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Welcome to the March newsletter. The team at the Gospel Oak Job Hub are here to help with all your work and training needs. We understand that sometimes returning to work or looking for a job can be a daunting prospect – we will support you to make the process easier whatever your circumstances. Please pop in to our Hub at 179 Queen’s Crescent, or give us a call. One of our friendly team will talk you through the process, and book you in for an appointment. We look forward to seeing you soon!
At this month’s Neighbourhood Café, we’ll discuss how to cope with rejection while staying motivated and seeing the positive.
Applying for jobs or courses often means experiencing rejection. We'll talk about how to stay positive and keep our confidence levels up, while thinking about what we can learn from the experience and how it can actually help us.
The Neighbourhood Café is a monthly event where you can meet Job Hub Advisors, connect with others, and focus on employability-related topics. Participate as much, or as little, as you like. Everyone is welcome.
Please do come and join us on Thursday 9th March 2023 from 10.00–11.00 am. Tea, coffee and biscuits will be provided! The address is: Old Diorama Arts Centre, Regent's Place, 201 Drummond Street, Triton Square, London NW1 3FE. Please RSVP to gabrielle.orcutt@camden.gov.uk
Good Work Camden have been working closely with local employers to develop new opportunities for you in the year 2023. Please find below a programme of events for March.
March 14th – The Place
The Place, a busy contemporary dance hub including a theatre, dance school, dance classes/courses, will be providing an Insight Day on Tuesday 14th March; 10.30am – 12.30pm at their site in Duke’s Road, near Euston, giving residents a tour of the building and hosting a Q&A session with some of their employees about their routes to employment.
To register for this event please contact Sarah.cayless@camden.gov.uk
For further information about the company, please visit their website: Home | The Place
March 30th – JLL
JLL - global commercial real estate services, will be hosting an Insight Day on Thursday 30th March; 11am – 1.00pm at their site in Canary Wharf. They will be providing a tour of the offices and a glimpse into the day to day at JLL. There will be a Q&A session with JLL employees over light refreshment at the end of the tour.
To register for this event please contact Sarah.cayless@camden.gov.uk
For further information about the company, please visit their website: About Us | JLL
This is a fabulous opportunity for young people aged between 18- and 30-year-old, this is a chance to get into a well-paid sector with lots of opportunities.
Register for LIFT Opportunities Bulletin here
Please click on link for more information and job opportunities: LIFT
Follow LIFT at @LIFTfutures
www.liftfutures.london
020 7527 4583| 07977 178528
Beyond The Box and British Land are working together on the Euston Tower project situated in Regent’s Place in the London Borough of Camden.
Beyond The Box is a creative practice that works to create space for culture and community to connect. They are looking for young people 16-25 years of age who live in Camden and who have an interest in using creativity and culture to capture and tell stories.
The Creative Producer Programme will see Beyond The Box work with eight young producers to capture the stories of local people through film and photography - as they explore their relationship as residents to their neighbourhood, and their built environment paid at London Living Wage.
They are looking for young people who have an interest in audio-visual media, film, and photography, but who are also interested in their community and the people who live, work and play in Camden.
They want to work with young people from Camden to take up space in their community, creating opportunities for youth innovation and meaningful engagement, gaining insight from a generation often unheard and under-represented.
For more information and to apply, please click here
You can also scan the barcode on this Flyer to apply, deadline for registration is Friday 3rd March 2023.
The UP Collective is a free programme that provides business support to people from a refugee background, run in partnership with Ben & Jerry's. They are encouraging applications for their London-based programme. This is a program for anyone from a refugee background who is based in London and interested in exploring a business idea or developing skills.
The programme offers:
- 12 weeks of business skills workshops
- A dedicated business mentor
- Coaching to develop confidence, business skills & knowledge
- Access to seasonal employment opportunities
- An event to develop & test a business idea with real users, & more
Application deadline is before Friday 31st March 2023.
The programme will run for 3 months from mid-May to mid-August 2023. The core of the programme is weekly workshops about essential business topics, designed to support participants in developing their ideas. These workshops will take place on Tuesdays from 5:30pm-8:00pm (sometimes online on Zoom, and sometimes in Central London)
Participants who are currently looking for work will be matched with seasonal employment opportunities for the duration of the programme, which includes interview preparation and on the job support.
Application Form
Camden Council is working to create a database of artists and creatives who live and/or work in the London Borough of Camden. The intention of the database is to look at how they develop networking and coming together opportunities as part of Cultural Camden. It will be a living document that acts as a resource for numerous entities: within the council, cultural partners, voluntary sector, schools as well as amongst the network of artists and creatives.
If you will like to participate, can you please fill out this form: Questionnaire
Savills are hoping to recruit 3 residents for a 4-6 week paid placement within their Affordable Housing division.
As a Summer Scheme student, you will experience what it’s like to be on their graduate programme and receive the same exposure, based within a team for four weeks. Therefore, you will have the opportunity to gain a wide range of experience. You will be exposed to directors and also clients, learning from the current graduates and various members of the team. The students on the scheme will also have the opportunity to attend departmental talks and social events throughout to help build their own network during their time on the placement.
The placement will run between 5th June – 25th August 2023, please see attached flyer for more information. As they've had a lot of interest in this position, Savills require a short summary of the candidate showing their fit for the placement so they can consider.
Applicants must be 18+, no upper age limit and will be paid LLW £11.95 p/h.
