WorkCentre Co-ordinator Tanveer Ahmed

1. WorkCentre Co-ordinator Tanveer Ahmed

2. Support for Local Community • ADAB workcentre is based in the heart of East Bury & provides valuable advice & guidance for the community • Our Employment officer will assist in supporting clients who have difficulty in accessing mainstream labour market • Help overcome barriers such as language and cultural • Support provided for both the employer and client to build a strong working relationship

3. Employers Diversity Strategy • Developing diversity strategy which is committed to the value of respect for people • Managing diversity should set standards of behaviour based on treating both clients/customers and staff with dignity and respect • Managing equality and diversity means valuing and utilising the differences our people bring to the business

4. Our approach to Diversity is based on the vision of: Businesses • Being a great place to work and shop for all the clients/customers and employees • Aiming to eliminate all form of discrimination and promote equality of opportunity in employment • Committed to being a better neighbour and building trust and goodwill with the local community • Ensuring fair, consistent and equal employment opportunities • Valuing people for their contribution not their Ethnicity • Recognising that a diverse workforce brings a range of skills that enrich our businesses

5. Employment Support & Training • Providing employment opportunities for local people • Promoting education and training for all • Promoting local Business and investment opportunities • Notifying suitable job opportunities for Routeways to work applicants

6. A work centre to help Employers • Fill vacancies • With pre recruitment training • Detail a profile of each potential candidate • Make the employment process simple • Match the right people with suitable vacancies

7. Recruit the Best for Less • Work centre will give you range of options available to help generate candidates cost effectively • Make the most of the resources available and save time • To help you prepare for peak trading (retail sector) • We will also provide solutions to recruitment needs throughout the year

8. Screening Candidates • The screener provides the applicant with an opportunity to tell us about themselves and their background and experiences through a set of specified questions • Ensures the applicants meet your minimum requirements • Enable applicants to identify if the role is at the right level from them

9. Workcentre Talent Pool • If a candidate is in the work centre talent pool they will be held on internal database and contacted by our officers with details of possible opportunities • Candidates will receive consistent and professional service • The work centre team will generate candidates for each role according to the information held on the people plan • All candidates are registered and will be held on access to employment, on our management database • If there are any insufficient number of candidates available on the database for a specific vacancy ADAB will pass the vacancy information to other agencies

10. Reference Checking Process & Support

11. Reference Checking why do we do it • To reduce risk to the businesses • To ensure corporate security • To protect your people in the business against the potential crimes of others • To recruit the right people into businesses from the beginning by identifying potentially unsuitable people, this will ultimately reduce recruitment /grievance costs and improve retention rates • To provide proof of honesty and integrity of applicants

12. Reference Checking what is checked • References • Verification of identity (including National Insurance details) • Confirmation of residency • Right to work • Employment history including dates, job titles, reason for leaving

13. Contact Details ADAB 14 Heywood Street Bury BL9 7EA Tan Ahmed: 07968794266 Aiesha Choudry 07904530154 Arouge Ahmed 07816018195 Tel No: 0161 764 6749: E-Mail: adabworkcentre @yahoo.co.uk