Stoke on Trent Jobcentre is hosting a jobsfair for national energy provider NPower, who are recruiting up to 100 staff over the next six months at their customer contact centre in Victoria Road. Full and part time permanent vacancies will be on offer at the event being held at the Quality Hotel in Hanley on 26th February 2004 between 12pm to 7pm.

There are a variety of full and part time permanent posts up for grabs including administrators, payment processors and customer service operators working in the modern office, within easy reach by public transport.

Di Armstrong, employer account manager for Jobcentre Plus in Staffordshire said,

“NPower is a prestigious local employer which is working in partnership with Jobcentre Plus to recruit additional staff to join their existing team of over 700 employees in Stoke.

They offer family friendly policies and a range of working patterns, such as job share opportunities. NPower is committed to recruiting people that reflect the local population and actively encourages older workers to apply for their vacancies so that their staff base mirrors it’s customers more closely and therefore provide a better service and be more responsive to their needs.”

All applicants need to have excellent communication and keyboard skills and be able to deliver a high level of customer-focused service. The starting salary is £10,868 increasing to £11,385 plus £1,000 bonus per annum, paid on a pro rata basis for part time employees, as well as staff benefits.

Jobcentre Plus advisers will be on hand at the jobsfair to discuss the range of help and assistance available when starting work, such as help towards the costs of childcare and advice on in work benefits. Representatives from NPower will also be at the jobsfairs to issue application forms, perform screening checks and advise applicants on their suitability for the posts.

Several other local organisations, such as the Children’s Information Service and the Stoke College based training provider Digitel i, will also be in attendance offering specialist help and a advice to job hunters with particular requirements.

Eryl Jenkins-Shaw, human resources manager for NPower in Stoke on Trent said,

“NPower is keen to establish and build links with Jobcentre Plus to support our recruitment programme. We are pleased to be working in partnership with Jobcentre Plus at our recruitment event on Thursday 26^th February.”

For further details about the NPower jobsfairs at the Quality Hotel in Trinity Street on the 26^th February 2004, you can call Di on telephone number 07855 319391 or you can just call in on the day. No appointment is necessary

Jobseeker Direct telephone lines are open from 9am to 6pm Monday to Friday and 9am to 1pm on Saturdays and have details of over 400,000 local, national and international vacancies on offer through Jobcentre Plus. The textphone number if you are deaf, hard of hearing or have speech difficulties is 0845 6055255.