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Welcome to the September newsletter. Summer is over and the kids are back at school, so now is a great time to reflect on YOU, and consider your choices. There are a multitude of opportunities included in this month’s newsletter, so please don’t hesitate to contact us if you need any more information, advice or support.
"I feel more confident about my capacities to apply for a new job, and thankful of the professional support available to walk through the process with assurance.
I applied to many job applications, received one call for an interview, and have now a written job offer for an excellent professional opportunity."
If you’ve been dreaming of setting up your own business, there are lots of opportunities in Camden to explore your options
Rebel Business School is an alternative to traditional business start-up support and aims to work in specific communities to teach people how to start a business without borrowing money and without a formal business plan.
We’ve partnered with the popular Rebel Business to help would-be start-ups in Camden to get their ideas off the ground, if you are interested in starting your own business – please sign up to the free live online course.
When: 6 September to 17 September 2021
How to sign-up: https://therebelschool.com/online-sept/
For more information, contact jobhub@camden.gov.uk
If you’re interested in starting your own business, don’t miss this online workshop hosted by Black Pound Day founder Swiss from So Solid Crew. Aimed at equipping aspiring entrepreneurs with the skills and tools to start their own businesses, special guests will deliver constructive and practical advice.
To help you kickstart your business, the panel will touch on:
- Their personal business journey: challenges and advice
- Developing the confidence to get started
- How to develop your niche/USP
- How to generate growth and sustainment
- The practical steps to start a business
- The perils of self-sabotage
Register to join their online panel discussion Wednesday, October 13th 2021 from 6 - 7.45pm here.
Black Entrepreneurs Event Leaflet
Do you have a business idea or thinking about becoming self-employed? The Start Up programme will help you get started and provides workshops, a business mentor and coach for 6 months as well as access to office space if required. The Step Up programme allows SMEs to grow their business as well as accessing training for team members looking to contribute more to your business, together with a business mentor and coach for 6 months.
For more details and to apply click here or e-mail john.james@capitalcct.ac.uk
Do you have an hour or two a week to spare? QCCA, a vibrant, friendly, community centre based in Camden, is looking for volunteers to support its older people’s programme. The Covid-19 pandemic has been a really stressful time for everyone, especially the most vulnerable and isolated members of our community and the centre urgently needs volunteers to help with the following:
- Telephone befrienders
- Volunteers to accompany the minibus driver to collect people for trips to and from the centre and for outings
- Lunch and coffee morning volunteers
- Volunteers to accompany members on short walks
- Volunteers to share skills and help run sessions, e.g. art club, quizzes, etc.
Training will be provided as necessary, and a DBS will be required. Please contact Mary Pierce, Older People’s Services Coordinator for more information on 020 7267 6635 / 07402 354985 or mary@qcca.org.uk
Well Grounded runs a series of Specialty Coffee Training Academies for unemployed adults. They empower people with the skills, training, mentorship and qualifications they need to access work in the speciality coffee industry. Their aftercare programme transitions over 70% of graduates into work, further training and education, and provides ongoing free wellbeing and coffee training. Click here for more information and anyone interested in training as a barista, please contact your advisor for further details.
Roger's Kitchen in Camden is working in partnership with Good Work Camden to provide unemployed members of the community an opportunity to begin paid work within the hospitality industry. They are currently looking for floor staff and a trainee Chef to join their vibrant team. If you are interested in either of the previously mentioned positions, please contact phil.carter@camden.gov.uk for further details.
Groundwork London, in partnership with multiple other employers, will be creating a large number of Kickstart vacancies in the grounds maintenance sector throughout 2021. They will be running multiple 2 week practical horticulture courses. Candidates will learn about plant identification, the use of a wide range of gardening tools, and achieve a Level 1 in Practical Horticultural Skills. Those who complete the course will be supported to apply for relevant Kickstart vacancies in their local area. Groundwork London, in partnership with multiple other employers, will be creating a large number of Kickstart vacancies in the grounds maintenance sector throughout 2021. To be eligible for this course, you must be aged 16-24 and not in education, employment, or training.
For more information contact Lorder-Sade Akinbo, NEETs Team Leader on 07387105573 or at lorder.sade@groundwork.org.uk, alternatively, Jessica Bartley, Senior Employment Advisor, on 07889755173 or at jessica.bartley@groundwork.org.uk.
