Local careers opportunities
Part of Hope Corner’s developing remit is to assist with agencies, organisations and companies in advertising careers opportunities to residents of Dollis Valley and the Underhill Ward. That’s why we have partnered with employability specialists to launch Hope Corner Job Club.
JOB CLUB PARTNERS
- Hope Corner is recruiting volunteers to assist at the Seniors’ Lunch Club on Tuesdays and the Lunch Delivery service (Tuesdays and Thursdays). Please apply here
- Latest jobs from Boost, which also provides training, pathways and support for people with wide-ranging challenges to employment.
- Shaw Trust is an employment charity that provides a range of services which help people find and keep meaningful jobs.
- Kundakala provides training in tailoring and sewing repair, which empowers women.
REGENERATION PARTNERS
- Careers with London Borough of Barnet
- Careers with Vistry (Countryside Properties)
- Careers with London & Quadrant
- Careers with Barnet Homes (The Barnet Group)
LOCAL CAREERS OPPORTUNITES
- First Rung provides training and employment programmes for young people aged 16-24 who face difficulties with mainstream schooling and/or barriers to education and employment. Latest vacancies are here or ring 07805 980150 for more details.
- Local Village Network employability support.
- Barnet & Southgate College Skills For Work
- Oaklands College traineeships
- King’s Trust programmes for young people
CASE STUDY
Hope Corner partnered with Barnet Council, Countryside Properties and Cherry Tree Foundation to provide a 6-week railway industry course for Dollis Valley residents which ran for six weeks in September/October 2021. A number of the participants gained their Sentinel card and some gained employment and interviews as a result. For more details of this type of course, contact info@cherrytreefoundation.org or ring 020 7117 2660.