Lanarkshire & East Dunbartonshire District

• District Manager
• Local Partnership Manager
• Lanarkshire and East Dunbartonshire District background
• Our Customers
• Service Delivery
• District Initiatives
• District Partnership Structures

District Manager

Jim McGonigle is the District Manager of Lanarkshire and East Dunbartonshire.

Email: jim.mcgonigle@dwp.gsi.gov.uk

Local Partnership Manager

For any Partner wishing to contact Lanarkshire and East Dunbartonshire District the first point of contact will be Maureen Barradell. Maureen is Lanarkshire and East Dunbartonshire District’s Local Partnership Manager.  Maureen can be contacted by:

Email: Maureen.Barradell@jobcentreplus.gsi.gov.uk

Telephone: 01698 484057

Lanarkshire and East Dunbartonshire District background

Lanarkshire and East Dunbartonshire District is a large district in Scotland, covering North and South Lanarkshire as well as East Dunbartonshire.  The Lanarkshire and East Dunbartonshire labour market has changed significantly over the last 30 years from the traditional industries such as construction and production to more service type industries.

Our Customers

Employers

Jobcentre Plus Lanarkshire and East Dunbartonshire District is committed to helping you fill your vacancies quickly with the people you need.  The organisation is being developed to reflect the needs of employers by utilising targeted employer engagement strategies that will ensure services are delivered through channels appropriate to each employer group.Candidate interview facilities are available at many Jobcentres, however, should you wish to hold interviews at an alternative venue Jobcentre Plus staff can provide assistance on the day e.g. receptionist duties.Hamilton Jobcentre recently managed a recruitment campaign for Police Constables with Strathclyde Police by:

• Handling responses to National Press advertisements via a dedicated recruitment line
• Conducting initial telephone screening on applicants
• Collating statistical information on daily on response levels
• Issuing application packs.
• Collating returned packs and forwarding to Strathclyde Police

Chief Inspector Ian Currie (Head of Recruiting Department) for Strathclyde Police said “ The support provided by Jobcentre Plus has been invaluable in this huge recruitment exercise. Their staff are well organised, efficient and fully committed to the delivery of a professional service.”Should you wish any further information on Jobcentre Plus services please contact Brendan Kelly, Employer Engagement Team Manager on 01698 483500 or e-mail Brendan.Kelly2@jobcentreplus.gsi.gov.uk.

Jobseekers/Benefit recipients

Unemployment levels in Lanarkshire and East Dunbartonshire are the lowest for 25 years. All industries are experiencing skills shortages, particularly in the construction, distribution, hospitality and retailing sectors.

Click on the attached link to view the DWP statistics website DWP Statistics.

Service Delivery

Lanarkshire and East Dunbartonshire District deliver Jobcentre Plus from 11 sites covering the unitary authority areas of North and South Lanarkshire and East Dunbartonshire.

District Initiatives

• Routes to Inclusion
• Healthy Working in Lanarkshire
• Workplace Initiative
• North/South Lanarkshire Childcare Partnership
• Working Families Fund
• Ambition Energy
• Partnership Action for Continuing Employment (PACE)

District Partnership Structures

Lanarkshire and East Dunbartonshire District Partnership activity is divided into two key elements, Strategic and local partnerships.  Strategic partnerships are those which affect Lanarkshire and East Dunbartonshire District as a whole and the local partnerships are those which local Jobcentre Plus managers maintain in order to meet the needs of the specific geographical community. Our partnership working is detailed within our ‘non contracted partners data base’ The list of partnership/liaison activity in the data base is not exhaustive, please contact Maureen Barradell, Local Partnership Manager at Maureen.Barradell@jobcentreplus.gsi.gov.uk for further information partnership activity within Glasgow.