Careers With Us
What we do
We are an award winning not for profit housing association based in County Durham. We offer more than just a home. We help improve the lives of the people living in our homes and in our places.
We work hard to make sure those homes are high quality, sustainable and adaptable, while meeting your current and future aspirations. We offer support that help people into work and training and increases their financial confidence and stability
Plan A sets out a realistic path to success. It's flexible. It can cope with the things we do not yet know. Importantly it’s cohesive, ensuring we are working together with our teams, partners, tenants and residents to maximise the impact we can make.
Our headquarters
Farrell House, located in Spennymoor, County Durham offers excellent facilities including free parking and electric charger provision for our people.
Be part of something great
We need people who are passionate about improving lives and communities, and are ready to be part of something great. If this is you, and you’re ready for a career in the social housing sector then we’d love to hear from you.
What you'll get from us
When you join us you can expect a host of competitive benefits and rewards in addition to support to further develop your skills and knowledge. You will become part of our excellent team Livin, pulling in the same direction, working together and helping others to be excellent, enterprising and productive.
Hear from team Livin
Our employee turnover rate is 50% less than the national average.
We have over 50% fewer days lost to sickness.
70% of our people have been fully funded with learning and qualifications.
33% of our people started their careers with us as apprentices and are still with us.
We are proud to be a Living Wage Employer
As a Living Wage employer, we appreciate that paying a living wage is an investment in the long-term prosperity of the economy. We all have a role to play in ending poverty and no one should be left behind. We ensure our employees are paid a ‘real living wage’ which exceeds the national minimum and that our contractors and suppliers also commit to this pledge.
We are proud to be a disability confident employer
We are committed to ensuring our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible, anticipating and providing reasonable adjustments when needed and supporting any of our existing people who acquires a disability or long term health condition, enabling them to stay in work.
Equality, diversity and inclusion
We are committed to ensuring both our customer offer and employment offer are inclusive and we encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and protected characteristics. Equality of opportunity and diversity of perspective give us a competitive advantage and are core to who we are.