News and Views Summer 2010 - Riverside
News and Views Summer 2010 - Riverside
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NEWS AND VIEWS SUMMER <strong>2010</strong> PAGE 6<br />
Meet the staff<br />
Mark Nockels is Housing<br />
Services Co-ordinator for the<br />
division<br />
What do you enjoy most about<br />
your job <strong>and</strong> why?<br />
Part of my role is to show prospective<br />
tenants around properties, I really<br />
enjoy meeting new applicants <strong>and</strong><br />
seeing the letting through from beginning to end, then seeing<br />
how they have settled into their new homes during the new<br />
tenant visits.<br />
What is your biggest work related achievement so far?<br />
My role has many diverse responsibilities including<br />
co-ordinating the mediation service. Resolving tenants’<br />
issues through mediation leads to more sustainable<br />
communities where residents are happy to live.<br />
What would be your one desert isl<strong>and</strong> item <strong>and</strong> why?<br />
My Big Boy BBQ – in the hope that there would be plenty of<br />
food around to cook on it!<br />
What is your favourite book or film <strong>and</strong> why?<br />
Quadrophenia is my favourite film against the backdrop of the<br />
riots in 60s Brighton. It perfectly captures the teenage need<br />
to belong <strong>and</strong> identify with your peers, but I am not telling<br />
whether I was a Mod or a Rocker!<br />
Who would play you in a film about your life <strong>and</strong> why?<br />
I have always fancied myself as a bit of a Clint Eastwood.<br />
Sadly I am told that John Goodman is a much closer match.<br />
Final piece<br />
of the<br />
jigsaw<br />
<strong>Riverside</strong> has amalgamated<br />
with its sheltered <strong>and</strong><br />
supported specialist ECHG.<br />
The amalgamation went<br />
ahead as planned on 31 March,<br />
allowing <strong>Riverside</strong> to cut down<br />
on legal red tape <strong>and</strong> cut<br />
unnecessary costs.<br />
This is the second stage of a<br />
process started last April when<br />
other areas of the business<br />
joined together. ECHG will now<br />
be known as <strong>Riverside</strong> ECHG but<br />
will still offer tenants the same<br />
level of service.<br />
Deborah Shackleton, Chief<br />
Executive of <strong>Riverside</strong>, said: “The<br />
idea behind the reorganisation<br />
is to cut red tape <strong>and</strong> make<br />
savings which will allow us to<br />
invest more time <strong>and</strong> money<br />
into providing more new homes<br />
<strong>and</strong> improving local services.”<br />
A fairer future<br />
<strong>Riverside</strong> is helping young people boost their chances of<br />
finding employment by encouraging them to build on their<br />
existing skills.<br />
We are holding a job fair for over 16s on Thursday September 16<br />
where residents can speak to representatives from companies like<br />
Nissan, Rok <strong>and</strong> Mears about apprenticeships <strong>and</strong> other opportunities.<br />
Attendees will be able to find out about careers as nail technicians,<br />
mechanics or developing IT, photography, literacy <strong>and</strong> numeracy<br />
skills. Information will be available on self confidence building,<br />
preparing a CV <strong>and</strong> interview techniques.<br />
Lunch <strong>and</strong> transport will be provided <strong>and</strong> childcare available to those<br />
with children under four.<br />
For more information, contact Caroline Saul on Tel: 0845<br />
111 0000 or on Tel: 0345 111 0000 or Email: caroline.saul@<br />
riverside.org.uk<br />
Contact Caroline Saul<br />
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