Hannah Harding was unemployed for over 6 months before gaining the opportunity to get back into work at Opportunity Peterborough as a Team Assistant. Hannah started on the 22 November 2011.Opportunity Peterborough is an Urban Regeneration Company in the United Kingdom, established in April 2005, to manage the billion pound transformation of Peterborough and to ensure that the city centre develops in parallel with Peterborough's planned growth. Urban Regeneration Companies are private companies that seek to achieve a radical physical transformation of their areas through master planning and co-ordinating financial assistance to developers from both the public and private sector. Opportunity Peterborough is a company limited by guarantee provided by three partners - Peterborough City Council, the East of England Development Agency and national regeneration agency English Partnerships.
“As a Team Assistant I am responsible for providing administrative services along with booking rooms for courses and meetings, this includes setting the rooms up before and after the meetings. I have to open up our two big meeting rooms. I then lay out the room in boardroom style. Also I get all the teas and coffees and any snacks that they might want. When the meetings are having their breaks, I go in and re do all the coffees and teas for when they come back in. I also answer the telephones and deal with issues and take messages.”
“My first two weeks were really good. Everyone in the office helped me out a lot. They often showed me new things and how to best do the tasks I would be undertaking.”
“I have really enjoyed working for Opportunity Peterborough, as the working environment is so relaxed and I have found everyone easy to get on with and helpful. My line manager is really easy to talk to about everything and anything, and has always been so understanding.”
“I would like to thank all of the Future Jobs Fund Team as they have always been so helpful and have always helped when I’ve needed something sorting out.”
When asked about the Future Jobs Fund and its benefits. Hannah said “I would say the Future Jobs Fund has been very helpful for unemployed people and has helped me learn many new skills.”
