Career support for young people
In addition to the support available from individual schools, young people in the borough aged 16 and over can receive free support in deciding their next steps, including education, employment and training, from Thurrock Careers Advisers at Inspire Youth Hub, Grays.
Booked appointments will be available 9.30am to 12.30pm and 1.30pm to 4.30pm from Monday to Friday.
For more information, go to the Thurrock careers support webpage or phone the team on 01375 413 735. Useful tips and guidance for those thinking about the next steps to take with jobs and careers are also available on the Thurrock Opportunities: Results Day 2020 webpage.
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Tip of the Week - Interviews
Prepare for common interview questions.
Every "how to interview" book has a list of a hundred or more "common interview questions." (You might wonder just how long those interviews are if there are that many common questions!) So how do you prepare? Pick any list and think about which questions you're most likely to encounter, given your age and status (about to graduate, looking for a summer internship). Then prepare your answers so you won't have to fumble for them during the actual interview.
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Apprenticeship spotlight of the week
Business Administration Apprenticeship
Are you looking to develop your administration career with a national construction business and gain a nationally recognised qualification? You will work towards a Level 3 Business Administrator apprenticeship standard.
Salary : £278.85 Weekly Salary
Location: Grays
Date: 15 Oct 2021
Virtual Careers Fairs
Registration open for our Virtual Careers Fairs
We have 5 virtual events this Autumn providing something for everyone.
See below for further information on each event.
This London specific event provides the perfect platform for your students to find information on Apprenticeships, Traineeships, and Internships, alongside routes into Further and Higher Education.
Date: 3rd November 2021
Timings: 11am - 6pm
Register for free
This event highlights Apprenticeship opportunities and offers information from Central England and the Midland's top employers and training providers!
Date: 10th November 2021
Timings: 11am - 6pm
Register for free
This event highlights Apprenticeship opportunities and offers information from Northern England's top employers and training providers!
Date: 17th November 2021
Timings: 11am - 6pm
Register for free
This event highlights Apprenticeship opportunities and offers information from Southern England's top employers and training providers!
Date: 18th November 2021
Timings: 11am - 6pm
Register for free
This event highlights Higher Education opportunities and offers information from Universities across the UK.
Date: 24th November 2021
Timings: 11am - 6pm
Register for free
 Youth Team Activities
Apprenticeship vacancies
Apprenticeships are open to anyone aged 16 or over living in England and not taking part in full-time education.
Current apprenticeship vacancies in Thurrock include:
• Electrical Wholesale Apprenticeship
City Electrical Factors Limited
Salary: £9,000.00 Annual wage
Closing date: 20 Dec 2021 - Location: Grays
• Receptionist Apprenticeship
Sai Medical Centre
Salary: £200.00 Weekly Salary
Closing date: 22 Oct 2021 - Location: Grays
• Chef Apprenticeship
The Treacle Mine
Salary: £138.60 to £267.30 Weekly Salary
Closing date: 7 Oct 2021 - Location: Grays
More Apprenticeship Vacancies
College and 6th Form Open Events 2021/2022
Location & Date Time Website & Contact Number
USP College (Palmers Campus) www.uspcollege.ac.uk
Tuesday 5th October 2021 18:00 - 20:30 01375 370 121 Grays, RM17 5TD
Tuesday 30th November 2021 18:00 - 20:30
Thursday 27th January 2022 (Virtual online) 18:00 - 20:30
