Croydon Job Brokerage Service Emma Lindsell, Head of Employment and Investment 3 February 2016

Great Opportunity Croydon Partnership Ruskin Square Boxpark Croydon £750m investment 1.5 million sq.ft 600 new homes 100,000 sq.ft retail 500 new jobs First phase underway More than 150 new development schemes around the borough. Opportunities in the building phases and then in the occupying businesses. Our powers: Section 106, Procurement and Value Croydon £1.5 billion investment 2million sq.ft retail/leisure space 400-600 new homes 5000 new jobs Expected open 2020 Boxpark Croydon

Great opportunity – 2 Delta Point, Cane Hill, New schools programme, Queen’s Gardens (Taberner House), Lansdown Road More than 23,000 jobs over the next 5 years

Addressing the gap 53,400 people of working age are economically inactive (June 2015) 18,300 would like to have a job 4,818 are JSA claimants (JCP clients) 13,400 are ESA claimants (May 2015) 22,540 are claiming out of work benefits (17,000 have no qualifications) Croydon is home to an above average number of low-paid jobs, with nearly a quarter (24%) being paid below the London living wage. The JBS will address the gap in provision for people who are employment ready, but cannot access the vacancies available The JBS will not duplicate provision The JBS will work with partners to provide additional routes to employment for Croydon residents and job-ready candidates to employers for cansideration.

The Job Brokerage A partnership approach matching opportunity and need A single point of contact for employers with live vacancies - clear pipeline of job opportunities that need to be filled A single point of contact for residents who are job-ready and are looking for work or the organisations working with them

The model

Role of the C&V Sector Continue to work with residents to move them closer to work Refer job-ready candidates Shape the brokerage model now and at review points

Role of the Job Brokerage Engage employers – secure vacancies Develop preferential routes to work for residents e.g. guaranteed interviews, work placement, training to employment etc. Provide feedback for each candidate Provide job start evidence Follow-up and sustainability information

Next steps Action Key Dates Engagement - feedback on the model Feb – March 16 Establishing referral networks / protocols with third sector and other partners – the devil is in the detail March – April 16 Vacancies begin to flow through the partnership April 2016 First performance review – feedback from partners Autumn 2016

Who to contact with feedback or for more information? Emma Lindsell emma.lindsell@croydon.gov.uk Opama Khan Opama.khan@croydon.gov.uk

Any questions?