Kidderminster Jobcentre is working with West Midland Safari Park to recruit staff for their new season, which starts on 10 February 2007.

Interested jobseekers are invited to attend an open day aboard the Jobcentre Plus jobsbus. It will be rolling into Kidderminster town centre on Saturday 6th January between 10.00am and 1.00pm and Wednesday 10th January between 10.00am and 1.00pm.  Representatives from West Midland Safari Park and Jobcentre Plus will be on board to discuss the vacancies on offer and hand out application forms.

Michelle Link, Human Resource Manager for the Safari Park, said: “We are looking forward to the new season and are delighted to be working with Jobcentre Plus to promote our vacancies. We have up to 250 vacancies with a wide variety of positions available including commercial assistants, guest services assistants, amusement ride operators, games assistants and mini bus drivers. We are keen to employ people who delight in giving excellent customer service, including mature applicants”.

Anyone who is unable to visit the jobsbus in Kidderminster can get details of the vacancies by calling Jobseeker Direct on 0845 6060 234 or by using the 'Search for a job' section of this website

Notes for Editors:

Jobcentre Plus, part of the Department for Work and Pensions, brings together employment and benefit services for people of working age and is a key element in the Government's objectives to help people based on ‘Work for those who can, support for those who cannot’. It provides a professional and modern service to meet the diverse needs of employers and those seeking work, including:

• Personal advisers to provide practical support and advice to help those in need find and keep work, including training provision and benefits guidance;
• A dedicated service to support employers in filling their vacancies quickly and successfully;      
• Ability to place and search for jobs both online and over the phone (via Jobpoints and through Jobseeker Direct and Employer Direct); and
• Swift, secure and professional access to benefits for those entitled to them.

Customers can access Jobcentre Plus services through around 1,000 locations across Great Britain, including over 800 newly refurbished Jobcentre Plus offices. Touch-screen terminals and Customer Access Phones are also available in a further 120 sites such as libraries and local authority premises. Jobcentre Plus works with over 275,000 employers to place 17,000 people into work every week. Over 400,000 vacancies are listed each week on its website and more than 4m job search requests are received, making it the number one UK recruitment website.

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