Temporary Asset Compliance Assistant (13 month maternity cover)

Ardenglen Housing Association; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 37,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

12-Month Maternity Leave cover

Secondment opportunities welcome

9-Day Fortnight

8 Weeks Annual Leave Including Public-

Lunch and Learns

Health and Wellbeing Initiatives

Counselling Service

Professional Membership Fees

Job summary

Ardenglen Housing Association in Glasgow is seeking a Temporary Asset Compliance Assistant to cover a 12-month maternity leave within the Asset Management team. The role will lead on gas, electrical, fire safety, asbestos, damp and legionella compliance and support the Customer Services team.

You will supervise Customer and Asset Support staff, maintain records, monitor contractor performance, and ensure timely delivery of high-quality compliance services.

Responsibilities

• First point of Contact: for all compliance and health & safety works, including the "Big 7": gas, electrical, fire, asbestos, legionella, damp & mould, lift maintenance.
• Tenant Safety: Lead on Residents Health and Safety Compliance, statutory compliance, and contract management.
• Support the delivery of Repairs and Asset Management Services: Ensuring repairs are recorded, monitored and progressed efficiently; maintaining accurate records; supporting contractor performance monitoring; and assisting the Asset Management Team in delivering high-quality repairs, maintenance and compliance services.
• General Support: Assisting our Customer Services Team by providing training, support and cover as required.
• Deliver excellent Customer Service: Putting the customer at the heart of all decisions and ensuring they are treated with respect at all times.
• Teamwork: Work closely with all Teams throughout Ardenglen to deliver excellent services and drive continuous improvement across the Association.
• Shape the future: Play a key role in delivering Ardenglen’s 5-year Business Plan by working to our Visions and Values, and actively contributing to our business improvement plans.

Job description

Temporary Asset Compliance Assistant (13 month maternity cover)

Glasgow area

Let’s start with the important stuff.

• 12-Month Maternity Leave cover
• Secondment opportunities welcome
• 9-Day Fortnight
• 8 Weeks Annual Leave Including Public Holidays
• Hybrid and Flexible Working Environment
• Learning and Development Culture
• Family Friendly Policies
• Teambuilding Sessions
• Lunch and Learns
• Health and Wellbeing Initiatives
• Counselling Service
• Professional Membership Fees

Who Are Ardenglen?

Established in 1990, Ardenglen was initially set up to provide community-led action to reverse poor housing conditions and neighbourhood decline in East Castlemilk, situated in the south of Glasgow. Today, we are a leading not-for-profit landlord providing high quality homes and services in the area, where we own and manage approximately 1000 properties.

Our long-term vision is to transform communities by providing aspirational homes and services, to enhance the quality of life of our customers. In order to achieve this, we are currently focusing on consolidating and improving our services, improving opportunities for local people and seeking modest growth where available.

In 2020, we were proudly crowned Housing Association of the year at the Scottish Home Awards and in 2024 were Nominated for the UK Employer of the Year award by Investors in People. We believe that now is an exciting time to be joining our organisation.

Culture and Values at Ardenglen

At Ardenglen, our people are at the forefront of what we do. We encourage a close-knit working culture where our employee’s feel a sense of belonging. As a charitable organisation, our people are passionate about what we do and so it is important to us that we continue building that culture as we recruit. Such ethos is underpinned by our core values:

• Customer and Community Focused:customer and community is the focus of all that we do
• Accountable:we take ownership and deliver on our promises
• Making a Difference: we deliver more than just housing by supporting our customers to access the services that they need
• Innovative:we challenge the status quo and provide an environment which enables creativity
• Equal Access to Services and Opportunities For All:we understand barriers to equality and work tirelessly to remove them
• Treating Our Customers with Respect: we treat our customers with dignity, empathy and respect based on their individual needs

It is our objective to deliver first-class customer services to our tenants whilst providing high quality homes, communities and sustainable tenancies. The Asset Compliance Assistant post forms part of the Asset Management, and plays a pivotal role in helping us achieve our vision by leading on our compliance and health & safety requirements.

In this role you will be responsible for the administration of our core compliance areas including gas, electrical, asbestos, damp & mould, fire safety, legionella and lift maintenance. You will provide support and supervision for our Customer and Asset Support Assistants through training, support and assistant as required. Whilst experience within a similar role would be advantageous, we are equally interested in candidates who demonstrate a passion for delivering exceptional asset management compliance support, with a keen attention to detail and excellent time management.

You’ll work in collaboration with the Customer Services team to deliver positive outcomes for our customers and the community.

Your responsibilities will include:

• First point of Contact:for all compliance and health & safety works, including the "Big 7": gas, electrical, fire, asbestos, legionella, damp & mould, lift maintenance.
• Tenant Safety:Lead on Residents Health and Safety Compliance, statutory compliance, and contract management.
  • Support the delivery of Repairs and Asset Management Services:Ensuring repairs are recorded, monitored and progressed efficiently; maintaining accurate records; supporting contractor performance monitoring; and assisting the Asset Management Team in delivering high-quality repairs, maintenance and compliance services.
  • General Support:Assisting our Customer Services Team by providing training, support and cover as required.
• Deliver excellent Customer Service:Putting the customer at the heart of all decisions and ensuring they are treated with respect at all times.
• Teamwork:Work closely with all Teams throughout Ardenglen to deliver excellent services and drive continuous improvement across the Association.

Shape the future:

Play a key role in delivering Ardenglen’s 5-year Business Plan by working to our Visions and Values, and actively contributing to our business improvement plans.

We’re building a culture of openness and accountability at Ardenglen, but one where every employee’s voice is heard. We’re therefore looking for someone who is positive and displays integrity, is creative and challenges the status quo, and is adaptable whilst working closely with diverse teams. If that sounds like you, then we’d love to hear from you regarding the experience or awareness you have within the following areas:

• Continuous improvement of best value and quality service provision
• Ability to manage evolving workload to ensure key outputs are delivered
• Ability to work collaboratively with colleagues to achieve positive outcomes.
• Commitment to the core values of Ardenglen Housing Association

Interviews for the post will be held on Thursday 26th November 2026.

All applications are very much welcome to us at Ardenglen. 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 usin advance.

Closing date for applications

Thursday 19th November 2026, 12:00

Full salary & employment details

• Salary Range: £36,517 - £39,921 (Grade 6)
• 12-Month Maternity Leave cover
• Secondment opportunities welcome
• 9-Day Fortnight
• 8 Weeks Annual Leave Including Public Holidays
• Hybrid and Flexible Working Environment
• Learning and Development Culture
• Family Friendly Policies
• Teambuilding Sessions
• Lunch and Learns
• Health and Wellbeing Initiatives
• Counselling Service
• Professional Membership Fees

Job Type

Maternity cover