Can you please send your short summary to Urmi.Kabir@camden.gov.uk
We are excited to announce that LinkedIn will be hosting a mentoring session for job seekers. They have both an in-person event and an online event on Tuesday 21st March based at their LinkedIn office in Farringdon.
The event will be a chance for LinkedIn mentors to have one to one sessions with you, this is a great opportunity to get useful advice and tips about your profile.
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Date: Tuesday 21st March 2023
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Time: 4 – 5.15 pm
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Location: Linkedln Office 123 Farringdon Road, EC1R 3DA
Agenda:
- 4:00 – 4:45 pm LinkedIn coaches session (learn how to use the LinkedIn platform to enhance your career or find your first/next role)
- 4.45-5.15 pm 1:1 session with the LinkedIn employee to discuss your LinkedIn profile or get career advice
For those who want to join in person they will be hosting the event at their LinkedIn office, 123 Farringdon Road, EC1R 3DA and the 1:1 will be straight after.
For those who can’t join in person they will share live virtually, 1:1 sessions will be scheduled with a coach for another time and date virtually.
If you are interested please sign up here
Deadline to sign up is Friday 10th March 2023
The renowned Hult International Business School, based in Bloomsbury, is offering the following postgraduate opportunity:
A fully-funded one-year intensive postgraduate Master of International Business degree – including practical experience with a social enterprise or small and medium-sized enterprise (SME)
Eligibility
- The scholarships are open to Camden residents only
- You must be a graduate with any undergraduate degree
- Priority will be given to residents who would otherwise not have the opportunity to study with Hult.
How to apply
Please complete the Camden Scholarship application form: here When submitting your application form, please also attach the following:
- Personal statement explaining why you would benefit from this opportunity (two pages maximum)
- Two personal references (work or academic) in the form of written statements from each referee detailing your suitability for the course
Application deadline: Midnight 16th June 2023
Interviews to take place W/C 26th June 2023
Please email your application form and the attached documents to economicdevelopment@camden.gov.uk.
If you have further questions or would like to find out more about either of the scholarship programmes, email economicdevelopment@camden.gov.uk.
Camden Apprenticeship Opportunities
Our service is for Camden residents, former Camden secondary school students or Camden care leavers are for all ages 16 and above.
Our apprenticeship vacancies
We have vacancies all year round – sometimes more, sometimes fewer, depending on employer demand. We have apprenticeships both in the Council and with external employers. Almost all the roles we advertise are ring fenced for our candidates, therefore there’s much less competition than if they were to apply for a job elsewhere.
What is an apprenticeship?
Apprenticeships are paid jobs which also allow the employee to study towards a nationally recognised qualification. Many people prefer this option to college or university, as there are no tuition fees, you earn a salary and also end up with a lot of experience (that you wouldn’t get if studying alone).
Searching/applying for an apprenticeship.
All our vacancies are advertised here: www.camden.gov.uk/apprenticeships
The team members can be reached via apprenticeships@camden.gov.uk or calling 02079748778
Back by popular demand, Camden and Google have renewed our scholarship programme to enable more residents to access four free programmes. Camden is the first council in the UK to join Google's Career Certificates programme, offering 500 exclusive licenses 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. Learners have already completed several programmes in under a three month period, don't miss out on your chance to be one!
"I think the Google Career Certificates are incredibly useful for anybody's future career as they are so cleverly made to cater for a myriad of needs and expectations: they are suitable for beginners, but also for people who are already working in the field but want a refresher and simply wish to find out more in order to keep up with current trends in the industry".
Google Career Certificates
Capital City College Training are delivering an ongoing Sector Work Academy Programme linked to vacancies within Health and Social Care settings, please see attached marketing Flyer
Places are still available for their next 4-week classroom-based programme due to start on Monday 13th March 2023 delivered at their Regents Park Centre, Longford Street, London NW1 3HB
Learning hours are 10am till 2pm; 4 days a week
Employers linked to this programme have vacancies in sectors such as :
- Healthcare Assistant
- Patient Transport Driver
- Administration
- Reception
- Facilities
- Cleaning
- Portering
- Support Worker
- Vaccination
- Pharmacy Assistant
Criteria: You must be an active job seeker, aged 19+, London resident, not working, in receipt of out of work benefits or a zero-hour contract who have not worked for the last seven days plus.
Guaranteed Job interviews for all learners on completion of programme.
Camden Disability Action is running a community reporter course. It gives people a basic grounding in journalism principles and supports them to compile stories (written, audio, visual) for Camden disabled people’s voices.
Applicants need to be disabled, live, work or volunteer in Camden and be 18+ to meet the criteria
Please find attached on how to apply: CDA Flyer
For more information about the organisation, please visit their site
St Pancras Community Association is organising a Volunteer Fest on Thursday 2nd March; 11.00-1.00pm at 67 Plender Street, NW1 0LB.
This is for residents who are interested in volunteering, come along to see how they can help you.
Please find attached flyer for more information and how to register.
Charlie Ratchford Court is looking for volunteers for their Befriending Project to contribute their time to bring change to peoples lives, they are looking for those who will become a befriender to someone they support at the Charlie Ratchford Court. They are also looking for Facilitators to run some classes like Knitting, Art, Dance and many more.
For more information please see flyer
You can also email Hitcham.Davy@camden.gov.uk on how to start.
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 947 1666
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