Jobs Club

Harleston Jobs Club - open every Wednesday 10am-2pm.

Harleston Information Plus are pleased to announce we have been awarded funding from the European Social Fund LIFT Jobs programme to continue to run our weekly Jobs Club for a further two years.  In addition to this, for the first time, we are able to extend our service to surrounding villages in Norfolk and north Suffolk.  We will be going out to offer pop up Jobs Clubs in villages for those who can’t make it into Harleston.  Our next pop ups are being held at Castle Crescent, Wingfield on Tuesday 17th July and Hempnall Mill Centre on Tuesday 24th July, both sessions run from 10am-12pm.  Please view our Events page for future dates.

We are also going to be offering a variety of training courses, these are likely to be First Aid, Food Hygiene, Retail/Customer Service and basic IT.

Please visit the Jobs Club to express your interest in participating in our newly funded courses and to see how we can help you move into employment.

 

The Jobs Club is run by Lucy Marjoram, Jobs Club Co-ordinator and has a team of volunteers who are on hand to offer support and help with job searching needs.  

The Jobs Club, originally set up in 2009, is friendly and informal, where jobseekers can drop in, chat, find out about local employment opportunities and access the internet and the latest apps. 

It offers a range of free and confidential services in order to help jobseekers on their way to employment, these include:

• Help with writing a CV, covering letters and job applications
• Tips and advice for job interviews 
• Information on volunteering opportunities and work experience 
• Information on colleges and apprenticeships
• Local training and courses 
• 1:1 careers advice 
• Business start up information 

In addition to this, 1:1 IT help is also available where jobseekers can learn how to carry out job searches, set up an email account and learn how to use Microsoft Office.  The help is tailor made for the jobseeker depending on their level of knowledge and what it is they wish to learn.

Click the link below to see a video of the jobs club:

Harleston Information Plus from Norfolk Community Foundation on Vimeo.

Harleston Information Plus offer local employers the chance to advertise their vacancies for free and reach local jobseekers. 

The services offered to support employers with their recruitment process include:

• Displaying the job vacancy at the Club and posting it on the Jobs Club social media sites, directly reaching over 500 people.  
• Contacting suitable Jobs Club members from their large database of local jobseekers 
• Collecting CVs 

The aim of this service is to support local employers and help them recruit the right candidate for their role and organisation. 

All of the Jobs Clubs services are free of charge, although a donation towards the HIP charity would be gratefully received.