Plenty of support is available to look for vacancies, apply for jobs and to prepare for interviews. It makes sense to get free advice and support from the ‘experts’ to make the process easier for you! We have listed the key contacts in this section. If you would like to add your local service to this site please contact us.
www.capitalcareers.ltd.uk
3-4 Picton Place, W1U 1BJ
Capital Careers offers information, impartial advice and support about education, careers and training opportunities as well as a variety of other issues.
www.cwh.org.uk
Email: VitalAdvice@cwh.org.uk
21 Grosvenor Place, SW1X 7EA
CityWest Homes offers modern apprenticeships in construction and housing, business administration and Information Technology for young people aged between 16 and 24. The apprenticeship gives young people the opportunity to earn a salary and train for a qualification.
www.crossriverpartnership.org
Workplace Co-ordinators offer up to a week of pre-employment training, guidance and industry insights to assist with job applications and ensure that the right career choices are made in the following job sectors:
Hospitality & Tourism,
Finance / Business,
Health,
Arts & Culture and
Construction.
They also support people once they are in work to overcome problems in the early stages, and encourage career progression through further training.
For more information about jobs in the following sectors please contact:
Hospitality & Tourism – 020 7497 8654
Finance / Business - 020 7628 9904
Health - 020 7848 5757
Arts & Culture - 020 7928 8583
Construction - 020 7974 5162
You can also visit the Cross River Partnership website for more information.
www.jobcentreplus.gov.uk
Chadwick Street, SW1P 2ES
Phone 0845 377 0002 for benefits enquiries on existing claims.
Jobcentre Plus focuses on job finding services and skills training to people of working age, and a vacancy filling service to employers. People of Working Age can also claim benefits through Jobcentre Plus. Programmes include Work Based Learning for Adults and the New Deal. Specialist Advisors can also help lone parents and sick or disabled people
Textphone 0845 6055 255
Jobseeker Direct is a quick and easy phone service which keeps you in touch with the latest job vacancies and helps you find the job that's right for you. Once you find a job you're interested in, Jobseeker direct will tell you how to apply. They'll send you an application form and, where possible, ring the Employer there and then to arrange an interview.
This service is available to anyone who is looking for work, and the lines are open weekdays 8.00am - 6.00pm, and Saturdays 9.00am - 1.00pm. All calls are charged at local rates. In order to speed up the search carried out by the operators, it would be helpful if you had the following information ready when you ring: full address, National Insurance number, date of birth and vacancy job reference.
www.learndirect-advice.co.uk
On this website, you will find impartial advice on courses, careers, funding and childcare. You can search for a course, get help and advice on childcare, talk to an advisor on the learning advice line, get ideas for courses or careers.
If you're 20 or over, and don't have many qualifications (fewer than 5 GCSEs or an NVQ level 2), LearnDirect advisors can put you straight through to nextstep, your local learning and work information and advice service, who can advise what services are available to you. You'll also receive appropriate support if you have learning disabilities or if English isn't your first language.
www.migrantsresourcecentre.org.uk
24 Churton Street, SW1V 2LP
CETRA, a project of the Migrants Resource Centre, provides information, advice and guidance to migrants, asylum seekers and refugees on learning and employment opportunities.
Migrants Resource Centre works with and for migrants and refugees. It provides: courses in English and computing; general advice with specialists working in immigration; opportunities for volunteering; crèche provision for students and others on a drop-in basis and a voice for migrants and refugees in the wider community.
134 Alderney Street, SW1V 4HB
Provides advice on immigration and how to get the right job. Also provide information about courses and other local services that can help with a range of issues.
www.sw1st.org.uk
SW1st is a new job brokerage service in SW1 helping people living in the area to find the right job, or to get the training advice and support needed to improve their chances of finding work.