A message from the Guinness Partnership …
Guinness South, Hackney Borough Council and the Olympic and Paralympic Games have teamed up to host a recruitment event:
- At the Guinness South Offices 131 Upper Clapton Road, London, E5 9SA.
- On
Wednesday 30 November 2011, 1 to 3 pm.
During the recruitment event you will be able to find out more about the jobs available in security, catering and hospitality, cleaning and waste, retail and customer service. The minimum starting salary for all jobs is £8.30 per hour.
During the event you will be able to speak to advisors, go through the recruitment process and go through security checks. Security will be very high at the Olympic and Paralympic Games so you will be required to bring ID, for example a driving licence or passport and proof of residency to the event. These documents will be photocopied and returned to you immediately.
This event is open to everyone and not just for residents of Hackney. If you are interested in attending please contact Jodie Ezekiel on 07891 490209 or email jodi.ezekiel@guinness.org.uk .
Note from Agewell in Hackney.
- We understand there are thousands of jobs available.
- Please let us know if you are successful.
Helping you to secure your next job and make a new start.
A one-off exclusive event for job seekers aged over 50 in London on Tuesday 4 October 2011.
Age UK and PwC are running an event exclusively for people over 50. We aim to help you to improve your employment prospects and make informed decisions about your future career.
Morning session: arrival from 10 am.
From 10 am to 1 pm experts from Age UK Training and PwC will be offering an insight into:
- Engaging with the modern labour market and how jobs are now advertised.
- Preparing impressive applications and what happens once they are submitted.
- What’s needed for a successful interview.
- Ways to make a positive impact when meeting an employer and how to sell yourself.
- How a mature professional overcame the age-related barriers facing him after being made redundant.
Lunch will be provided. | | | Afternoon surgery: 1.30 to 3.30 pm.
Our afternoon surgery will give you the opportunity to talk directly to an actively recruiting employer in an informal and confidential setting and ask any questions you may have on:
- CV development.
- Live job searches.
- Making speculative applications.
- How to optimise the skills you have.
If you have a CV that you would like to improve, then bring it along with you – or we can help you create one. We would like to see as many people as possible at this free, informal event. |
The event is being held at:
Age UK,
Tavis House,
1–6 Tavistock Square,
WC1H 9NA .
Free training for Agewellers.
Starting Tuesday 24 May 2011.
This nationally recognised OCR qualification will help boost your skills, confidence and employment opportunities.
The course will be delivered by the College of Haringey, Enfield & North East London at Agewell in Hackney in Dalston Lane. It is open to Agewell volunteers and unemployed older people looking for work.
Want to know more or book a place? Call Carol on 020 7241 5908 or email to caroldavis@ageconcernhackney.org.uk .
Here are links to the BBC Panorama program ‘Finished at 50’ (4 April 2011), and a commentary by the presenter Fiona Phillips.
Workshop: Tuesday 4 January 2011 (3 to 4.30 pm).
We have had requests for help with the online application for employment as a census collector. This is a text-book example of unfair digital exclusion. The census should be a good opportunity for older people with spare time on their hands – but the fact that both stages of the application have to be done online is a real obstacle. So we will start 2011 with at least one workshop to help people with their applications.
What to do before the workshop.
At the workshop.
After you have made the initial application, you will have seven days to to complete the second (and more difficult) stage. So –
- If you have already completed the initial application, we can help you understand and complete the second stage at the workshop.
- If you start the process at the workshop, you will probably have to complete the second stage without our help – because the second stage deadline will expire before the following session on Tuesday 11 January.
We are hoping that everybody who attends the workshop has managed to make the initial application, but you will get our help regardless of how much progress you have made.
What we can’t do at the workshop.
We can’t give you the correct answers for the exercises in the second stage. That’s partly because we don’t know what is correct and what isn’t – but mainly because your exercises are a test of your ability to do the job, so you must answer them in your own way. We will help you get your application completed and sent in – but we are not even going to read what you put in it.
Further workshops.
If there is sufficient demand, we will repeat or extend the workshop to the following Agewell Computer Club session on 11 January. We will support successful applicants with the online E-Learning component of their training in February and March.
Also on the same day …
- Beginners’ session, starting at 1.30 pm (help with email).
- ‘Enrolment’ (but with no tests or forms to fill in) for our series of First Click classes for beginners which will start Tuesday 18 January.
A message from the Census Recruitment Team …
One of the largest current campaigns in the UK has begun as recruitment gets underway to fill over 29,000 temporary part time and full time vacancies to make the 2011 Census a success – and we need your help!
We would really appreciate the help of AgeWell in Hackney in recruiting local people by spreading the word about the vacancies and directing people to our dedicated recruitment site: https://censusjobs.co.uk/ .
A total of 35,000 people will be required to deliver the census, which will take place on 27 March 2011. The majority of vacancies are for Census Collectors who contact householders to collect completed census questionnaires and assist where required. Over 29,000 of these roles are available in 2,000 locations across England and Wales.
These roles provide flexibility around working hours – there is the choice of working 15, 25 or 37 hours a week, so individuals can fit the work around their current commitments.
There are still vacancies for Census Coordinators to lead and motivate a team of approximately 15 field staff and for Special Enumerators to deliver questionnaires to organisations such as care homes, hotels, prisons etc. and help with their completion.
These are great opportunities to earn some extra cash close to home, as well as helping out the local community. Information from the census will be used to make important decisions around future policies, planning, services and funding for local communities for years to come.