The Ritz London are currently onboarding a new cohort of staff and want to help you to stand out and be seen. They will be hosting a virtual workshop that takes potential candidates through each stage of the application process, answering all hospitality related questions and providing top tips for getting your foot in the door. To join their virtual workshop Tuesday, September 7th 2021 from 2.30 - 3.15pm please RSVP your full name and CV to recruitment@theritzlondon.com.
Employment Success Workshop Leaflet
Unity Works, in partnership with WE*ST, have co-produced a conference, devised and delivered with their jobseekers, interns and apprentices. Packed full of top tips, personal stories and resources for accessible and inclusive recruitment. The dates are:
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Monday 6th September, 10-12pm: What we did in Lockdown and Hopes for the Future
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Tuesday 7th September, 11-1pm: Accessible recruitment and Disability confident tips
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Wednesday 8th September, 12-2pm: Communication and Myth
Register to join their online sessions here.
People's Voice Media and Camden Disability Action will explore lived experience stories relating to employment of Disabled residents and people with long-term health conditions in Camden. Using the themes and topics from these stories, together they will come up with initial ideas for a new employment service for Disabled people and those with long term health conditions. To join this discussion register by 5pm on the 7th September here, the event will be held Thursday, 9th September from 1-4pm.
Discover what it's like to work with the award-winning team and find out how you can too! To find out a little more about Hyperoptic the company and their recruitment plans as they continue to build their broadband network across the UK. Register to join their online session Thursday, 23rd September 2021 from 12:00-12:45pm here.
We make Camden have launched their website, a place where Camden residents can come together to share experiences and ideas to help build a better community and borough for everyone. The website showcases some of the activities residents are leading as well as ways others can get involved. As part of their commitment to work together to shape Camden's future, they have partnered with Camden Giving to offer funding and support to make local ideas come to life.
The “We Make Camden Kit” gives money and support to Camden residents and community groups who have great ideas for their communities. Residents and community groups can receive up to £1,500 to deliver ideas that contribute to four core themes, also known as Camden’s missions:
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Food poverty and sustainability - encouraging experimentation, new partnerships, entrepreneurial activity and community-led activities responding to food poverty.
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Diversity in positions of power – making leadership positions more accessible and inclusive to people from a wide range of backgrounds by removing traditional barriers to entry and to develop and promote modern and inclusive leadership spaces.
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Health and sustainability of estates – creating neighbourhoods and living spaces that people love to live in.
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Opportunities for young people – helping young people explore their interests, express creatively, and be safe to experiment and try out things so that they can make well-informed choices about their future.
Residents can also receive support with insurance, safeguarding and connections to make their ideas a success. Decisions on who receives funding and support are made by a panel of Camden residents from across the borough. To make an application, please click here, for help putting together an application please contact grants@camdengiving.org.uk.
Your Future supports 16-24 year olds looking for work or job advice to navigate the services available to them. Through one to one advice and signposting, Your Future will provide the right support based on your needs, including but not limited to job searches, apprenticeships, education and training opportunities and work experience.To speak to the Your Future team email yourfuture@camden.gov.uk or call 020 7974 8778.
Your Future Leaflet
Accelerate is a pioneering education and mentoring programme aimed at increasing diversity in the built environment profession. It gives students the confidence and skills needed to make strong university applications to study architecture and other related courses. Geared at ambitious Year 12 and 13 students, who potentially wish to pursue a career in architecture or design relating to the built environment (engineering, planning etc). Students must live or go to school in Camden.
Accelerate provides students with one to one mentoring with an architect at their London office, skills development workshops in a university environment, peer to peer learning with university students, an architecture project brief devised by UCL and Open-City and guidance workshops on portfolio production and university applications
All Accelerate participants will also showcase their work in an exhibition held in a central London venue. The programme starts in October 2021 and ends May 2022. The deadline for applications is Friday 17 September 2021. Please email sophie@open-city.org,uk for an application form.
Camden is the first council in the UK to join Google's Career Certificates programme, offering 500 exclusive license to Camden residents. The licenses will provide learners with job-ready skills within the tech and IT sector. Each programme is completely free of charge and can be completed within six months. There is no eligibility criteria, anyone can do it, anywhere, in their own time! Camden is currently running four programmes; IT support, data analytics, project management and UX design.
If you are interested in completing any of the following programmes, register your interest here and get a head start at achieving your career goals. The deadline for course completion in December 21st 2021 and learners have already completed several programmes in under a three month period, don't miss out on your chance to be one!
