Q&A with Danni Leadbetter, Digital Content Officer
9 October 2023
Danni Leadbetter joined Orbit as a 17-year-old apprentice in the Income Team. Nearly 10 years later Danni has been able to diversify her career, making the most of the opportunities, training and professional development that Orbit offers to colleagues to become a Digital Content Officer, helping to ensure that customers have good interactions with Orbit via its digital channels. We asked Danni to tell us more about her career journey so far.
Connecting communities, supporting customers
22 September 2023
A new team of Community Connectors is helping Orbit customers to access free services that help them to maintain their tenancies and personal wellbeing.
From Graduate to Data Insight Officer
3 April 2023
Leanne Lam joined Orbit in 2021 knowing that she wanted to work in a role that allowed her to do more for the planet and the people within it.
Q&A with Rachael Moseley, Tenancy Management Triage Senior
2 February 2023
After joining Orbit as a Customer Service Advisor in our Customer Service Centre (CSC), Rachael Moseley has progressed to become a Tenancy Management Triage Senior, supporting customers to independently manage their tenancies. We asked Rachael to tell us more about her role and how Orbit has supported her development.
Reservist shares his experience of combining his military commitments with his role at Orbit Homes
16 January 2023
Senior Technical Co-ordinator for Orbit Homes and British Army Reservist, Tim Linnell shares his experience of combining military commitments with his role.
Q&A with Kimberley Prebble, Customer Safety Project Manager
25 October 2022
After joining Orbit as a Development Assistant, Kimberley Prebble has progressed to become a Project Manager for the Customer Safety Team. We asked Kimberley to tell us more about how Orbit has supported her development.
Q&A with Sian Morris, Independent Living Scheme Officer
29 September 2022
After being employed by another organisation as a carer, Sian joined Orbit as an Independent Living Scheme Officer working in one of Orbit’s extra care schemes and says she loves brightening up the days of the residents who live there.
Q&A with Luke Glenn, Customer Service Advisor
25 August 2022
We asked Luke Glenn to tell us more about what attracted him to joining Orbit and his aspirations for the future.
Q&A with Gemma Brookes, Project Surveyor
6 July 2022
Following her recent shortlisting in the HQN Housing’s Next Generation Award 2022, we asked Gemma Brookes to tell us more about her role at Orbit and aspirations for the future.
Q&A with Charley Oulton, Head of Engagement and Improvement
25 April 2022
We asked Charley to tell us more about her journey from Orbit graduate to Head of Service in a Q&A session.
Q&A with Orbit Apprentice Chloe Curtis Dunn
2 February 2022
We’ve asked our Apprentice, Chloe to describe her experience with Orbit, in a Q&A session.
Q&A with Orbit Apprentice Ben Marshall
2 February 2022
We’ve asked our Apprentice, Ben to describe his experience with Orbit, in a Q&A session.
Building effective support for mental wellbeing
28 January 2022
The pandemic has had a major impact on the mental health of millions of employees, but for people working in construction, the stresses of the last few months have been felt particularly acutely.
Working Smart at Orbit
19 October 2021
Senior Corporate Communications Officer, Tom Chaplin, discusses the challenges of starting a new role during the pandemic.
Apprenticeship opens door to new career path
19 August 2021
For people like 39-year-old Simon Ozolins, Finance Apprentice at Orbit, an apprenticeship has offered the perfect route into a change of career.
Q&A with Jo Hughes who is studying to become a Certified Internal Auditor
12 August 2021
We asked Jo Hughes, Internal Auditor, to tell us about her qualification journey to become a Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) at the same time as carrying out a full-time job role.
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Sophie Parkes talks about her role as Digital Brand & Marketing Manager
Spotlight on Orbit’s offer to fund professional qualifications
18 May 2021
We’re committed to helping our people be at their best by developing their skills and knowledge. Did you know that Orbit can offer funding to support you build your career by gaining a professional qualification relevant to your role?
Head of Property Management, Greg Birch, recently undertook such a qualification using Orbit’s offer, and is sharing his experience with us…
#NAW21: From winning on water to fixing water leaks
9 Feb 2021
Dan Brown MBE won a gold medal in rowing at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Paralympic Games and is now re-training as a plumbing and heating engineer by completing his apprenticeship with Fortem, who carry out repairs and maintenance on Orbit’s homes in and around Stratford-upon-Avon in Warwickshire.
Q&A with Orbit Graduate Ben Craig
21 Jan 2021
We’ve asked our Graduate, Ben to describe his experience with Orbit, in a Q&A session.
Q&A with Orbit Apprentice James Lewis
21 Jan 2021
We’ve asked our Apprentice, James to describe his experience with Orbit, in a Q&A session.
Record of success | Apprentices
26 Jan 2021
Today we would like to mark the achievements of our employees and our Apprentices who have successfully completed an Apprenticeship qualification over the past few months with one of our recognised training providers.
Q&A with Orbit Graduate David Fawcett
21 Jan 2021
We’ve asked our Graduate, David to describe his experience with Orbit, in a Q&A session.
Kai, Dan, Callum & Charles | Orbit Apprentices
21 Jan 2021
We’ve asked our Apprentices to describe their overall experience at Orbit and how the support we've offered has helped them secure permanent roles and improve their confidence.
Q&A with Orbit Graduate Charley Oulton
21 Jan 2021
We’ve asked our Graduate, Charley to describe her experience with Orbit, in a Q&A session.
How has COVID-19 Affected our Apprentices’ day-to-day working roles?
29 Sept 2020
We’ve asked our Apprentices to describe how the past few months have been for them from adapting to a new agile working environment to overcoming challenges and celebrating team success over a very difficult time for any employee.
Work experience blog by Dan Reeve
20 Dec 2019
Dan Reeve, Finance Apprentice at our Garden Court office, began his career with Orbit as a work experience student. Here he shares what you can expect during (and beyond!) your work placement with us.
Work experience blog by Kloi Zylai
10 Dec 2019
Kloi Zylai, HR Co-ordinator at our Garden Court office, began her career with Orbit as a work experience student. Here she shares what you can expect during (and beyond!) your work placement with us.