Jobcentre Plus Services for Employers
Employers can use Jobcentre Plus services free of charge to help with recruitment. They will give you a named Employer Adviser who will work with you to fill your vacancies using the most suitable recruitment solution, including:
• giving advice to help you write job descriptions
• helping you speed up your recruitment process
• promoting your vacancies in local Jobcentres
• helping you select and interview priority candidates
• allowing you to use Jobcentre Plus offices to carry out interviews (where available)
• inviting you to local recruitment events to promote your vacancies
• helping you connect with other businesses in your area
• working with you to plan your future recruitment campaigns.
They can also advise on areas including work trials, work experience and apprenticeships, and employing someone with a disability or health condition.
Jobcentre Plus is working alongside employers to try to tackle the high numbers of young people aged 18-24 who are not in work, education or training. Youth Jobs Grants of £3,000 are available to employers, per hire, when they recruit a young person aged 18-24 who has been unemployed and on Universal Credit for at least 6 months. Jobcentre Plus will help identify potential candidates for you to meet prior to recruitment. The Youth Jobs Grant is dependent on you offering a genuine paid job of at least 25 hours per week at a minimum of National Minimum Wage for at least 4 months.
For further information, download the documents on this page, visit Jobcentre Plus help for recruiters or contact David.Wiseman@dwp.gov.uk.
Andover Jobcentre Plus is located at Beech Hurst, Council Offices, Weyhill Rd, Andover SP10 3AJ. Eastleigh Jobcentre Plus, which covers the Romsey area, is located at Capital House, 100 Southampton Rd, Eastleigh SO50 5PB. Both are open Monday-Friday from 9am-5pm except for Wednesdays when they open at 10am.