Crawley borough council recruitment service celebrates its fifth anniversary of working with jobseekers

Created by Crawley Borough Council, in partnership with West Sussex County Council, Employ Crawley was set up to support people moving into work or progressing into the next stages of their career or training.

The service started out as a one-year pilot at Crawley Library in October 2017 and now also has a hub in the Town Hall with outreach in the community. The service provides an over 25s adviser based at Crawley Library, and a youth employment support officer, working in partnership with Jobcentre Plus, who works with economically inactive 18-24 year olds based at the Town Hall.

The free service helps residents access a range of local job opportunities alongside tailored information, advice and guidance during one-to-one appointments, to support them on their employment journey. It offers a uniquely holistic approach to employment support, helping people overcome barriers into employment and raising aspirations and self-esteem.

The Employ Crawley team also connects people with partnership organisations and businesses enabling them to benefit from the wide range of services, information and initiatives that can be offered to support local skills and employability needs.

Councillor Atif Nawaz said: “Since its launch five years ago, the Employ Crawley service has had thousands of interventions with local residents and helped residents into hundreds of jobs.

“ It has also provided access to successful partnership workshops as well as jobs fairs and is proof that partnership working really can benefit our local community in their journey to find work. We would like to thank all partners and businesses for their continued support.

“For anyone who is looking for a job or wants to move to the next stage in their career, pop along to one of the Employ Crawley hubs and see how the friendly team can help you achieve your goals.”

Job seekers can arrange an appointment with Employ Crawley via: [email protected] or by calling Tracy on 01293 438554.

Employ Crawley helps people access support, advice, and guidance from specialist organisations in the town whilst providing one-to-one tailored support from knowledgeable and well-connected members of staff.

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For more information, visit: investcrawley.co.uk/employment-and-skills