Working with us
At OVH we employ more than 240 people and recognise that our strength lies in the quality of our employees.
We rely on their enthusiasm, experience and commitment to maintain and build on our successes so far and depend on them to deliver excellent service to our customers.
Investing In People
Our aim is to be a great place to work and an acknowledged ‘employer of choice’. We believe that the better experience our people have at OVH, the better service they will give our customers and therefore strive for everyone to feel valued and be rewarded for their contribution. A recent reaccredidation in the ‘Investors In People’ standard praised our people’s knowledge of the business, engagement with our customers, employee recognition and staff development.
Embracing equality and diversity
We aim to attract, develop and retain the best people by engaging employees, offering attractive incentives and career opportunities, and ensuring all our people are treated with respect. We want to ensure that the working environments we create are inclusive. OVH promotes equality and diversity in the workforce as a business asset, helping to better understand and meet the needs of our diverse customers.
Looking after our people
We want to help employees balance work and family commitments, manage stress and have a healthy lifestyle. We encourage this by offering flexible working, part time and job share opportunities. A minimum of 27 days holiday, final salary pension scheme, discounted gym membership and a staff incentive scheme are some of the benefits on offer.
A workplace to be proud of
A positive reputation in the sector also continues help us attract and retain good people and gives us a strong foundation for further growth as an organisation. Some of our recent accolades include Charter Mark in customer service excellence, the disability ‘Two Ticks’ accreditation, Investors In People, Respect Standard for Housing Management and champion of the Plain English campaign.
We’ve also received recognition from our peers, winning the ‘Supporter of the Year 2009’ award from Sefton Leisure Services, and being short listed for ‘Social Landlord of the Year (Northern Housing Excellence Awards 2009) and Procurement Team of the Year (Chartered Institute of Housing Awards 2009).
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