WGHC currently has 9 directly employed members of staff: 7 full time and 2 part time. The current staff structure is shown below.
Specialist consultants, contractors and other organisations are used as necessary to support WGHC provide some of its services, for example; building & maintenance contracts, day to day repairs and planned or reactive works. We use the specialist services of F3 Chartered Surveyors, the Scottish Procurement Alliance and the services of a Financial Agent (Prospect Community Housing Association) for financial management services and reporting. Our External Auditors are CT and our Internal Auditors are Wylie + Bisset (WBG).
A full list of approved contractors, consultants and suppliers can be seen here.
Executive Team
Larke Adger, BA, PgDip, CIHCM is our Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and reports to the Committee of Management. Larke sets the organisational vision and is accountable for the success of the Co-op. Larke oversees the long-term planning and strategic direction of the Co-op collaborating with community partners, consultants and external stakeholders. She ensures ongoing compliance in all areas of statutory and regulatory obligations, along with implementing self-assessment processes to ensure a regime of continuous improvement. Larke is also the Company Secretary and joined WGHC in July 2002. Larke is also a Board Director for SHARE and a member of the Scottish Parliament Cross Party Group for Co-operatives in Scotland.
David Mills, CIHM is our Chief Operating Officer (COO) and reports to the CEO. He deputes for the CEO in her absence. David executes the Co-op’s vision and is accountable for how well the Co-op functions. He oversees the day-to-day operations of the Co-op working with various departments to ensure the Co-op Policies and Procedures are implemented effectively. He ensures ongoing compliance in all areas of statutory and regulatory obligations, along with implementing the Co-op’s core values. David joined WGHC in January 2021. David is an elected Board Director for the Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) and a member of the Scottish Parliament Cross Party Group for Co-operatives in Scotland.
Senior Team
Donald Martin is our Housing Manager and reports to the COO. Donald has overall responsibility for the day to day management of the Housing team. The post covers a wide range of WGHC services including arrears control, tenancy management, tenancy sustainment and estate management. Donald holds a diploma in housing studies, is a corporate member of the Chartered Institute of Housing and has almost 30 years of service within the housing sector. Donald joined WGHC in September 2022.
Operational Team
James Bernard (Jim) is our Planned Maintenance Officer and reports to the COO. Jim has responsibility for the planned management of WGHC assets (properties). This includes contract procurement, contract management, planned maintenance, cyclical maintenance & component replacement budgeting and programming, policy review and stock condition surveys. Jim joined WGHC in September 2024.
Les Graham is our Reactive Maintenance Officer and reports to the COO. Les has responsibility for the day to day reactive maintenance element of the Asset Compliance and Maintenance department. This includes assisting with planned maintenance programmes, reactive and void maintenance, assisting with component replacement programmes, contractor management and some departmental administration. He is certified to undertake operational inspections of Children’s Playgrounds. The certificate can be seen here. Les joined WGHC in July 2002.
The basic working week is 35 hours worked 9:00am to 4:30pm with a half hour break for lunch. There is some flexibility in hours and some out of hours working. Each staff member has a specific role, although, everyone is expected to work “generically” to some degree. WGHC encourages training and career development and has a very good record of staff progressing within the organisation. A Privacy Notice for staff can be seen here.