USP College (Seevic Campus) www.uspcollege.ac.uk
Tuesday 28th September 2021 18:00 - 20:30 01268 882 666 Benfleet, SS7 1TW
Tuesday 16th November 2021 18:00 - 20:30
Thursday 27th January 2022 (Virtual online) 18:00 - 20:30
South Essex College (Procat) www.southessex.ac.uk
Southend Campus 0845 521 2345 Southend-on-Sea,SS1 1ND
Wednesday 6th October 2021 17:00 - 20:00
Thursday 18th November 2021 17:00 - 20:00
Thurrock Campus 0845 521 2345 Grays, RM17 6TF
Tuesday 12th October 2021 17:00 - 20:00
Wednesday 19th January 2022 17:00 - 20:00
Basildon Campus (Luckyn Lane) 0845 521 2345 Basildon, SS14 3AY
Thursday 4th November 2021 17:00 - 20:00 (Engineering & Construction)
Centre for Digital Technologies Basildon Town Centre, SS14 1DF
Thursday 21st October 2021 17:00 - 20:00 (IT, animation & games design)
Stephenson Road Campus 0845 521 2345 Southend-on-Sea, SS9 5LY
Wednesday 24th November 2021 17:00 - 20:00 (Construction & Engineering)
Tuesday 1st February 2022 17:00 - 20:00
High House Production Park Purfleet, RM19 1RJ
Saturday 16th October 2021 11.00 - 14.00 (Custome Centre & Back Stage Centre)
Havering College www.ncclondon.ac.uk
Ardleigh Green Campus/RCC/QC 0330 135 9000 Hornchurch, RM11 2LL
Saturday 20th November 2021 10.00 - 14.00 Btec/Diploma/Certificate/City & Guilds/Foundation
Learning.
Rainham Construction & Engineering Campus 0330 135 9000 Rainham, RM13 8GP
Saturday 30th September 2021 10.00 -14.30 Construction & Engineering
(New campus launch event )
Barking & Dagenham College barkingdagenhamcollege.ac.uk
Rush Green Campus 020 8090 3020 Rush Green, RM7 0XU
Saturday 18th September 2021 10:00 AM AAT/Btecs/City & Guilds/CACHE/Diplomas/Esol/Entry Level
IMI/NCFE/OCN/OCR/Vocational Studies
Barking Campus-Technical Skills Academy Barking IG11 8FJ
Dates not confirmed yet Business/Construction/Childcare/Beauty/Hairdressing
Media Makeup/Chef/ICT/Plumbing.
Elutec https://www.elutec.co.uk/
Tuesday 26th November 2021 17:00 - 19:00 0203 773 4670 Dagenham East, RM10 7FN
Engineering/Design & Technology/Sciences/Maths
Writtle University College (booking required) www.writtle.ac.uk
Saturday 16th October 2021 10:00 - 15:00 01245 424 200 Chelmsford CM1 3RR
Saturday 27th November 2021 10:00 - 15:00 Animal studies/Equine/Dog grooming & Vetinary Nursing
Agriculture & Horticulture/sport/Art & Design/Floristry.
LifeSkills www.learnaliving.co.uk
Southgate House, Basildon 01268 272 200 Basildon SS14 1BN
No events planned as of yet, call back/ Apprenticeships & Traineeships/Study Programmes:
check website for any updates. Construction/Car & Bike Maintenance/Business Admin/
Employability/ Health & Social Care
contact Jamie at lifeskills for more information 07860 943 688
Ortu 6th Form Stanford & Corringham http://www.ortusixthform.org/
Thursday 14th October 2021 18:30 - 20.30 01375 400 800 Gable Hall, Corringham, SS17 8JT
Gable Hall & Hassenbrook
Havering 6th Form www.ncclondon.ac.uk/havering-sixth-form-campus
Saturday 16th November 2020 10.00-14.00 0330 135 9000 Hornchurch, RM11 3TB
Harris Academy (Chafford) 6th Form www.harrischaffordhundred.org.uk
Dates not displayed on website yet 01375 484 580 Chafford Hundred, RM16 6SA
Harris Academy (Ockendon) 6th Form www.harrisockendon.org.uk
Thursday 18th November 2021 in person. 17:00 - 19:00 01708 851 661 South Ockendon, RM15 5AY
Westcliff High School for Boys www.whsb.essex.sch.uk/sixth-form
Thursday 16th November 2021 (Sixth Form) 19:30 - 21:00 01702 475 443 Westcliff-on-Sea, SS0 0BP
Westcliff High School for Girls www.whsg.info
no date yet 19.00-21.00 01702 476 026 Westcliff-on-Sea, SS0 0BS
Dartford Grammar School www.dartfordgrammarschool.org.uk
Thursday 23rd September 2021 16:30 - 19:30 01322 223 039 Dartford, DA1 2HW
Brentwood Ursuline 6th Form www.brentwoodursuline.co.uk/
No open events planned at the moment, 01277 227 156 Brentwood, CM14 4EX
a lot of sixth form information on website.
