CHAMBER NEWS Being labelled something can be
a problem. What we should be doing instead is looking at things a person can definitely do instead. Part of our initial assessment is
to look at what people can do now and recognise that’s their first step. Simply leaving your front door
and going to do something often has a positive impact on people who are living with mental health issues because an element of routine is helpful.
NEED TO ADAPT TO CHANGING WORLD OF WORK The pandemic has clearly had a monumental impact on many industries, including retail, hospitality, manufacturing, and leisure and tourism, leading to huge numbers of job losses despite the Government’s Job Retention Scheme. At the same time, other
industries have thrived, and jobs are being created in vocations such as logistics, industrial cleaning and warehouse operations, while there’s also new roles in staffing Covid-19 testing centres and home-working contracts. Although opportunities may exist
on paper, changing mindsets is a big challenge we must overcome to encourage people to take them up. For someone who has recently been made unemployed during the
pandemic, we’ll help them to look at transferable skills and provide a realistic view of jobs available now. We must get through to people
that it’s not a backwards step, but a way of dealing with the current reality – and will actually help them to move back into something more suitable at a later stage because they’re demonstrating a will to work, which is a persuasive trait for employers. The employment services team looks at impacting mindset through
HELPING JOBSEEKERS Robert Hourd and Sam Woolhouse, both from Mansfield, had been made redundant at the beginning of the first lockdown in 2020. But they found work as Covid
marshals, helping people at coronavirus testing centres, with Total Support Recruitment after support from Chamber employment adviser Dan Worthington.
Robert Hourd What kind of support did you receive? I had weekly calls from my employment adviser, who provided me with a great opportunity to get back into work,
several interventions, starting with local labour market advice and guidance at the initial engagement stage, through to training and advice sessions from our skills team. We also help with CVs and interviews.
TAKING THE FIRST STEP ON THE JOB LADDER We work with people at two ends of a broad unemployment spectrum, as well as everyone in between. The skill of my team lies in navigating
and offered me support while in work too.
How did this help your get a job and what’s the impact been? It was great that they acted so fast in getting me back into work. It has had a really positive impact on my life – I am a lot happier now.
How do you now feel about your employment prospects in future? I feel really confident and positive about my employment situation and feel like this experience will allow me to get other jobs if needed in the future.
Sam Woolhouse What kind of support did you receive?
this and working out which buttons to push for each individual so it has meaning for them. For while our success is
measured by numerical outcomes, we must delve deep into individual mindsets to help change them if necessary – and take that first step on to the job ladder.
To find out more about the Chamber’s employment services, email
employment.services@emc-
dnl.co.uk
Dan really helped me with my confidence-building. He had me believe I could find work again and was constantly reassuring me that I could do roles.
How did this help your get a job and what’s the impact been? It really helped me as he provided the opportunity for me to work – it has been amazing. I feel so much better about myself.
How do you now feel about your employment prospects in future? I’m delighted to be back in full- time work and earning again. I’m so pleased with how quickly it happened as I wasn’t sure if I would be able to find work while the pandemic was happening.
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Being part of a wider group our dedicated Account Managers aim to reduce costs and enhance the estate, having access to electrical, mechanical, building fabric and flooring expertise, as well as an inhouse technical team with a proven record of cost reduction, covering critical disciplines which include:
• Lift maintenance, auto doors and shutters management and costs reduction.
• Refrigerant gases reporting summarising types and volumes of gases used for CSR reporting purposes.
• Legionella Management Scheduling remedials dependent on risk factor.
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