Unemployment has reached its highest level since Labour came to power in 1997. 2.1 million people will be out of work. It is the biggest rise in unemployment since 1991 which reflects the vast number of redundancies being seen across industry. The financial services sector continues to be the bearer of bad news with Lloyds Banking Group and RSA Insurance each shedding staff.
Teaching jobs in Blackburn,the Neighbourhoods and Learning service are looking to recruit a Teaching and Development Officer who will support their Skills for Life Manager in the development and delivery of high quality adult learning provision in the area of literacy and numeracy.
With teaching jobs in Blackburnyou will be responsible for teaching literacy and/or numeracy to adult learners in community settings and for managing sessional tutors and volunteers.
A thorough knowledge of the service provided in the literacy/numeracy curriculum area of work is an essential requirement of this post, as is the understanding of relevant internal and external quality standard requirements.
Ever thought you could be paid to go to the British Open Golf Championship? G and A Links, the company handling recruitment for the event at Turnberry in Ayrshire, has jobs available from July 12-19.
Jobs include buggy drivers, BBC microphone walkers and drive length measurers. You can find out more at www.gandalinks.co.uk.
High street insurer Swinton has launched a recruitment drive to find more than 250 new staff for its Norwich call centre. It needs 224 outbound sales advisers, 30 internet sales advisers and seven team managers. Full and part-time positions are available including evening shifts, ideal for students or those trying to supplement their daytime jobs.
Swinton is also recruiting 32 new staff members for its high-street branch network, including sales advisers and branch managers. For more information visit www.swinton.co.uk/careers
It’s tougher than ever to land a job and it looks like the Mirror have teamed up with budget insurance to help one of their lucky readers get a head start with £6,000 worth of training to become an electrician.
So whether you’ve been made redundant and want a fresh start, you’re a school-leaver waiting for a lucky break or you fancy a change of direction, this could be your chance to commence a new career.
The right qualifications and training are vital to finding a job and with our “Become an Electrician” course you can get the latest skills and know-how you will need to make your new vocation a success.
Despite these tough times there’s an estimated shortfall of almost 40,000 trained and qualified electricians – it’s not just a job that an unemployed old banker can do.
Apply today by visiting the Mirror and follow the links in their article.
