Latest News | 15 June 2021
Chatsworth creates work placements for young people
Chatsworth, part of The Devonshire Group, is offering work placements for young people across its estate under a government scheme.
It has created the placements under the Kickstart Scheme, which was set up to help young people at risk of long-term unemployment.
It provides funding to employers to create new jobs for young people aged 16 to 24 who are receiving Universal Credit.
To support the national Plan for Jobs scheme, launched by the Department of Work and Pensions, employers must create new high quality employment opportunities that would otherwise not be available.
These can either be entirely new roles or existing roles but additional to the employer’s normal workforce.
The Devonshire Group, which comprises Chatsworth, Bolton Abbey and the wider estate operations, has created a range of six-month placements, including gardeners, farmyard and adventure playground assistants, drystone waller, collections assistant and commis chef.
Nathan Fairhead, engagement and development co-ordinator at The Devonshire Group, said: “We are proud to be supporting the Kickstart scheme to provide young people in our communities the opportunity to gain valuable work experience.
“We are eager to do what we can to help young people through the extremely challenging context that the Covid-19 pandemic has created for jobseekers.
“We’re looking forward to welcoming our first Kickstart colleagues to these new roles and equipping them for their future careers.
“We have identified a variety of exciting opportunities across the Devonshire Group and our management team have been keen to support the scheme.
“Some will be roles that are the same or similar to roles already in place but will be additional to existing numbers. Other posts are entirely new such as placements in sustainability, retail efficiency support and forestry.”
Many of the 33 placements are already live, with several more across the Devonshire Hotels and Restaurants Group in Derbyshire and Yorkshire due to be posted shortly.
Candidates can apply for live placements via Job Centre Plus, who will then pass the application to the employer.
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