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Last week, we marked our annual Health, Safety & Wellbeing Week for colleagues! From sessions on awareness of invisible disabilities and the launch of our new Health & Wellbeing/Neurodiversity Colleague Passport, to activities like crafting, yoga, health check-ups, and even a pool competition, over 70% of sessions were delivered by our amazing team. 🙌 A huge thank you to everyone who participated! ✨

Last week, we were thrilled to welcome a new cohort of team members to Settle and to our award-winning Housewarming induction week! 🎉 Our new colleagues spent the week meeting other teams and getting out into our neighbourhoods so that they could get a real understanding of all the work we do as an organisation. 🏘️ Rhe, who has been working at Settle for two years shared her experience of the week as she begins her new role as Neighbourhood Co-Ordinator 📣- “As a current employee of Settle, I thought the Housewarming Week may not be relevant to me. However, I was surprised with how insightful it was. I got to learn new areas of the business and meet colleagues I may never have crossed paths with in my previous role. I think Housewarming is a fantastic addition when moving or starting a new role, allowing colleagues to feel welcomed and educated on what we do and the ways we work. “ We wish them all the very best of luck! ☘️ #onbording #proud #collaborative

New job opportunities at Settle! 🎉 We're looking for talented individuals to help us take our purpose, vision and values into 2025 and beyond!🌟 Our latest opportunities include this week's job of the week: 📢 Communications Partner - A fantastic role for a skilled content producer to help us tell our story and create engaging content that makes a difference. Find out more about this role and how to apply below 👇 https://lnkd.in/e6ZkUxSv Information about other opportunities are on our website https://lnkd.in/ezyjP2st. Any questions? Drop us an email at settlecareers@settlegroup.org.uk. #CareerOpportunities #SocialHousing #JoinUs

Next week, we’ll begin to welcome residents to their new homes in Phase 2 of the regeneration programme at John Barker Place, Westmill, Hitchin. 🏡 This development is an important milestone in creating safe, comfortable, and high-quality homes that are part of the local community. ✨ We recently had the pleasure of hosting partners, including the Leader of North Herts Council, Daniel Allen, local Councillor Nigel Mason, and James Hick from Homes England, to view one of the homes. https://lnkd.in/ednyvr_y Have a look at the video ⬇️ and hear from Fiona Coulson CIHCM, Executive Director of Development at Settle, alongside feedback from our valued partners.  #AffordableHomes #SettleDevelopment #Regeneration

As Christmas approaches and we look ahead to 2025, we want to take the opportunity to wish all our colleagues, residents and partners a peaceful Christmas and best wishes for the new year. 🎄 Reflecting on 2024, there have been some fantastic highlights underpinned by our new 2030 plan, which demonstrates our commitment to being relentlessly resident focused. This also gave us the opportunity to share our refreshed priorities and values, shaped by colleagues, residents, and partners. Some of this year’s highlights include: 🏡 Delivering 172 much-needed affordable homes to our communities since the start of 2024. 🤝 Meeting with residents through neighbourhood action events and our big door knocks. 🏆 Celebrating an award for our Housewarming Initiative, a key part of our drive to welcome and support new colleagues as we continue to strengthen the services we provide to residents. As we move into 2025, we’re looking forward to continuing to work with colleagues, residents, and partners to progress delivery of our 2030 plan, ensuring we continue our focus on putting residents first and achieving the best possible outcomes for them.

🎉 We recently marked a significant milestone as we approach the completion of Phase 2 of the regeneration programme at John Barker Place, Hitchin in January. 🏘️ We were delighted to welcome key partners and stakeholders, including - Settle colleagues, the Leader of North Herts Council, Daniel Allen local Councillor, Cllr Nigel Mason, James Hick from Homes England and members of our partners at Lovell Partnerships Ltd to view one of the homes for social rent. Phase 2 will provide homes to 24 social rent residents and 22 shared owners. Residents will begin moving into their new homes between mid-January and early February. Fiona Coulson CIHCM, Executive Director of Development at Settle, said 📣 : "We're so proud of these new affordable homes and really looking forward to welcoming residents into their new homes from the middle of January, many of whom are already part of this community. I'm also very proud of our development team who have done an amazing job to get to this point. This follows the completion of Kingfisher House in July 2022 – the first step in this regeneration programme. We are also grateful for the support and funding that we have received from Homes England and North Herts Council which helped make these homes possible." #AffordableHousing #Regeneration #Community #Partnerships

We were thrilled to receive recognition for our innovative onboarding programme, 'Housewarming', which was named Recruitment or Retention Campaign of the Year at the UK Housing Awards. 🏆 Housewarming is an integral part of our Continuous Professional Development initiative, equipping our team to deliver exceptional services to residents. 🏡 We were especially delighted to hear this feedback from Alex Sinclair, a Settle resident who recently joined our Operations Committee and experienced a condensed version of Housewarming: “What an impactful experience! The day was amazing, and if that’s a condensed version I can see why you won the award for your full housewarming events! From the moment I walked in everyone was so friendly and accommodating, you couldn’t have done more to make us feel comfortable and valued. Whilst visiting all the different departments, and speaking with several of your colleagues, what really stood out to me was how much people cared about their individual roles and your values as a whole.” https://lnkd.in/eZjweFzP Find out more about Settle’s Housewarming experience from our colleagues in the video below 👇or email our team - colleagueexperience@settlegroup.org.uk.

We're thrilled to welcome Vicki O'Brien and Settle residents Alex Sinclair and Christopher Grimes as Independent Committee Members to our Operations Committee, reinforcing our commitment to resident influence and being a responsible social business. Dean Anderson, Executive Director of Customer Services at Settle commented: "Central to our 2030 plan is our commitment to remain relentlessly resident focused throughout all that we do. The Operations Committee has a vital role in this, supporting our Board to ensure residents are influencing how we make decisions, and that we are delivering the best possible services and outcomes for them. I am really pleased to see Alex, Christopher and Vicki join the Operations Committee and have no doubt that they will all bring valuable perspectives as we continue putting residents at the heart of everything we do." https://lnkd.in/g6z-h2aD #residentfocus #residentinfluence #responsiblesocialbusiness

Today we're so thankful to our partner Wates Group and their suppliers for their kind donations of food, toys, and vouchers. These items will be included in hampers for residents who need a little extra support at this time of year. 🎄 A big thank you to Christina Byrne at Wates for coordinating, and to the suppliers who made it possible - Marc Hawkins from Dynamic Scaffolding, Saving Energy UK, Expert Energy Group , Bailey MK Ltd and MBN. We look forward to delivering them out in our communities in the coming weeks 😊 #kind #community #additionalsupport

📣 Great to see Fiona Coulson CIHCM, our Executive Director or Development taking part on this panel today at Housing Association Partnership Network (HAPN)