Kickstart Placement Scheme – paid placement opportunity with Team Boo
Kickstart Placement Scheme – paid placement opportunity with Team Boo
Kickstart Placement Scheme – paid placement opportunity – 25 hours/week £10/hour
Team Boo are excited to offer a paid placement opportunity in our brilliant team. This is in response to the government new Kickstart Scheme.
We have an opportunity for a new 6-month job placement for a young person who is currently on Universal Credit. The job placement will support the candidate to develop the skills and experience they need to find work after completing the scheme and may have an opportunity to join Team Boo on a permanent basis!
The successful candidate will be working in a small team (virtually and sometimes at our HQ in Bolton) developing business support services and delivering administrative support for an exciting learning and consultancy service. Key tasks include;
- Communicating with customers via telephone, email, social media
- Social media support for Boo HQ and its customers
- Administrative tasks including preparation of learning materials, updating systems, managing emails and supporting the delivery of our Chartered Management approved centre
- Creating customer evaluation reports
- Supporting and maintaining office systems with the guidance of the Operations Director
- Supporting learning events (face to face and virtual)
Team Boo has a strong values base, take a look here at our vision and values. We deliver services that help organisations to be at their best ensuring that all our colleagues and customers learn the skills necessary to be happy and healthy. With this in mind we are seeking to appoint someone who is…
- Willing to learn & committed to self-development
- Does what they say they will do when they make a commitment
- Great communication skills
- Confident to take the lead when appropriate
- Flexible and adaptable
- Committed to collective success
- Creative and innovative
- Keen for new experience, responsibility and accountability
- Motivated and desire new challenges
- Friendly and hard working
- Great listener with a friendly approach to customers
We will also provide sessions to help the candidate to develop their skills and experience, including:
- support to look for long-term work, including career advice and setting goals
- support with CV and interview preparations
- supporting with basic skills, such as attendance, timekeeping and teamwork
There will also be a mentor available as well as all the usual lovely opportunities that being part of Team Boo offers!
To apply you must be refered by the Department for Work and Pensions. You then need to complete an application form and tell us why you want this placement. You do not need any previous experience to apply.
We are not able to progress any applicants who are not refered by the DWP. Please see your local Job Centre for details and to apply.
