How Social Recruitment is Working for Businesses in our network.
Tesco, Securigroup and others share their insights.
We’ve worked with more than 1,700 businesses across the UK, offering opportunities for people to change their lives, while creating social value by using the principles of social recruitment. From Construction to Hospitality, Security and Health and Social Care, we have experience of supporting employers to welcome a diverse range of new employees into their businesses.
Here are insights from just a few of the businesses we partner with to support their use of social recruitment principles. We are very grateful to all of them for sharing their experiences on camera, and for our ongoing relationships!
First, Jordan Beynon from Sigma Connected Group.
And Securigroup, with Stephanie Szczerbal and Chris MacDonald.
Sam Sullivan, Pre-Employability and Work Placement Manager with Tesco, on working with us.
Andrew Robertson, Manager at Smyths Toys:
Pendersons Group
National training provider Pendersons works closely with PeoplePlus to recruit the next generation of talent to the rail industry.
Pendersons Group
National training provider Pendersons works closely with PeoplePlus to recruit the next generation of talent to the rail industry.
With the transport sector growing and the nation more connected than ever before, our railways have become increasingly important – and the country needs a workforce that’s up to scratch.
We work with Pendersons to deliver Sector-based Work Academy Programmes (SWAPs), in association with the Department for Work and Pensions.
Our six-week programme gives new rail recruits all the skills, knowledge and confidence they need to succeed in their new industry. Candidates combine learning in employability, manual handling, fire awareness and first aid with practical work placements gaining on-the-ground training and essential qualifications to work in the railway sector.
The placement ends with a job interview at Pendersons, which works with some of the sector’s leading employers across the country. In giving potential new recruits the necessary experience and accredited qualifications, we’re helping to kickstart hundreds of new careers.
Amazon and the SRF
We work with Amazon across Britain to support people on their journey towards employment through our network.
Amazon and the SRF
We work with Amazon across Britain to support people on their journey towards employment through our network.
Through our Social Recruitment Framework (SRF), we developed a new employability programme to help unemployed people pick up new skills that Amazon were looking for and secured guaranteed interviews with the famous employer.
The course focused on the specific skills required to fill job roles alongside the soft skills that we know employers like Amazon are looking for.
Across all of Amazon’s sites, we and our SRF partner network delivered the employability and principles of warehousing training qualification to more than 1,700 people. All were given an interview, with 66% impressing to be offered a job with Amazon.
Nottinghamshire Police
We’ve joined forces with Nottinghamshire Police to give people from all walks of life the opportunity for new careers.
Nottinghamshire Police
We’ve joined forces with Nottinghamshire Police to give people from all walks of life the opportunity for new careers.
Our Nottingham team worked with the Nottinghamshire Police to develop a unique police employability routeway to support people with no previous experience into various roles.
Roles include police officers, special constables and dog handlers as well as those carrying out community support, IT, admin and call centre duties.
So far, 18 people have now been interviewed for jobs by Nottinghamshire Police, with the force commenting they were ‘very impressed with the calibre and diversity of learners.
North West Ambulance Service
Upskilling their existing staff with the skills that underpin their vital roles.
North West Ambulance Service
Upskilling their existing staff with the skills that underpin their vital roles.
We are proud to be working in partnership with the North West Ambulance Service to upskill their existing staff with the skills that underpin their vital roles.
Paula Davies - Head of Education at North West Ambulance Service, said: “PeoplePlus has supported our staff with the underpinning qualifications needed to realise their career aspirations within our service.
“Sometimes we do not realise how fundamental workplace functional skills influence how we do a better job for our patients and families, which is why working with PeoplePlus for the delivery of these qualifications has been essential.
“The skills team at PeoplePlus have supported us by providing one to one support for our staff in a flexible online delivery model that enables our staff to both access and achieve.”
