A new scheme which will help more than 1,000 people across Gedling borough find work after the challenges of the pandemic gets underway this month.
The Restart Scheme provides 12 months of tailored and community-based support for people who are long-term unemployed, and forms part of the Government’s Plan for Jobs.
People on the scheme will receive support to learn new skills, overcome barriers to work and gain access to vacancies to help them secure employment.
They will also be provided the opportunity to retrain to find work in growth sectors, gain professional accreditations and improve digital skills.
Maximus UK and its partners will be delivering the new Restart Scheme across Nottinghamshire, supporting people who lost their jobs because of the pandemic back into work.
To deliver the Restart Scheme, Maximus UK is in the process of recruiting over 1,000 new employees in the UK. Maximus UK will also invest more than five million pounds into hundreds of community organisations, charities and small to medium sized businesses through our new Community Partnership Network which will provide expert support services, including training and mental health support, to people on the Restart Scheme.
Dr Paul Williams, division president of Maximus UK, said: “Through delivery of the Restart Scheme, we are committed to playing our part in the national effort to rebuild the British economy. We are looking forward to working with local community partners to help thousands of people to access effective, tailored support and overcome barriers so that they can get back into work.”
In Nottinghamshire, Maximus UK will partner with Futures, a local social enterprise and experienced employment and skills provider, and will operate out of a new site in Arnold.
Paul Price-Hazlehurst, Interim CEO at Futures, said: “We believe that opportunity through work and training changes lives. We’re raring to get going with this new scheme alongside our partners across the area. I’m really pleased to be able to open centres in peoples’ local communities.
“Whilst COVID has moved a lot of work online, and access to some services are easier through technology, it remains a barrier for some. We look forward to welcoming people through our doors.”
