Jobseekers in Sunderland and the surrounding areas can apply for jobs as home care workers by coming along to a special event organised by Jobcentre Plus at the Crowtree Leisure Centre on Tuesday 17 April between 10.00am and 12.00pm.  

Jobcentre Plus has organised the event to help care company St Martha’s fill a number of current vacancies. The company wants to recruit home care workers in Doxford Park, Farringdon, Ford Estate, Hastings Hill, Hendon, Hill View, Millfield, Pennywell, Plains Farm, Ryhope, Thorney Close and Tunstall. 

Full and part-time job opportunities are available, as well as places on a pre-employment training course. Representatives from St Martha’s will be at the event to talk directly to anyone who is interested in applying for any of the jobs on offer. Staff from Jobcentre Plus will also be on hand to give information on the financial support available to move into work. 

Margaret Robson, employer consultant at Jobcentre Plus, said:
“The event is an open invitation to local people to come along and find out about the jobs on offer.  People will be able to meet staff from St Martha’s, ask questions about what the work involves and even apply for jobs on the day.

“Vacancies in the care sector are increasing and many people have care experience, through bringing up their families and looking after relatives.  This is an opportunity for training and experience to be gained in a growing sector of today’s jobs market.”
For more information about the event, contact your local Jobcentre Plus Office. People who can’t make it to the event can still apply for any of the jobs by calling Jobseeker Direct on 0845 60 60 234.

Notes for editors

1. Jobcentre Plus, part of the Department for Work and Pensions, brings together employment and benefit services for people of working age. 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)
  
• Swift, secure and professional access to benefits for those entitled to them

2. 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.

3. For further information on the services that Jobcentre Plus provides employers and people of working age explore this website.

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