Wilmington Grammar 6th Form www.wg6.co.uk
Wednesday 1st December 2021 17:00 - 20:00 01322 223 090 Dartford, DA2 7DA
Sacred Heart 6th Form (Girls) sacredheartofmary.net/6th-form
Date still to be set for November 2021 01708 222 660 Upminster, RM14 2QR
The Coopers' Company & Coborn School www.cooperscoborn.org.uk
No date set yet, check website under parents tab. 01708 250 500 Upminster RM14 3HS
The Campion School https://www.thecampionschool.org.uk
No available dates yet. 01708 452 332 Hornchurch RM11 3BX
Southend High School for Girls (Mixed) www.shsg.org
01702 588 852 Southend-on-Sea SS2 4UZ
Southend High School for Boys (Mixed) www.shsg.org
01702 606 200 Southend-on-Sea SS0 0RD
London Academy of Excellence www.lae.ac.uk
Dates to be set for November 2021 0203 301 1480 Stratford E15 1AJ
Students must check and confirm with the institution about times and dates prior to attending an event
The Inspiring Tilbury project
The Inspiring Tilbury project is a thirty-month project to support residents of the Tilbury St Chads, Tilbury Riverside and Thurrock Park wards into sustained employment, training or education, delivered by Inspire Thurrock Careers.
The services available to the residents will include information and advice including regularly reviewed action plans, psychometric testing, mentoring, employability training, current and relevant local market information, job search training, job application training and youth engagement projects.
In addition to the support available from individual schools, young people in the borough aged 16 and over can receive free support in deciding their next steps, including education, employment and training, from Thurrock Careers Advisers at Inspire Youth Hub, Grays.
During the current COVID-19 lockdown all support will be available only by telephone.
Call on 01375 413 735 or email ThurrockCareers@thurrock.gov.uk.
Thurrock Council job vacancies
There are currently multiple vacancies available at Thurrock Council:
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School Catering Assistants
Thurrock Council
Salary: £17, 832 per annum pro rata, Various Part Time Hours working on a Term Time basis 12 Month Fixed Term Contract
Closing Date: 10 October 2021 - Location: Grays
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Playworker
Thurrock Council
Salary: £11.97 - £13.34 per hour Fixed Term Contract – until April 2022 Variable Hours
Closing Date: 29 Sept 2021 - Location: Grays
View available vacancies at thurrock.gov.uk/jobs
Job vacancies in Thurrock
Latest opportunities include:
Need help applying for an apprenticeship or job that you see? Thurrock Careers offers free careers information, advice and guidance to anyone with special educational needs up to the age of 25 in Thurrock. The team provide personalised support to all young people - whether you’re still at school or looking for employment and training with: jobs and careers, education, training and work, learning, volunteering, finances, health, housing and relationships.
Local recruitment agencies
Manpower UK Ltd
63 Orsett Road, Grays, RM17 5HJ
01375 394120
Take 4 Personnel
51 Lodge Lane, Grays, Rm17 5RZ
01375 391337
Paul Well Consultants
32 Catharine Close, Chafford Hundred, RM16 6QH
01375 484044
HDS Personal LTD
Tilbury Freeport, Tilbury, RM18 7EH
01375 840577
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