Are you looking for work? Could you care for the vulnerable in our community? Come along to our job fair and meet local employers from care homes, supported living and home care providers, plus see what vacancies are available. You may not have experience of care work; maybe you’re studying or you have other skills [...]
As we all feel the impact of the cost of living crisis, The Barnet Group are offering our residents the chance to attend a free Money Saving Tips Workshop. The sessions are three hours long, and the fun interactive workshop will provide tips and advice on making savings or accessing funds that may be available [...]
Opendoor Homes is a housing association and registered provider, it was established by The Barnet Group in 2017. Opendoor Homes’ purpose is to increase the supply of affordable accommodation by building and purchasing new homes. Opendoor Homes currently manages over 700 properties. Opendoor Homes’ Property Management Team (pictured right) is led by Manager, Joe Rodriguez [...]
It may be winter, but that doesn’t mean our green-fingered contractors can’t get to work early in planning for the summer. Our partners WG Wigginton have been busy over the last few weeks, donating and planting five types of dwarf fruit trees in our care homes, sheltered housing schemes and Your Choice Barnet services. Led [...]
The winter weather has truly arrived over the last few days, and with the rising cost of utilities bills, some residents may not be able to keep their homes as warm as they would like. The Colindale Community Trust’s (CCT) Old Library is a ‘Warm Space’, offering somewhere warm for people to go from Monday [...]
Checking eligibility and applying by 18 December 2022 will mean pensioners could also receive a £324 boost thanks to Pension Credit backdating rules. This is because successful Pension Credit claims can be backdated for up to 3 months – as long as the applicant was also eligible to receive it during that time. The average [...]
Do you know any families who are in receipt of benefit related school meals? If so they have the chance to register their children for fully funded activities (through the Department of Education) this winter. Children and young people (from Reception to Year 11) can access both family activities, as well as some parent and [...]
Opendoor Homes has recently completed 52 new homes at Hermitage Lane in Childs Hill; a landmark scheme delivering homes for affordable rent, market sale and shared ownership. Working with development partners Hill, this is the first scheme where homes for market sale and shared ownership have been built by Opendoor Homes, as well as increasing [...]
Our work, training and benefits advice service BOOST are one of the star case studies in the National Federation of ALMOs recent report, Building Opportunity: How social housing can support skills, talent and workforce development. The report shines a light on the great work being done by social housing organisations to help their communities thrive. [...]
We are hosting a Meet The Employer Event with Your Choice Barnet! Do you want to be part of a team that changes people’s lives? Come along to our meet the employer event and find out more about the roles available. Sign up here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/meet-the-employer-your-choice-barnet-tickets-479113369987
