heart of Alexandria.  Some of the flats have a stunning view over the River Leven.
 

When we started to build our new houses at Leven Street we gave a commitment to the local community that we would work with them to try and improve the surrounding environment.  We brought Community Links Scotland in to work with the community through the Leven Group.  We have been working closely with Community Links Scotland, the Leven Group, West Dunbartonshire Council and Cruden Contractors (the builders of our Leven Street development)  to enable the removal of two former play areas, which were unfit for purpose and their replacement with soft landscaping.  We were delighted when Cruden met the costs for removing, disposing of waste material and preparing  the land for landscaping.  CLS  helped the Leven Group with a successful Awards for All application to help with materials costs and the Employability Team are now top soiling and turfing the areas which will also incorporate feature planting beds, litter bins and bird houses.   A huge thank you goes to CLS, the Leven Group, Cruden, the Employability Team and our colleagues from the Council who worked tirelessly to get this project up and running.  Without their support the project would not have happened.  Why don’t you take a look at the landscaped area the next time you’re walking along the cycle path at Leven Street? The finished project will be beautiful.  Well done to everyone involved.

Staff Changes

Following the completion of Fiona Campbell’s contract, Fiona left the Association on the 23rd December.  All the staff wish Fiona the very best in her future career and enjoyed working with her for the short time she was here.
Catherine Sinclair left the Association in the middle of January to pursue a life’s long dream and has returned to further education to learn new skills.  The staff and committee wish her the best of luck with her studies and hope she achieves all of her dreams!
 

Major Changes in the Maintenance Team

Following a successful recruitment process, Kelly Mill, who was a temporary Technical Services Officer with the Association since 26th October 2011 was one of the successful candidates and now joins the Maintenance Team on a permanent basis as a Maintenance Officer.
James Cannon was the second successful candidate who joins the Team on the 20th February as the second Maintenance Officer.  James comes with a wealth of knowledge gained from his employment with Turner Estate Solutions and the extensive training he has had over the years.  We look forward to him joining the team and wish him well in his new post.
 

“YOU SPOKE – WE LISTENED”

After months of planning our first ever Tenants’ Event, “The Big Night Out”, was voted a great success by everyone who came to the National Park’s Headquarters Office, Balloch on 16th November. 

It was a night of fun, laughter and creativity. Top Glaswegian stand-up comedian Bruce Morton, winner of the Edinburgh Fringe’s “So You Think You’re Funny” opened the evening. Following him Mike Stevenson from Thinktastic encouraged everyone to ‘think the unthinkable’ and to ‘go places they’d never been’. Mike challenged all of us to be creative and to think about the type of landlord that we really want Dunbritton to be now and into the future.

Here are some of the positive comments made by tenants about the evening.
Ms. Telfer from Alexandria said the evening was an ‘Enjoyable, open event.  Please let all tenants and shared owners know what they missed.’  

Mr Middleton from James e-mailed to say: “Thank you for an excellent night”
Mrs. Robertson from Dumbarton said she ‘Felt a lot better. I managed to get things off my chest on a one to one basis.’ 
Ms. McGroarty, Alexandria commented that ‘All staff are approachable and supportive on any issue.’

We are really delighted that the Tenants’ Event achieved what we hoped it would:
o Giving tenants and shared owners the opportunity to meet staff and Management Committee
o Learning what our tenants and shared owners think of our services and how we can get better
o Encouraging people to take part in a quarterly Consultation Group to help us improve our service to you.
o Most importantly – the evening had to be FUN

After the entertainment everyone participated in discussion groups. We had carefully prepared questions to help focus the conversation, but we needn’t have bothered as views and opinions flowed free and fast – our note takers had a real job keeping up!. Topics ranged from Repairs to Rent Setting, Communication to Complaints, Housing to Helpfulness.