Croydon Job Brokerage Service Emma Lindsell Head of
Croydon Job Brokerage Service Emma Lindsell, Head of Employment and Investment 3 February 2016
Great Opportunity Croydon Partnership Ruskin Square £ 750 m investment 1. 5 million sq. ft 600 new homes 100, 000 sq. ft retail 500 new jobs First phase underway £ 1. 5 billion investment 2 million sq. ft retail/leisure space 400 -600 new homes 5000 new jobs Expected open 2020 Boxpark Croydon
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Addressing the gap • 53, 400 people of working age are economically inactive (June 2015) • 18, 300 would like to have a job • 4, 818 are JSA claimants (JCP clients) • 13, 400 are ESA claimants (May 2015) • 22, 540 are claiming out of work benefits (17, 000 have no qualifications) • Croydon is home to an above average number of lowpaid jobs, with nearly a quarter (24%) being paid below the London living wage.
The Job Brokerage • A partnership approach matching opportunity and need • A single point of contact for employers with live vacancies - clear pipeline of job opportunities that need to be filled • A single point of contact for residents who are jobready and are looking for work or the organisations working with them
The model
Role of the C&V Sector • Continue to work with residents to move them closer to work • Refer job-ready candidates • Shape the brokerage model now and at review points
Role of the Job Brokerage • Engage employers – secure vacancies • Develop preferential routes to work for residents e. g. guaranteed interviews, work placement, training to employment etc. • Provide feedback for each candidate • Provide job start evidence • Follow-up and sustainability information
Next steps Action Key Dates Engagement - feedback on the model Feb – March 16 Establishing referral networks / protocols with third sector and other partners – the devil is in the detail March – April 16 Vacancies begin to flow through the partnership April 2016 First performance review – feedback from partners Autumn 2016
Who to contact with feedback or for more information? Emma Lindsell emma. lindsell@croydon. gov. uk Opama Khan Opama. khan@croydon. gov. uk
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