Current Vacancies
We are recruiting for the following vacancy at Cloch Housing Association:
Housing and Customer Support Manager
- Salary: £51,075 - £55,259 (Grade 8)
- Contract: Two-year fixed-term, full-time role
- Hours: 35 hours per week
- Closing Date: Monday 23 March 2026 at 12pm
The Role
Cloch’s vision is to deliver services that exceed expectations - and this role is central to achieving that. As our Housing and Customer Support Manager, you’ll lead the Customer Support Team and Assistant Housing Officers, ensuring tenants receive excellent, consistent, and compassionate service from first contact through to tenancy sustainment.
Working closely with the Director of Customer Services and Communities and Housing Manager, you will take the lead on:
- Customer Contact & Service Quality: ensuring a responsive, high‑quality first‑point‑of‑contact experience where customers feel supported and heard.
- Allocations, Voids & Estate Management: overseeing effective processes that minimise void loss, maintain high standards and support sustainable tenancies.
- Performance & Compliance: monitoring KPIs, supporting regulatory returns, ensuring adherence to the Scottish Social Housing Charter, and producing meaningful performance insight.
- Team Leadership: coaching, motivating, and developing staff through a behaviour‑led approach that encourages growth, innovation, and accountability.
- Continuous Improvement: identifying opportunities to streamline processes, enhance customer experience and champion new ways of working.
This is a two‑year fixed‑term role, but we expect the position to be reviewed in due course - offering a unique opportunity to shape how customer and housing services evolve at Cloch. The role is full‑time (35 hours per week) with a salary of £51,075 – £55,259 (Grade 8), hybrid working, 8 weeks’ annual leave (29 days + 11 public holidays), SHAPS pension scheme and a range of wellbeing benefits.
Working at Cloch
It’s an exciting time to join Cloch Housing Association as we continue to strengthen our services and support communities across Inverclyde. Guided by our values - Be Better, Be Kind, Be Responsible, Be Positive - we foster a collaborative, supportive culture where colleagues thrive, ideas are welcomed and improvement is part of everyday working life.
We are proud of our Customer Service Excellence accreditation and remain committed to delivering services that make a meaningful difference to tenants.
How to Fit in at Cloch
Fit matters to us - not just what you do, but how you work. You'll thrive at Cloch if you:
- Lead through coaching, encouragement, and empowerment.
- Bring curiosity and a willingness to try new approaches.
- Communicate openly and honestly, building trust and collaboration.
- Promote a positive, supportive environment.
- Use insight and feedback to guide balanced, thoughtful decisions.
- Reflect our values in your everyday approach.
What’s Next?
To apply, please submit your CV and a supporting letter outlining how you meet the essential criteria for the role to recruitment@clochhousing.org.uk. However, we also encourage you to hold an informal chat with Robert Pollock, our incoming Chief Executive, regarding the role.
Closing date: Monday 23 March 2026 at 12pm
Shortlisted candidates will be contacted and invited to attend a competency-based interview with the Director of Customer Services and Communities and the Head of People & Culture, with interviews expected in early April.
All applications are very much welcome to us at Cloch. We are an inclusive employer and offer equal opportunities regardless of an individual’s age, disability, gender identity, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation. Candidates who declare that they have a disability and who meet the essential criteria for the job will be offered an interview. If you have any queries about this role, or if you need any adjustments to support with your application, just let us know by emailing in advance.