Best regards, The Census Recruitment Team, census.networking@capita.co.uk
Workshop: Thursday 1 April 2010 (10.30 am – 12.30 pm).
The workshop will cover:
- Types of interviews.
- Preparing for interviews.
- Do’s and Don’ts of the interview.
- Pre interview check list.
- Mock interviews.
For more information, or to reserve a workshop place, please phone 020 7254 2183.
Are you an unemployed older person trying to get back into work?
We have arranged another series of workshops – starting Wednesday 10 March 2010 – for older people (50+) who are either
- Currently unemployed, and actively looking (or at least hoping) for work or training opportunities.
- In employment, but worried about your prospects in the near future.
The tutor will be Crystal Butler from the Hackney Learning Trust. The venue will be 52 The Lawns. Here are the workshop dates, times and topics …
- Wednesday 10 March, 3 to 5 pm. Making your CV employer-friendly.
- Thursday 18 March, 10.30 am to 12.30 pm. Online applications.
- Tuesday 23 March, 3 to 5 pm. Online course and education information.
For more information, or to apply for a workshop place, please contact Sadia Hussain …
- Phone: 020 7254 2183 .
- Email: SadiaHussain@ageconcernhackney.org.uk .
Are you looking to get back into employment and want to develop your work skills?
- Are you unemployed and looking for work?
- Would you like to update your skills and gain a Level 1 qualification?
- Would you like to have a chance to volunteer during the Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2012?
Come and join Age Concern Hackney’s Personal Best Programme — a 12 week course (Mondays and Wednesdays) starting soon.
What’s it all about?
The training involves classroom learning, visits to community projects and a volunteer placement where you can put your new skills to practice. All of which can be added to your CV and help in your search for employment.
The course covers …
- Understanding effective customer relations.
- Understanding equality and diversity.
- Developing team and interpersonal skills.
- Emergency and basic fire awareness.
- Public safety awareness.
- Conflict resolution in a public setting.
- Volunteering and the Olympics.
- Preparing for, and reflecting on a volunteer placement.
Be part of the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
70,000 volunteers will be involved in the organising of the Games in 2012. All participants that complete the Personal Best program will be guaranteed an interview to become a volunteer at the Games. Be the envy of your friends and family — get a head start at your chance of being part of London’s 2012 Olympic Games!
Dates and times.
- The course began Monday 1 February 2010.
- Then every Monday and Wednesday for 12 weeks.
- Times: Monday 10.30 am – 1.30 pm, Wednesday 10.30 am – 3.30 pm.
What to do next.
For more information about future Personal Best courses, contact Sadia: 0207 241 5902 or by email: sadiahussain@ageconcernhackney.org.uk.
A new Monday morning Hackney Zoomers course.
The course is for people who are
- unemployed,
- or working part time up to 15 hours each week,
- or retired.
The main aim of the course is to provide practical help to people who are either actively looking for work now, or who think they might do so in the future (including people who are considering self employment).
- Course title: ‘Internet for job seekers over 50’.
- Date & times: 5 Monday mornings, 16 November to 14 December 2009, 10 am – 1 pm.
Job seekers with little or no Internet knowledge are seriously disadvantaged. They are often expected to do things they have never been shown how to do, for example …
- Find websites of which they have only partial knowledge or understanding.
- Use a web search engine.
- Navigate a complex website.
- Register with an email address and password.
- Fill in a sequential web form.
- Edit personal statements.
- Download documents they do not know how to open.
- Attach documents of their own to a job application.
If you are in that situation, we would like to hear from you. In 5 sessions we can’t make you an Internet expert – but we might be able to help you get closer to the job you want.
As with all Hackney Silver Surfers activities, there is no charge for this course.
Places on the course are limited so if you are interested, please contact us to book a place as soon as possible …
- by writing to Hackney Zoomers (52 The Lawns, Matthias Road, N16 8QB)
- or by email to workshops@lawns.org.uk
- or by phoning 020 7254 2183 .
By the way — you do not have to be a Hackney resident to join this course. Residents of other London boroughs are welcome.
Are you an unemployed older person trying to get back into work?
We are planning a series of workshops – starting Monday 22 June 2009 – for older people (50+) who are either
- Currently unemployed, and actively looking (or at least hoping) for work or training opportunities.
- In employment, but worried about your prospects in the near future.
The workshops will focus on using IT (including email, World Wide Web, and word-processing) to search for and apply for jobs — but they will not be IT training sessions. The primary aim will be simply to help you do the things you need to do, so that your opportunities will be as good as anyone else who has more advanced IT skills.
We think the workshops will be especially suitable for people who are applying for jobs that do not require IT skills – ie: IT is not part of the job description. If you are like that, you just need to find vacancies, and then apply for them. Beyond that, there should be no IT obstacle, except perhaps replying to emails that your prospective employer might send you.
It will all be about practical help — we will help you do the job search you already know you want to do, fill in the online application form you have already found, make sure that you have a working email address for employers to respond to.
If you need to improve your IT skills because you are looking for work that involves computers, you will be welcome, of course. We hope we can find a solution for you too.
The workshops will be held at The Lawns, but will not be part of the general Hackney Silver Surfers program.
The first (pilot) workshop will take place on Monday 22 June 2009, 10.30 am – 1.30 pm (but we should be able to do some preliminary work before then).
If you are interested in joining this group, please contact us …
- Age Concern Hackney, 52 The Lawns, Matthias Road, London N16 8QB.
- Phone: 020 7254 2183 .
- Email: workshops@lawns.org.uk .