Google Career Certificates
If you're aged 19 and over and are looking for a job or further training to move to the next level of your career, New City College offers a range of short courses that will provide you with a qualification recognised by employers, free to those who are in receipt of benefits or on low incomes.
Training can be delivered to individuals or groups in the classroom, through an online / blended classroom model or via distance learning. Whether you are looking to work as a door supervisor, a cleaner or in a school, or need to gain basic employability and digital skills, New City College have a course for you. Click here to view the range of courses available to you.
Our aim is that no child should go hungry, no parent should go hungry to feed their child, and no one should be left struggling and without anywhere to turn. As growing numbers of people need support to feed themselves and their families, we want to make it easier to get help, sharing where you can find food banks and other important information about the services that are offered. We know that there is a link between food poverty and employment pathways so we encourage all our residents in need of support to reach out to https://findfood.camden.gov.uk/ for support.
Beam is a chairty organisation that crowdfunds new career opportunities for homless men and women. They provide a support network, from support specialists to donors who fund their campaigns. For more information visit their website here or refer someone here.
BEAM Leaflet
We know how tough the last few months have been for all of us. We are all craving human interaction. Come and join our online social group designed to help our community connect with each other.
This is a space to keep us talking, listening and supported; a chance to share your experiences of looking for work or to chat about anything that feels important!
Participate as much, or as little, as you like. All you need to do is make a cuppa and come on in.
Previous Neighbourhood Cafes have been on the following: goal setting, how to address gaps in employment and values and employability.
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Time: Every other Thursday at 10am via Zoom - contact your Job Hub Advisor or email Jobhub@camden.gov.uk to receive a Zoom link.
Sage 50 Computerised Accounting - Level 1 -Provided by Global Edulink this course is designed to teach learners how to use a computerised accounting application. Candidates will learn how to work effectively with bookkeeping, learn the different bank procedures, gain a thorough introduction to bookkeeping, learn the trial balance, nominal reports and data security, as well as learn how to create customer and supplier account codes and records.. For more information or to apply click here.
Google Ads Course - provided by OneEgg this course is designed as a handbook and guide for building and managing a successful Google Ads campaign. Whether you are beginning your journey in digital marketing or have a couple of years of experience and want to upskill and become more professional, this course is for you. The course is all encompassing, covering everything you need to know to be great as a Google Ads marketer. Starting from a basic level all the way up to covering advanced strategies. For more information and to apply click here.
Young Refugee Project Volunteer - British Red Cross are looking for volunteers available on Mondays from 5.30-8.30pm for at least 6 months to support working with young people and young refugees. For more information and to apply for the position click here.
Shop Volunteer - Age UK Camden are looking for volunteers to support their efforts at Leather Lane. Duties will include supporting shop manager in making the space welcoming, preparing donations, sorting and labelling, maintaining cleanliness and customer service and sales.. For more information and to apply for the position click here.
Local government
Application Analyst - London Borough of Camden
Senior Practitioner - London Borough of Camden
Careline Monitoring & Response Officer - London Borough of Camden
ESOL Programme Coordinator - London Borough of Camden
Health and Social Care
Casual Care Assistant - Webrecruit
Occupational Therapist - Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust
Adult Nurse Manager - Leaders in Care
Part Time Nurse - Shaw Healthcare
Community
Community Support Worker - The Camden Society
Support Worker Life Enabler - Certitude
Support Worker - Area Camden Group
Coordinator - KT City Farm (email CV to Eira Gibson eira@ktcityfarm.org.uk and phil.carter@camden.gov.uk)
Education
Primary Teaching Assistant - Ribbons and Reeves
Graduate Teaching Assistant - TimePlan Education
Special Needs Teaching Assistant - Servoca Education
QTS English Teacher - Prospero Teaching
Hospitality
Kitchen Porter - Pizza Pilgrims
Skilled Butcher - Booker Group
Commis Chef - Holiday Inn
Breakfast Chef - KBC Associates Ltd
Retail
Store Assistant - Aldi Supermarket
Store Manager - Co-Op
Bicycle Sales Assistant - Camden Cycles
Sales Assistant - Sweyn Forkbeard
Construction
Electricians & Improvers - Clements Young
CSCS Labourer - PSR Solutions
Gas Boiler Installer - Rock Recruitment
Quantity Surveyor - Zac Recruitment
For more information on anything featured in this newsletter, or for a general chat please contact your Job Hub adviser or email jobhub@camden.gov.uk / call 0207 974 1666
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