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Welfare to Work Convention – Manchester 2011 Get Into Housing – Increasing Opportunities for Residents

Welfare to Work Convention – Manchester 2011 Get Into Housing – Increasing Opportunities for Residents. Ian Gregg – Director of Communities & Investment. Local Employment Partnership. Ask not what my supplier can do for me…. Driven from FJF LEP requirements

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Welfare to Work Convention – Manchester 2011 Get Into Housing – Increasing Opportunities for Residents

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  1. Welfare to Work Convention – Manchester 2011 Get Into Housing – Increasing Opportunities for Residents Ian Gregg – Director of Communities & Investment

  2. Local Employment Partnership

  3. Ask not what my supplier can do for me… • Driven from FJF LEP requirements • AGMA contract for 8,000 people through the programme – achieved • Co-ordinated through SHP Economy work stream • Pledge 25% entry-level jobs to local people

  4. Get Into Housing – the Concept • 13 entry level roles identified • Talent pool of local people • 48hr matching/short listing • Can use usual recruitment methods.

  5. Manchester

  6. Talent Pool …

  7. Get Hired! • JCP locally - invite customers - targeted audience • Local employers, live vacancies • Employability workshops - CVs, self employment, interview skills, application forms • Training and volunteering opportunities • Sign up people to Talent Pool. • JCP track attendees at 13 weeks for job outcomes

  8. FJF participants @ month 5 JCP/Employability Programme Completers Welfare to Work providers TALENT POOL Employment Volunteering Learning Minimum of 25% entry level jobs filled by Talent Pool. Housing-generated referrals Apprentices Unpaid work placements and volunteers How Residents Access the Talent Pool

  9. Case Study – Kevin Keating, 23 ‘I’d been unemployed for over three months when I completed the Talent Pool form, and was invited to complete Parkway Green’s application form. After attending an interview, I was successful in gaining the permanent position of Labourer. I think the Get Into Housing initiative gives local people real opportunities to work for a large local employer, and because it’s aimed at people from Wythenshawe, they’re 100% committed to making a difference in their community.’

  10. Engaging Our Partners and other Businesses

  11. Successes – The Wythenshawe Picture to Date • Launched in July 2010 • 1057 people attended a Get Hired event • 234 people have entered Talent Pool • 110 people already found jobs through Get Into Housing

  12. IAG AND ASSESSMENT Identification of Barriers Agreed Support Plan TENANCY SUPPORT PROVIDER REFERRALS SUPPORT NETWORK (BUDDY/WORK CLUB) 1-1 Support ADVICE/SUPPORT INFORMATION Debt Housing Welfare Rights Disability Transport Childcare Health Basic Skills Youth issues Group Support COMMUNITY CONFIDENCE PROGRAMMES Opportunities Goal-setting Motivation Self-esteem Entitlement / Calculation Pathway Identified Possible feed into the Work Programme Community Learning Education Training Employment Enterprise FE/Higher Education Real Opportunities

  13. Q&A

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