Employment

For Employers

Future Jobs Fund

The Future Jobs Fund is a government initiative to help young people, aged 18-24 who have been out of work for between 6 months and 12 months, find work 6 month work placements.

Wolverhampton City Council has been awarded £2.975m to create 455 jobs across the city – with local organisations being contracted to find placements for the young people.

The programme in Wolverhampton is being managed by Adult Education Service.

russ.kent@wolverhampton.gov.uk

Employability

Employability is a recruitment service, at Wolverhampton City College, which can promote your vacancies to the local community. It hosts and staffs recruitment events for employers. It also helps job seekers perfect their CVs and interview techniques.
01902 821945
employability@wolvcoll.ac.uk
Newhampton Centre
Dunkley street
Wolverhampton

For Job Seekers

Access to business

Access to business is a voluntary organisation helping unemployed people – particularly those with disabilities - become employed or self-employed. The centre employs 12 advisors and helps more than 1000 people every year by loaning laptops, offering free office space and secretarial services for up to 12 months, sending people on marketing and ‘becoming self-employed’ courses and helping people find grants.
01902 572397
The Curve
81 Tempest Street
Wolverhampton
WV2 1AA

Lighthouse

Lighthouse is at the forefront of the creative industries sector in Wolverhampton. Training and workspace is available for video production, animation and multi media with the aim to support people to develop a career in media or progress to higher education.
01902 716055
info@lighthouse.co.uk

WORKSTEP

WORKSTEP is a national government programme which helps people with physical, sensory, mental health and learning disabilities find and keep a job.Wolverhampton City Council has a 45 place programme, accredited by Jobcentre Plus. Old Tree nursery, in Pendeford, is one of its major employers.
01902 554088
wcc.workstep@wolverhampton.gov.uk