Jody Watts was unemployed for 10 months before he was offered the post of Careers Assistant within the Future Jobs Fund team; he started the post of the 22nd February 2010. Before Jody was unemployed he used to work as Business Development Coordinator at Learning Works (East Anglia) Ltd Learndirect Centre in Wisbech which is the former Sencia Ltd centres but under new management.As a Careers Assistant Jody will be responsible for assisting advisors at the Job Centre with helping candidates choose jobs and fill in applications and to provide guidance and support. “I am really excited about starting my new job and being able to be a part of the team that is helping people back into work. I am also looking forward to gaining new skills and experiences that will hopefully help me progress in a job field that suits me best.”
“Since I have started I particularly enjoyed being given the responsibility of redesigning the spreadsheet we use. I have also really enjoyed telephoning clients to offer them a position, having been successful with their interviews. When you get to hear first hand how happy they are at getting back into work, its makes you feel like your apart of something amazing.”
When we asked Jody about how he has found his time within the team so far this is what he had to say “I am really enjoying the job so far, and have gained many new skills already and find myself learning all the time which has been something I have really loved being apart of a team that is helping people gain work experience.”
“The team I work with is great, everyone is so down to earth but still very professional in what they do, the whole team has great sense of humour and are all very friendly and helpful, which helped me to settle in quickly.”
“The Future Jobs Fund is a great scheme which helps candidates to gain vital experience which is needed in the modern work environment. I would recommend that anyone who is eligible to apply for jobs through this scheme should find more out now, either at the Job Centre Plus or the Future Jobs Fund shop in town.”
