Wheatley Group launches search for 10 graduates

Wheatley Group is searching for up to 10 of Scotland’s brightest university leavers to join its graduate training programme.

Successful candidates will join Wheatley Group’s two-year ‘Ignite’ scheme and will receive:

expert on-the-job training and development
opportunities for further study and qualifications

mentoring support to help build a successful career in housing
excellent salary and package of benefits.

Graduates will work across Wheatley’s social housing and property-management subsidiaries, including Glasgow Housing Association (GHA) in Glasgow, Dunedin Canmore and West Lothian Housing Partnership in the east and Dumfries and Galloway Housing Partnership (DGHP) in the south.

Wheatley’s Director of Employee Relations, Lesley Wilkinson, said: “The Ignite programme is one of the best opportunities in Scotland for bright and passionate graduates to build on their academic achievements and develop a career they can be proud of.

“Our housing graduates will play a vital role in the heart of Wheatley communities, making a real difference in people’s lives and helping transform neighbourhoods.”

Laura MacLean, 29, joined the graduate scheme last year after gaining a PhD in Architecture and Urban Planning.

She said: “I was looking to join an organisation which put tenants at the core of its thinking and uses a positive attitude to transform communities.

“The Ignite scheme has provided a setting for me to develop personally and professionally and to form a career I can be proud of. The training and support from team members have been outstanding, and I feel I am learning every day.”

Jibran Ellahi, 29, is in the second year of the Ignite programme and is working as a GHA housing officer.

He said: “Being on the Ignite programme has helped accelerate my learning and development. I am also studying for my Chartered Institute Housing Level 4 qualification.”

Sophie Hughes, 23, graduated with a degree in International Business Management and is now based at DGHP.

She said: “Wheatley offers a combination of a business mind, allowing me to use my degree, with a social heart which is exactly what inspires me to want a career in housing. There’s nothing better than the feeling you get when you know you have had a positive impact on someone’s day.”

Applicants for Wheatley Group’s Ignite graduate programme must apply by 10 March 2021.

For more information on Wheatley's ‘Ignite’ programme for graduates, visit: www.wheatley-group.com/graduateprogramme