EMPLOYMENT
Jobcentre Plus
Jobcentre Plus is the government agency to support people looking for work. In Gosport the Jobcentre Plus office is in Walpole Road and is open Monday to Friday 9am-5pm. Customers are welcome to call in at any time during these hours to access Jobpoints where they can search the jobs available. Advisers in the centres can help clients access a range of programmes designed to help unemployed people from Apprenticeships to Employability Skills to Response to Redundancy.
Also based at the Gosport Jobcentre are nextstep advisers, offering free, impartial, and confidential advice on learning, training, or work to adults aged 20 or more or aged 18 or 19, who have been referred to nextstep by Jobcentre. Their website gives information on how to access their support and has a large resource section on helping yourself to find work.
http://www.nextstepsoutheast.org.uk
Reach Out
Reach out is a programme offered by VT Enterprise to support people in Gosport to find work. They offer appointments at a range of venues across the borough:
Monday – Access Point Nimrod Community Centre Rowner
Tuesday – Seafield House Old Road Gosport
Wednesday – Discovery Centre The Library Gosport
Thursday – Access Point, Nimrod Community Centre Rowner
Friday – The Chapel Gosport Resource Centre St Georges Walk
They offer one to one support, up to 40 weeks, that is tailored and personalised to the needs of the client. Mentoring and advocacy, personal development training opportunities, job related training, work experience, work trials, CV’s, job search, interview technique, coaching and self confidence courses.
Give them a call to see if they can help you on 07764 502052
Fastforward
Fastforward is a programme run by the Wheatsheaf Trust based in Gosport. The service is here to help you to get on in your career and or get back into work, overcoming the barriers in your life that are stopping you from reaching your full potential. It is available to anyone 19 or over and living in South Hampshire and can be accessed by visiting or telephoning the walk-in centre in The Chapel, St George’s Walk. 02392 525921
http://www.fastforwardsupport.com/neo3/public/
Gosport Citizens’ Advice Bureau
Gosport Citizens’ Advice Bureau can help you with a range of subjects including employment.
http://www.gosportcab.hampshire.org.uk
Volunteering can be a very rewarding experience and can give you valuable skills when looking for a career change.
Gosport Voluntary Action
Gosport Voluntary Action runs the Volunteer Centre in Clarence Road, just off the High Street and have a list of volunteering opportunities for potential volunteers to browse. They are experts at helping people to decide what they would like to do, how much time they can spare & how they would like to start.
http://www.gosport-voluntary-action.org.uk
Useful websites:
http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/jobs In association with The News, this website brings you details of jobs in the Portsmouth area
http://www.hampshirejobs.org.uk Full details of employment opportunities in local government within Hampshire including Gosport Borough Council
http://www.jobcentreplus.gov.uk Provides help and advice on jobs and training for people who can work and financial help for those who cannot.
http://careersadvice.direct.gov.uk Helpful advice from the government on careers and learning, including a free telephone helpline www.workingfamilies.org.uk Helps children, working parents/carers and their employers find a better balance between responsibilities at home and work.
http://www.acas.org.uk Free employment law advice