Rooftop Housing Group Podcast: Recent Episodes
Rooftop Housing Group
Are you a Rooftop Resident? This is the podcast that brings you the latest from Rooftop Housing Group.
This episode features Boris Worrall, Rooftop Group Chief Executive talking telling us what to expect from our services in Lockdown 2.
Plus Tiff from the Income Team, and Naomi one of our Money Advice team tell us about how they can help.
All put together by John Rockley.
01386 420800 is the main Rooftop number
money.advice@rooftopgroup.org to get in contact with the money advice team
You can find the latest COVID updates here
This episode of the Rooftop Podcast features Andy from the Resident Excellence Panel talking about what they do and how to get involved.
Plus the full audio of the Facebook Live session that Boris Worrall, Rooftop Group Chief Executive and John Rockley head of Comms did a couple of weeks ago. The audio is not great there were some technical issues.
To ask any questions about the podcast or Rooftop services email podcast@rooftopgroup.org
In this episode of the Rooftop Podcast we look at new rentals and mutual exchanges - what is happening now that we are moving to more business as usual.
Plus the full audio of the Group Chief Executive, Boris Worrall Q&A from late July.
If you have any questions about any of this email podcast@rooftopgroup.org
Thanks
John
Thanks for downloading the latest Rooftop Podcast.
This episode is John Rockley, the Rooftop Head of Communications talking to Boris Worrall, Rooftop Group Chief executive about our repairs service, and the measure we're taking to keep our residents and customers safe.
If you have any questions for the podcast please email podcast@rooftopgroup.org
Thanks for downloading the Rooftop podcast.
This episode we look at the work that our Money Advisers do and what the plans are for getting our services back to normal... ish.
This week we feature Income Manager Tiffiny Harvey and Money Adviser Beverley Hiden, plus an update from Rooftop Chief Executive Boris Worrall.
To ask a question on the podcast email podcast@rooftopgroup.org
This time we hear from Jacqueline Whitehead the Job Coach team leader and Nick Bennett on of the Rooftop Job Coaches about how they're helping the local community through the Covid Crisis.
Boris Worrall, Rooftop Group Chief Executive updates about the 1000 plus wellfare calls we've made.
Julia Harrison our Head of Neighbourhoods and Income, and Emma Cornock one of our Neighbourhood Managers looks at what to do with Anti-social behaviour issues.
Plus - you could join the Rooftop Board -
We are looking for people who are passionate about making a difference in the communities in which we work. It is important that our new tenant Board Member can work as part of a team, help us set the strategic direction of Rooftop Housing Group and ensure that we continue to perform well in challenging times.
We are seeking applications from individuals who have direct experience of receiving its services, who can demonstrate an ability to put people at the heart of what we do, have a strategic mindset and an ability to work with our Executive Team to develop our services in a changing environment.
You will be IT literate and have knowledge of the social housing sector, together with an understanding of the challenges that face our communities would be an advantage.
Being a Board Member requires a time commitment of approximately 3 days each month to attend meetings (held during office hours) and you will receive an allowance of £4,319 per annum plus any expenses incurred carrying out your duties. Training will also be available to support you with your duties.
We are an equal opportunities employer and encourage those from under-represented groups to apply to ensure that our Board reflects the profile of the local communities and our customers. We also value the contribution that Board members who consider themselves to have a disability would make.
Closing date for receipt of completed applications will be 12 noon on 3 June 2020.
To apply please visit our website
Or, for an informal discussion, please contact Caroline Allen, Head of Governance at caroline.allen@rooftophousinggroup.org or telephone 01386 420800 Ext 1233
A message from Kim Skipsey - Team Leader, Health and Well-being and Mindfulness Practitioner and teacher.
"Following on from last week, this weeks session with be non-formal meditation.
The informal mindfulness practice can be diverse. Designed to be practised during the daily events of our lives, it is about bringing our kind and gentle awareness to the full range of our experience. In this way we switch from “doing” to the “being” mode
Interlacing mindful awareness into our everyday lives means to pause for a moment and to notice what is happening within us and around us. It is simple and ordinary. We observe our most immediate experience such as our breathing, thoughts, feeling, bodily sensations and our environment.
The mindful awareness activity such as eating a raisin teaches us about doing something mindfully which we would normally do in automatic pilot mode. After this exercise perhaps consider how by not being mindful in your life you might be missing so much ‘living’.
So for the next week or so, try to eat at least one meal mindfully, slowing the eating down so that you really notice what you are eating. Not talking or engaging in any other activity such as watching television while eating will help.
Good luck and let me know how you got on."
If you'd like to get in touch email podcast@rooftopgroup.org and to find out more about any service changes please look at our Covid-19 updates page
This episode is slightly later than expected due to some technical issues.
We hear from Phil, Elena and Lucy from the Rooftop Income Team about the calls that we're getting and the ways that we can help you if you're experiencing financial hardship - the income team number is 01386 420818 or email incomemanagement@rooftopgroup.org
Then Boris Worrall Roofto Group Chief Executive answers questions submitted via our Facebook Page.
If you want to find out more about our services go to our Covid19 Update page on our website or email podcast@rooftopgroup.org
Kim Skipsey, Rooftop Housing Group Health and Well-being Team Leader and Mindfulness Practitioner leads a short Mindfulness Breathing Exercise.
Mindfulness involves leaning about how to live more fully in the present moment, in the ‘here and the now’ rather than getting caught up in thoughts. Thoughts about the past and worries about the future which can distract us from enjoying our life and cause us a great deal of distress. When we are being mindful we are practising ‘being’ and letting go of ‘doing’
Click here for more information on our services through the Covid19 Pandemic
Thanks for finding the Rooftop Housing Group podcast.
This update covers what our repairs service is doing during the Covid19 outbreak and Repairs Team Leader Fiona, Repairs Manager Adam, and Asset Manager Adam, talk about emergency repairs, time on the phone and planned repairs.
After that Rooftop Group Chief Executive Boris gives an update on what we're doing to help homeless people, people that have been discharged from hospital, and people who are in financial difficulty.
You can get our Covid19 updates here and if you have any questions about this podcast email communicationstaff@rooftopgroup.org
TTFN
John Rockley
Head of Communications
So sorry for the audio quality - it's recorded over many different video conferencing aps and some of it isn't the best...
However - here you can find the latest on what Rooftop Housing Group is doing in our communities and what you can expect from us.
If you want to get in contact email CommunicationStaff@rooftopgroup.org
For this first Rooftop Housing Group podcast, Head of Communications, John Rockley talks to Interim Income Manager Phil Ashmore, Money Adviser Naomi Inman, and Neighbourhood Managers Lisa Sutton and Emma Cornock about the 2020 Rent Increase.
If you have any comments or questions then please email communicationstaff@rooftopgroup.org