Lincolnshire Co-op support many Restart Scheme participants.
Sector-specific skills training and work placements
Jobs 22 provides tailored courses covering employer values, expectations, and opportunities, followed by a two-week work placement at Lincolnshire Co-op. Sophie Chapman, Engagement Advisor with Lincolnshire Co-op, highlighted Jobs 22’s support, saying: “In terms of our recruitment needs Jobs 22 has been really supportive. They actively promote our vacancies to all the people they support, whether that’s people who are interested in working with Lincolnshire Co-op or those who want to take part in a specific work placement with us.”
Seeing positive results
Over the past two years, the collaboration has seen Lincolnshire Co-op support many Restart Scheme participants, leading to around 20% being offered paid employment, with the community retailer running three to four work placement cohorts a year.
Sophie concluded: “I would thoroughly recommend working with Jobs 22. The relationship that Lincolnshire Co-op have had with Job 22 has been really positive. We’ve been able to improve and expand on the placements that we offer and make changes to support more people of all ages. It opens doors to people who might have barriers to finding employment, so it’s helping them and it’s also helping our business too.”
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